Explains consumer health informatics and describes the technology advances, the computer programs that are currently available, and the basic research that addresses both the effectiveness of computer health informatics and its impact on the future direction of health care. Highlights include commercial computer products for consumers and…

Presents feedback from 14 teenagers in response to the Young Adult Library Services's 1995 Best Books for Young Adults list. Offers recommendations for librarians who create book lists: respect teens and their books; beware the influence of reviews and an author's momentum; make two lists; use real criteria for selection; and listen to them. (JMV)

Describes the process of determining the best book from the Young Adult Library Service's 1994 Best Books for Young Adults list. Examines the rankings of these titles in professional journal reviews, American Library Association book lists, professional journal book lists, and honors/awards. Translates rankings into numerical values for a…

Details the development of the FISHLIT bibliographic database at the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology Library at Rhodes University (South Africa), and the subsequent CD-ROM publication of the database by NISC (National Information Services Corporation). Discusses the advantages of CD-ROM publication, costs and information service provision,…

Recognizes a need for systematic standardized mechanisms to identify, locate, and describe Internet resources. Discusses the initiatives for organization of networked information resources, the development of subject search tools, and the need for global efforts to maintain a catalog and to review online information for currency. (JKP)

Discusses use of the MARC format for cataloging Internet resources. The benefits of MARC, importance of integrated information resources, and the guarantee of public access are cited as major reasons for using traditional cataloging and library OPACs. Suggests Internet resource collection criteria and the roles of various groups of people needed…

Discusses the movement towards credit accumulation and transfer in higher education institutions based on experiences at two universities in the United Kingdom, the University of Northumbria and the University of Glamorgan. Modularization, or unitization, and semesterization are considered, and three key areas are addressed: management, student…

Explores the nature of higher education access programs for socioeconomically-disadvantaged students in Australia and the accounts of social justice that typically underwrite them. Topics include effects on curricula and pedagogies, the sociopolitical context, and a case study of a preparatory mathematics course at the University of Southern…

Discusses the results of a study of college students in the United Kingdom that was conducted to identify experiences perceived as stressful by students, to assess their frequency, and to ascertain whether students considered that their learning had been affected as a result of the experience. (Author/LRW)

Reviews the increasing pressures upon support services provided by universities for students in the current context of increased numbers and a heterogeneous student body. It looks particularly at those services and responsibilities that are the specific concern of the teacher, and suggests strategies for supporting more students. (Author/LRW)

Describes a research project that investigated the use of supplemental instruction (SI), a formalized system of peer-supported learning, in large introductory business courses at Oxford Brookes University (United Kingdom). Results suggest that attendance at some SI sessions provided immediate improvement as well as long-term transferrable…

Describes a breakthrough in the use of video technology in higher education that empowers teachers to produce resource-based learning materials. VESOL, Video autoEditing System for Open Learning, developed at the University of Derby (United Kingdom), is shown to have a wide range of applications that build on the presentation skills of lecturers.…

Discusses computer-supported cooperative learning (CSCL) in the context of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW). Highlights include learning as a process in CSCW, learning as a task, learning research and CSCL, methodologies of researchers in CSCL, learning outcomes, and educational research issues in CSCL. Contains 62 references. (LRW)

Discusses issues to consider when developing a faculty training program for interactive distance education. Topics include the technology; administrative considerations; the concept of an instructional team; and instructional planning, including the use of copyrighted instructional materials and teaching styles. (LRW)

Considers opinions of teaching anthropologists in Britain as to whether fieldwork for undergraduates should be encouraged; describes courses in which fieldwork currently has a place; and provides an example of a course developed at the University of Kent, Canterbury (United Kingdom), that required fieldwork. (Author/LRW)