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Focuses on the controversy over the National Institutes of Health's proposal of creating an on-line archive of scholarly papers in biomedical research, called E-biomed. Potential to reshape the whole of scholarly publishing; Easy access to new papers; Skepticism by commercial publishers of scholarly journals; Criticism by editors of `BMJ'; Harold E. Varmus, architect of the proposal; Conflict of interest.

Discusses the Interactive Paper Project, an interactive electronic system for publishing scholarly papers. The project to allow readers to insert comments as they read; Created by James Levin, professor of educational technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and James Buell, a graduate student at the university.

The article discusses the online project Digital Einstein Papers, which includes a digital edition of the multi-volume work "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein," a project of the publisher Princeton University Press. Topics include the impact of the project on public knowledge regarding physicist Albert Einstein, the inclusion of Einstein's letters and personal papers in the project, and the importance of the project for researchers.

Reports that Boston University has sued eight on-line term-paper providers. Accusation that the companies are selling papers over the Internet for students to turn in for credit; Question of whether the companies can be held responsible for how students use the papers they buy; Details on the lawsuit.

States that a major British medical journal, `BMJ' is testing a new system of peer review using the World-Wide Web. Paper by outspoken advocate of online scholarship which has been publicly posted on the journal's Web site; Editors to decide whether to accept the paper and publish it in the printed version of the journal.

Focuses on the Web site that features the progress made by a group of historians researching Abraham Lincoln. Historians as part of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency's Lincoln Legal Papers project; Details of the research; Comments from the project's associate director, Martha L. Benner; Web address.

Cautions about the Web site School Sucks, created in July 1996 by Kenneth A. Sahr, a student at Florida International University. Sahr's promise that the site will include thousands of college-level research papers; His claim that his site is not intended to promote plagiarism.

Highlights the challenges facing online publication of college newspapers. Advantages of created Web sites for college newspapers; Readership of online newspapers; Stages in the development of the online newspaper; Factors contributing to the popularity of the interactive features of online newspapers. INSET: Companies Help Student Papers Manage Web Sites.

Reports on the warning raised by college lawyers in the U.S. that Turnitin.com, a plagiarism-detection service, may be trampling on students' copyrights and privacy, as of May 2002. Nature of the Internet service; Universities and colleges that subscribe to such services; Various reactions to the warning.

The article features technology innovator Brandon Stell who co-founded the website PubPeer with Richard Smith and George Smith. Topics discussed include concept of the website to examine scientific work, role of commenters in determining errors in research papers, and registration of the PubPeer Foundation as a nonprofit public benefit corporation which required him and partners to reveal their identities.

The author presents his thoughts criticizing Academia.edu, a social media like website for academics to post and share their scholarly writings. He argues that the website is creating an analytics focused approach to academia that prioritizes quantity over quality. In response, he calls for supporting nonprofit alternatives aligned with knowledge-seeking values.

The essay addresses the increasing practice of plagiarism among undergraduates. The author notes that plagiarism is easy using the internet, and is also easy for professors to catch. He notes that his fellow professors are concerned by the casual acceptance of plagiarism as a way of life among students. He suggests not using too much energy in being outraged, but instead enjoying hunting for plagiarism. He recommends lecturing about it in class and threatening public humiliation of plagiarists.

Reports the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) is considering a proposal to use the Internet for disseminating papers generated by biomedical researchers who have received NIH grants. Money that could be saved by bypassing paper journals; Concerns of scientific journal editors that the plan could cut into their subscriber bases; Creation of a peer-reviewed online journal by Medscape, a medical site on the World Wide Web.

Reports on the unveiling of a preprint server on the Elsevier Science ChemWeb site. Opinion that this form of publishing is more efficient, democratic and scholarly than the print-journal system; Concern that papers posted online would then be rejected for print publication; Statement that experts believe that the American Chemical Society should make use of the advantages that preprint servers offer.

The article profiles the Humanities Research Network, an online information sharing resource for scholars with works-in-progress. The author states that the network is similar in functionality to the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) that has been in existence for several years. The author also states that there is an urgent profession need for such a network for humanities scholars. The author chronicles the origins and development of the network in the SSRN, which dates back to 1994, and individuals influential in the formation of the network.

