This first article in a series presents an overview of online industry employment, including a diagram of the online job stream; a menu of job titles (rank, title, function); explanations of jobs of online industry employees (librarians, scientists, salesmen, writers, publishers, teachers, programers); and perquisites and hazards of online jobs.…

Reports the results of research which tested the applicability of the McKenney-Keen Model of Cognitive Style to the information gathering behavior of information professionals. Factor analysis techniques used to analyze the results are described. Four tables, two figures, and a 13-item reference list accompany the text. (Author/JL)

Highlights activities and scientific accomplishments at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England. Includes comments by staff scientists about their current research endeavors. (JN)

Highlights the career and accomplishments of Philip Morrison, one of the most thoughtful advocates of arms control, valued for his scientific contributions to the Manhattan Project, theoretical physics, astrophysics, and the public understanding of science. (Author/JN)

Results of several human resources studies and surveys of the information profession are compiled in order to characterize functions performed by information professionals. Study results are presented in tables and discussed as a foundation for developing a profile of professionals in information science. (SW)

Listed are bibliographies which include individual life stories of women in 13 scientific areas plus 29 collective biographies for classroom use and personal reading. Criteria for selection include (1) accurate and well researched, (2) interesting, and (3) individuals portrayed realistically. (Author/DS)

Reported are findings of an 18-month study by the Scientific Manpower Commission of the labor force participation of women scientists and engineers and the factors affecting their participation. Those factors relating directly include graduate student status, highest degree level, presence and age of children, and field of degree. (CS)

An article by Harvey Siegal, "Kuhn and Critical Thought," is criticized. (JD)

Reviews Einstein's main contributions to physics, and analyzes the importance of a coherent body of theory. Einstein's involvement in nonscientific issues such as nuclear disarmament is also included. (HM)

Discusses new experiments that are being designed to solve the solar neutrino problem and determine the power source of the sun. (HM)

Discusses some problems facing scientists in developing nations, such as the lack of facilities, equipment, and libraries, and the effect of scientific bureaucracies in these nations. (MLH)

The Genetics Society of America has released a statement saying that the possibility of a "genetic difference in intelligence between races" is still an open question and warning against "the misuse of genetics for political purposes". (Editor)

Some common reasons for failures of experimental procedures are presented and suggestions are given for avoiding them through systematic precautions taken beforehand. (Editor)

Discusses the role of the scientist in changing ethical concepts from simple interpersonal and theological imperatives towards "survival imperatives that must form the core of environmental bioethics." (CS)

Suggests that, in undertaking the investigative process, we follow a common path that leads us, through the recognition of present patterns, to the generation of new ones. Schools should have series of goals that become indistinguishable in the light of total human experience. (Author/RK)