Reports on interviews with 25 information professionals regarding their experiences in corporate information centers and the value of information to the organization. Topics addressed include (1) knowing the organization; (2) marketing services; (3) financial planning; and (4) being/having a boss. A directory of subjects interviewed is included.…

Examination of how biomedical scientists cite the published work of others in their own journal articles revealed that subjects tended to summarize or generalize others' articles and used few direct quotations and little paraphrasing. The results suggest ethical and instructional questions relating to which citation forms should be taught to…

Discusses ethical concerns of information science professionals from two viewpoints: concerns of practitioners and the information industry, including a prototype for ethical contexts and principles for ethical actions; and concerns of theoreticians and researchers, including system principles and ideological, political, and social frameworks.…

Reviews characteristics of international information theories and examines the social implications these characteristics have on information management. Highlights include a historical explanation of the development of information theories, a discussion of the role information science plays in other disciplines and professions, and an examination…

Presents priorities and strategies considered when developing a course on women and science at an Australian university. Suggests that the course will fill a gap in the history of science course offerings and address the contributions of Australian women scientists. Compares the experiences of two physicists: Joan Freeman and Rachel Makinson. (DK)

Discusses trends in the fields of knowledge engineering and historical sciences to speculate about possibilities of converging interests and applications. Topics addressed include artificial intelligence and expert systems; the history of information science; history as a related field; historians as information scientists; multidisciplinary…

Presents the biography of A. Z. Krygowska (1904-88) covering her school years, university studies, and professional work as a teacher, teacher educator, and scientist. Emphasizes the influence of her teaching experience on both her interest and scientific work in the didactics of mathematics. (12 references) (Author)

Supplies a list of important dates and events in the development of social studies as an educational discipline. Focuses on the social studies prototype and the foundations of the field before the 1916 report by the Committee on the Social Studies. Includes details about significant organizations, individuals, publications, and reports. (DK)

Describes a recent move of scientists and university administrators in Japan to allow external peer review in an effort to convince government bureaucrats that Japan's academic research is up to world standards and therefore deserves more money. (ZWH)

Discusses the need for an evaluation and revision of the Ph.D. programs in science and engineering to ensure that the United States maintains their status as world leaders in a variety of areas. Calls for a new Ph.D. student that has the ability to play a more frequent and prominent role in activities outside of the laboratory. (ZWH)

To help students with exceptional math and science skills debate career options, the Indianapolis (Indiana) Public Schools have established a mentoring program linking such students with exemplary adult scientists and mathematicians. The program allows students to apply their skills and use specialized instruments in industrial settings. Sample…

A study of scientific communication in the United Kingdom indicates that informal communication, which has significantly changed from a decade ago, appears to have had an idiosyncratic impact. Two emerging themes were the effects of information technology and scientists' sense of information overload. Information staff observed increasing emphasis…

Explores how technology exacerbates already existing inequalities for scientists in developing nations. Discusses information dissemination, access to information in cyberspace, technological infrastructure, and the exclusion of scientists and scholars in developing nations from the collective international discourse essential for making progress…

Reviews themes of the past 20 years of Australian special librarianship. Highlights include contributions of Lesle Symes; the role of librarians during periods of social and technological change; the need for special librarians to reestablish themselves as experts in information retrieval and information organization; and information professionals…