Discussion of the revision of cataloging rules to simplify catalog records focuses on the information relating to publication, formerly called the imprint. Highlights include a review of cataloging codes; Library of Congress rules interpretations; the impact on bibliographic utilities; implications for technical and public services; and publishing…

According to usable responses from 328 of 500 University of Illinois faculty, they view public service as activities using their expertise to address societal needs directly or to help others do so, for the benefit of the public; it is distinct from other types of professional services. Senge's model can be used to illustrated the dynamic…

Describes the benefits of community service to students and to participating social agencies. Considers how one teacher instituted service into a composition course. Discusses topics covered in the course, including equal opportunity and discrimination in education against the poor. (HB)

College presidents and trustees have the opportunity to weave a theme of community service throughout their institutions by setting policy, creating agendas, and allocating new resources or focusing existing efforts. Trustees can pilot projects, encourage and fund centers for public service, and integrate community-building statements in…

Interviews Willie Simmons, Mississippi State Senator and former Head Start parent. Simmons discusses his involvement with Head Start and the benefits of that association; encourages parents to become involved in their schools, communities, and local governments to bring about change; and discusses his entry into politics and the goals for his term…

Ideally, those working for the United Nations would be politically neutral, recruited on merit, and subject to uniform employment standards. In reality, the international civil service, like its national counterparts, is subject to the political conditions of its environment. (Author/SK)

An accreditation program for community workers uses accreditation of prior learning (APL) as a means of awarding full professional qualifications in community work. However, APL may be waning in the context of professional higher education. (SK)

Presents an exploratory study based on 20 interviews with Swedish conscientious objectors. The interviews represent a special form of institutional discourse, the evaluative interview, designed to help decide whether or not the conscientious objector is to be recommended for alternative civilian service. The practice has recently been abandoned in…

Argues for redefining the mission of the 21st-century university in order to focus on one overriding objective serving the public. Effective, expanding engagement with communities provides expertise and service to communities in ways in which universities are co-equal partners with other organizations and interests; it also provides rich…

Addresses the impact of postmodern modes of thought on both the rise of academic professionalism and the decline of civic engagement at the heart of the land-grant mission. Argues that the revitalizing of this mission requires rebuilding the social personae of the academic profession through ethics and moral praxis. (DSK)

Presents a case study that describes how the Fairfax County Public (VA) has reinvented itself as a public service corporation by developing a public-private model for fund development using a top managerial committee. Discusses volunteer programs, partnerships with local utility companies, and staff training in managing patron problem behavior.…

Through Nickelodeon's Big Help program, and with assistance from the Chicago Region PTA, students at six Chicago schools learned about the satisfaction of making a difference in their communities. Over the course of one week, students participated in various community service projects and were rewarded for their hard work with a visit from the…

After five years, the AmeriCorps program, a federal program designed to encourage youth to perform public service by providing substantial scholarships after completion, has been both praised as effective in getting things done and criticized as cost-ineffective. Some feel the money could have been better spent for federal grants or work-study…

Explores the history and evolution of the "Wisconsin idea," a commitment by this university to provide direct benefits to its commonwealth. Discusses the idea's origins from 1874 to 1914, "going national" from 1914 to 1956, the post-World War II transition, and current, varied linkages with state agencies, private companies,…

This multi-site study of candidates in programs in the National Service Learning in Teacher Education Partnership measured gains in participants' teaching efficacy, commitment to teaching, service ethic of teaching, and acceptance of diversity, as well as their intent to personally engage in community service and use service learning in their own…