Discusses future opportunities for sociologists in the academic market place. Predicts that increased college enrollment will lead to an expanded need for professors of sociology. Calls for the establishment of a national agenda for the social sciences so that the public can be made aware of the benefits of having sociologists deal with social…

Describes the development of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry, from the founding of the American Chemical Society in 1876, the formation of the Division in 1957, and recent events. Includes tables listing officers of the Division and symposia titles at national meetings. (YP)

Discusses the status of U.S. federal information policy. Topics covered include definitions of policy, the range of issues being covered, current actors and policy initiatives, and ways in which information science faculty can participate in the policy process. A bibliography of selected sources is provided. (10 notes/references) (Author/CLB)

Describes the historic development of the periodic table from the four-element theory to the Lavoisier's table. Presents a table listing the old and new names of chemicals and the Lavoisier's table of elements. Lists two references. (YP)

Presents a list of agencies, databases, services, electronic mailing lists, and World Wide Web and Internet sites that provide information on technology transfer to help librarians and information professionals research this concept. (JMV)

Presents an activity that highlights the life of Harriet Brooks, a lesser-known Canadian physicist. Objectives include stressing Harriet Brooks's contribution to science and developing a historical connection to other prominent figures, illustrating to students that attitudes about women in science were very constraining in Harriet Brooks's time,…

Students (n=358) in grades one through seven were asked to draw and describe a scientist. Subjects' reasons for drawing a scientist of a particular race and gender fell into 12 categories, including self-image, media influence, known role model, stereotyping, and need for more diversity. (14 references) (Author/MKR)

Individual and cross-case analyses were employed to explore how the pursuit of career and life satisfaction was defined and resolved by 11 elite female scientists. Issues addressed included professional advancement structures in science, the funding climate for research, constraints of significant others' careers, commitment to social change, and…

Uses the television series "Star Trek" as an example to describe the impact of audiovisual images on students' perceptions of science, technology, and scientists. Describes activities to examine views that teachers and students hold toward the image of scientists on television and the overall portrayal of technology in various television…

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…