The first in a series on specific careers in online, this article examines jobs representing the online industry innovators and initiators. Highlights include the online job stream, the Research and Development/Planning job cluster, job interviews, work environment, organizational structure, getting in, moving up, perks and perils, and getting…

An analysis of education, employment, and productivity of women in science today suggests ways to increase their contributions to tomorrow. Today's research in science education identifies specific changes in science curricula and teaching; practices in other countries suggest improvements in the marketplace. (Author/JN)

Discussion of choices posed by the current microtechnology revolution notes librarians' reluctance to utilize new technologies, ability of libraries to deal with success and fund new services, strategic decision facing libraries and professionals concerning essential "business" of libraries, new microcomputer portables and more powerful…

Much of the power of the "information center" comes from its ability to effectively use fourth-generation productivity tools to provide information processing services. A case study of the use of these tools at Western Michigan University is presented. (Author/MLW)

Discusses: (1) applications of chemistry problems encountered in the forensic science laboratory; (2) chemistry and the courtroom (inspired by a Sherlock Holmes story); and (3) the 41 women who have won the Garvan award for achievement in chemistry. (JN)

Describes sources of job listings in online industry including "New York Times,""Boston Globe,""Washington Post,""Los Angeles Times,""Wall Street Journal,""National Business Employment Weekly," and hints on methods for reading and responding to ads and placing them. Sample advertisements…

The motivations and costs of collaboration in research reflect tensions between scientists' individualistic dispositions and the communal norms of science. Collaboration affects the advancement and integrity of research, and assessment and evaluation help determine the conditions under which collaboration is in the best interests of scholarship.…

Reviews a six-part series (available as 16mm film or videocassettes) in which actors portray scientists lecturing on various topics/issues. Scientists portrayed include Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, William Harvey, Gregor Mendel, William Beaumont, and Hans Spemann. Also reviews a film detailing construction of the Multiple Mirror Telescope on…

A broad range of educational, organizational, and motivational endeavors in the scientific and technological training institutions of the USSR designed to increase the value of the research function in training specialists are outlined. (MSE)

Discusses the historical background of the 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment to detect the earth's motion through the aether. (MLH)

Assesses the impact of the abolition of the science advisor's job upon British science policy. Provides a longitudinal view of British science policies from the early 1960's. (CP)

This study explores how science and scientists were produced and reproduced within the setting of a university biology department. Building upon recent work in anthropology of education and feminist science studies, the study explored the reflexive questions of whether increased women's representation in science changed science practice and…

This paper describes what the medical scientist training program (MSTP) is, how a student decides whether to apply for the MSTP, practical questions to ponder in considering a dual degree career, MSTP training, National Institute of Health (NIH) and other funding opportunities, and M.D./Ph.D career paths. (KHR)

This report presents results from the 1999 Survey of Industrial Research and Development. It contains a full set of statistics produced from the survey, trends in industrial research and development (R&D) since 1953, and statistics on employment since 1989. Contents include: (1) "Note to Users of Historical Statistics"; (2) "Detailed Statistical…

A chronology of the development of time measurement is outlined. Measurement techniques are described and improvements in standards sequenced, persons who have contributed to the development of time measurement noted, as well as, various time measuring apparatus illustrated. (JP)