Examines users' requirements from online vendors, both from the point of view of an inexperienced user and an experienced information specialist. Criteria that users look for are discussed, including available information, price structure, a trial period, service and user support, training, document delivery, consistency, quality, screen design,…

Describes an orientation program for scientists going abroad that was developed in an English for Science and Technology program in the People's Republic of China. It is suggested that the program could serve as a model for the development of the orientation components in other situations where English for Specific Purposes programs are offered.…

This paper explores intergenerational socialization into science through case studies of eight research biologists who are mothers of daughters. The study examined ways in which mothers foster or fail to foster orientation to science fields, daughters' perspectives on science professions, influential factors, and the daughters' pride in their…

Personality profiles of industrial scientists, musicians and artists, and general undergraduates (total n=99) showed no difference between scientific and artistic groups on the Creativity composite index. Self-reports of involvement in creative behavior, collected from 590 individuals, revealed that creative people tend to cross-train and to…

Discusses the reasons why scientists and artists may confound the distinction between natural and unnatural and asserts that the distinction has some warrant. This essay examines an artistic work that is both a fountain and a sculpture. (KR)

Describes the history of the European Economic Community (EEC), its role in Europe, and its relationship with the United States; explains the movement toward the 1992 establishment of the new Single Market; and explores the implications, problems, and opportunities this presents for the information professional working in a commercial environment…

Reviews the life and work of the famous invertebrate zoologist Libbie Henrietta Hyman. Focuses on her work at the American Museum of History and her role as informal mentor and valued colleague and collaborator to zoologists all over the world. Contains 17 references. (DDR)

Presents an interview with biologist Stephen Jay Gould in which he discusses the state of biology education and the continuing debate over the evidence that supports the theory of evolution. (DDR)

Argues that research and teaching in physics and in the history of physics are complementary in nature. Explores some of the implications of this perspective. Contains 69 references. (DDR)

Compares the ideas of young people about Newton's third law, focusing on youth of today and youth of the 17th and 18th centuries. Examines the use of Newton's third law in understanding impact phenomena in the 17th and 18th centuries. Contains 46 references. (DDR)

Analyzes the problem students have in learning the Theory of Relativity. Points out that the results of the study are ambiguous and intriguing. Describes the publication of Lorentz's Transformation Equations, the presentation of two postulates by Einstein, and the rejection of the Electron Theory and the final acceptance of the Theory of…

Shares the perspectives and experiences of maintaining a balance between being a biologist and an educator. Cites recent work that highlights what is going well in science education and revisits the tension between the role of researcher and teacher. (DDR)

Examines the responses of senior academic biochemists to an incident of scientific wrongdoing. Concludes that these individuals endorsed less-formal action when either the actions were believed to have the potential to publicly embarrass the offending individual, or when the actions might adversely affect the professional career of the…

Combines ideas from mythology, folklore, and library and information science to conclude that information overload is a myth of modern culture. Reports results of a pilot project intended to describe information overload experienced by a particular folk group composed of future library and information professionals. (Author/LRW)

Finds that child care and lack of research collaboration are the two factors that cause significant gender differences in scientific publishing. Results indicate that women with young children and women who do not collaborate in research with other scientists are clearly less productive than both their male and female colleagues. (Author/CCM)