Describes a summer international broadcasting program sponsored by the Kentucky Institute for European Studies in which students had an opportunity to see broadcasting facilities in seven European countries. Provides information about the planning of the program, some of the problems encountered, and some of the benefits of the program. (TJ)

The creation of an International Center for Government Information is proposed, including the overall plan for such a program. Ways of organizing a hypothetical planning conference for ascertaining attitudes toward the projected center are detailed. (FM)

Briefly discusses recent international programs in various areas of geology, including land-use problems, coping with geological hazards, and conserving the environment while searching for energy and mineral resources. (MLH)

Offers a short review of the major characteristics and limitations of international educational research institutions. One of its major concerns is to contrast the role of international vis a vis national institutions in educational research. (Editor/RK)

Describes the stipendiary program of the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany, which contains a collection of children's books from 60 countries. (JM)

Discusses the Bertelsmann Foundation's International Network of Public Libraries which was created to facilitate the exchange of experiences among public library experts, to develop innovative methods of library service, and to promote the implementation of new practices in everyday service. Focuses on libraries in Germany, Scandinavia, and…

Discusses the paradigm shift toward more open and flexible learning and training options through telematics, based on experiences of the TeleScopia (Trans-European Learning System for Crossborder Open and Interactive Applications) Project, sponsored by the Commission of the European Community. (LRW)

Reflects on transnationalism, UNESCO's role, and the new realities of South Africa. Suggests the need for critical awareness of Western domination, understanding of adult education as culture and sector, the importance of rejuvenating civil society, and design of curricula from life as it is lived. (SK)

Describes an international forum that was designed to affirm the knowledge and values of indigenous peoples in the information age, including Maoris from New Zealand and members of the American Indian Library Association. Discusses how efforts in New Zealand are models for how to advance library services to indigenous populations. (Author/LRW)

Reviews current approaches by U.S. and other Western researchers to evaluating the differential impacts of international development on women and men and discusses the potential contributions feminist evaluation could make to improve the understanding of the gender dimensions of development. (SLD)

Discusses how collaboration among institutions of higher education in developing international programs and globalizing the curriculum is becoming an effective strategy in postsecondary education. Especially for small- and medium-sized institutions, collaboration can provide the scale and quality of resources needed to sustain cost-effective,…

HORIZONS, a German project under the European Community's Human Resources initiative, has reached the disadvantaged target group, but most participants have received only attendance certificates of little employment value. Most project organizers underestimated the amount of effort required to plan and run transnational activities. (JOW)

Describes progress in the efforts to develop an international standard for the description of archives (ISAD(G)) under the auspices of the International Council on Archives (ICA). Reconciling national standards from various countries is discussed; and provenance, access points, authority files, and a hierarchy of levels of arrangement are…

Provides background on the organization and legislative process of the European Community (EC) and highlights the documents that form the cornerstones of the EC 1992 program to establish a unified economy. Materials described include reports, legislation, newsletters, periodicals, statistics, catalogs, and databases. (18 references) (MES)

Considers legal issues and risks faced by a fictional American university as it seeks to establish an operation based in London. Addresses the first step in the process of risk management, the risk review exercise, and provides an explanation of the legal issues involved to allow progression to the second stage in the process (evaluation of the…