Presents an article on GradeSaver, a Web site that offers editing services for various papers. Pros and cons; Features and services; Ethical considerations; Prices.

Comments on the United States National Institutes of Health's plans to create an Internet archive of research papers in biomedical sciences. Changes in scientific publishing represented by the establishment of an online archive; Amount of data which will be entered into the archive; Problems with the proposal.

Presents updates on the preliminary analysis of voting-system technologies in the United States, a project being conducted by the California and Massachusetts Institutes of Technology, as of April 2001. Pros and cons of each voting-system methods; Public opinion on voting on computer and the Internet; Details on the project.

This article presents the author's struggle with paperwork and record keeping until he turned to technology. Bombarded by more information than he could absorb, the author stopped trying to keep handwritten notes and records and allowed the computer to take over the task for him. He was concerned about a possible computer failure but has an external hard drive as backup. His conversion from paper to machine is complete.

Reports that the editor of `Science,' Floyd E. Bloom, is expressing reservations about a proposed online biomedical archive known as E-biomed. Questions regarding issues of quality control and the survival of print journals, both scientific and medical; Charge that the United States National Institutes of Health would gain too much control and power; Bloom's praise of certain proposed features of E-biomed.

The article focuses on the work of scholars who are attempting to understand how people have interacted with books throughout history. The author analyzes the work of Leah Price, professor of English at Harvard University and author of the book "How to Do Things With Books in Victorian Britain" and explores books as nontextual items throughout the Victorian era in Great Britain. She also discusses the 1984 book "Reading the Romance," by Janice Radway, the online resource Reading Experience Database (RED), and the history of public libraries.

This article looks at the digital age of preserving manuscripts. The author discusses how writing has changed due to technology from the attaching files to emails to the loss of privacy in creation. The workings of computers are examined. The author maintains that writers of the 21st century will not be able to be studied in the same way as writers of the past. The effectiveness of digital preservation will be vital to the process since there will be no paper records. It will be up to literary scholars to decided what data survive and in what form.

Reports on proposals by the United States Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance to make it easier to students to apply for aid on the World Wide Web. Sending of personal identification numbers to student loan applicants; Role of digital signature in eliminating paperwork; Steps taken to address concerns over information security and privacy.

Discusses use of the internet as a means for conducting peer review of articles submitted for publication. Examples of journals that are using this online technique; How online peer review works; The positive and negative aspects of it, including faster publication of the article and the fact that some reviewers do not have Internet or electronic mail access; Security measures being taken; Comments from editor James L. Morrison.

The article offers news briefs related to research. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia received the most hits during Internet searches in a study conducted by Michael J. Petrilli, a researcher at the Hoover Institution. Paul Mullen, a researcher at Monash University, led a study that concluded a majority of stalkers have mental illnesses. Marketing researchers Priya Raghubir and Joydeep Srivastava suggest that consumers are less likely to spend money when using cash as compared to credit cards.

Reports on the effort of Shyam Tekwani, professor of journalism at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, to study the use of the World Wide Web by terrorists. Details of a paper he presented about the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam terrorist group; Description of the group's Web site; Other terrorist groups he plan to study.

Focuses on the discovery of a defect in the Web-based 2002 medical-school applications being offered by the American Medical College Application Service. Effect of the defect on medical student applications; Description of the traditional application system.

Discusses an on-line review process developed by Neoplasia, a journal of oncology. Ability of authors to track the status of their submissions electronically; Popularity of the on-line system; Comments by Brian D. Ross, journal's editor.

Discusses the efforts of students at the University of California at Berkeley to get their on-line newspaper back together after a computer virus destroyed most of their World Wide Web site. Problems that student journalists encountered with the publication, `The Daily Californian.'

Beyond public outreach, science blogs serve a far more important function within the profession itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses matching scholarship funds with eligible students at U.S. colleges and universities. The author focuses on the University of Michigan and the automation of the matching process. Other topics include named scholarships, donor requirements, information and data on student need, and decentralized awarding of scholarships.

The article reports on various news briefs related to the use of the Internet in higher education. Brian L. Hawkins, chief executive and founding president of Educause, announced that he will retire from the education-technology group at the end of the 2007/2008 academic year. Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) became the first Ivy League school to test Turnitin, an online antiplagiarism tool whose clients include thousands of colleges and high schools. The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the main accreditor for teacher training, has for the first time in its history approved accreditation for an online institution, Western Governors University.

