As distance learning expands, so do copyright issues. Law provides little guidance on how use of distance learning materials may violate copyright laws. A year after a White House task force called for redefinition of intellectual property rights, no legislation has been filed to clarify the widely ranging issues. Several New England states have…

Describes a project conducted by UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) and OCLC to compare the cost and time of creating core cataloging records for monographs as opposed to full cataloging. Topics include authority work, whether core records provide sufficient access to materials, and implications for national implementation. (LRW)

Reports on a study of the National Policy on Computer Education in Nigeria to introduce computers into primary education curriculum. Focuses on the adoption of microcomputers in classrooms as a medium of continuous assessment and describes a computer package for continuous assessment that was field tested in private primary schools. (Author/LRW)

Issues that emerged within the context of an Australian national project on secondary education--"Reports and Records of Achievement for School Leavers"--are addressed. The role of external examinations, move toward standards-based assessment, certificates/records, tertiary selection, reporting, student-to-teacher relationship, teacher…

Discusses author's observations of poverty-related problems within rural Sri Lankan schools. Juxtaposes literature on Third World education problems at national, district, school, and individual levels. Concludes high educational expectations in developing world are tightly constrained by poverty, negative attitudes, and weaknesses of systems.…

This interview with Bertrum MacDonald discusses the decisions that determined the character of a national bibliography on science and technology in Canadian history. Topics discussed include the scope of the project; classification and indexing decisions; the database management system used; unexpected problems; and predicted usage of the…

The experiences of some faculty members who were recently honored at the American Association for Higher Education's National Conference on Higher Education, where they participated in a Forum on Extraordinary Teaching, is described. To talk publicly about one's teaching was a unique experience for the participants. (MLW)

Discusses the development of a national information superhighway. Highlights include the National Information Infrastructure; NREN (National Research and Education Network); private networks, including Prodigy; repositioning in the telecommunications industry, including telephone, cable, and entertainment companies; government regulations;…

Maintains that there soon will be a rush to review recent state and national efforts to establish curriculum standards. Describes three nightmares and three possibilities for substantive change. Discusses the role of the National Council for the Social Studies in the standards development movement. (CFR)

Compares the "standard English" that has been employed in the formation of the English National Curriculum with the way Norwegian has found its place in the "Monsterplan" ("monster" meaning pattern or guideline in Norwegian). Notes that Norway (which itself has been dominated by other cultures and languages for…

Discusses the need for school library media specialists to become more vocal advocates in the community for public education and funding, and provides resources that offer relevant information regarding the achievement of national education goals as well as advocacy resources. (LRW)

Presents a 50-year history of school library development and national educational programs in Fiji and discusses the future of Fiji's elementary and secondary school libraries. Examines obstacles to school library development including government ignorance, lack of trained librarians, changes in school curriculum, lack of financing, and high costs…

Reminiscences of the author's years as Director of the National Archives of Zimbabwe, 1981-90, include the situation of the archives at independence; publications; exhibitions and public relations activities; the Oral History Programme; establishment of a new records center and decentralization of records management; introduction of new…

Discussion of access to the Internet focuses on access by public libraries. Topics addressed include the role of the public library; computer and information networks; the National Information Infrastructure; the NREN (National Research and Education Network); the telecommunications industry; federal legislation; costs; file transfer protocol; and…

States that a national survey indicated that 82% of British citizens reported learning nothing about the United Nations in school. Discusses efforts to improve education about the United Nations through the National Curriculum in England and Wales. (CFR)