The article presents a profile of Ricardo Dominguez, assistant professor of visual arts at the University of California at San Diego. The article focuses on the smart-phone application Transborder Immigrant Tool, which is designed to help immigrants find water on their journey from Mexico to the U.S., developed by his research collaborative called b.a.n.g. lab. The article discusses his history of electronic civil disobedience through his activist group the Electronic Disturbance Theater, which includes multiple virtual sit-ins protesting against such organizations as the Mexican government and the U.S. Department of Defense. Other topics include ideological influences in his life, his struggle to use electronic advocacy as artistic expression, and media controversy over his actions.

The Internet is changing the academic peer-review process, according to this article. McKenzie Wark, who is a professor of media and cultural studies at New School University in New York, has posted drafts of his research online in order to benefit from Internet users' comments. Wark makes changes to his writing as he reads paragraph-level reader comments; he also responds online to comments from readers. Wark's original plan was to use the traditional peer-review process and he has submitted his book to Harvard University Press. However, after being asked by the Institute for the Future of the Book, based in Brooklyn, New York and organized by the University of Southern California, he agreed to experiment with the online review process.

Provides information on an online medical-school application service administered by the American Medical College Service in the United States. Problems experienced by students in using the service; Actions taken by the Association of American Medical Colleges in response to complaints; Reactions of university officials on the issue.

Reports the plans by Columbia University to create New Media Center for Electronic Publishing. Experiments with on-line publishing; Comments by Kate Wittenberg, editor in chief of the Columbia University Press; Prospects for the media center; Financial details.

Presents reviews of information technology resources. Web site created by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water about a survey of American beaches; The annual report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, called 'The State of the Cities' available on the web; Articles in the July 1999 issue of 'Database', 'Macworld', and 'Smart Computing' magazines; Others.

Reports that Matthew Stein, a Wilkes Barre University engineering professor, lets Internet users paint pictures with a robot. Creation of a Web site called Puma Paint; How the robot paints on canvas; Efforts of the project to show how scientists control robots from distant locations.

Focuses on Tactile Access to Education for Visually Impaired Students, an on-line service offered by Purdue University which lets students and professionals download a variety of scientific and mathematical course materials designed to be used by blind people. Cost; How the process is less expensive than traditional Braille printing; The shortage of math and scientific materials for the blind attributed to the difficulties in translating mathematical formulas and diagrams into Braille.

States that researchers from Washington University in St. Louis are combining Web technology with a smart card to make medical records more accessible. Storing of a patient's medical records on a World Wide Web server; Access to the server through smart cards; Plans for a test of the project described by Gilad A. Gross, director of the project.

Examines an instructive videotape on copyright produced by the Association of American Publishers and the Software Publishers Association. Comments concerning its omission of the idea of fair use; World Wide Web sites that offer ready-made term papers, researched by Anthony Krier, reference librarian at Franklin Pierce College, and supplied to faculty, only; Contact point for Krier.

Presents news and developments pertaining to computer network resources in higher education. Litigation proceedings concerning the restriction of `indecent' materials on computer networks; Development of digitized versions of papers of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson available on the World Wide Web.

The article reviews software for multiple study tools which function similar to social networking web sites including FinalsClub by Harvard University graduate Andrew Magliozzi, GradeGuru by publisher McGraw-Hill Education, and Mixable by Purdue University.

The article comments on the link between literary studies, online resources, and literary scholarship. The arrival of the Internet seemed to re-energize the literary field. Systematic analysis of digital work, interdisciplinarity, and various pedagogical tools are explored as they relate to research projects such as the Modern Language Association's (MLA) job listings and digital humanities centers. The Map of Early Modern London is a digital mapping project headed by Janelle Jenstad, assistant professor of English at the University of Victoria. Matthew L. Jocker, consulting assistant professor of English at Standford University, develops digital-humanities programs, which involve the search engine Google Earth, distant reading, and a timeline of fiction.

Explores the use of electronic publishing in scholarly journals. Importance of cyberjournals in areas of study like science and medicine where the most current information available is the most valuable; Advantages of electronic documentation in its ability to offer numerous research materials and texts used to write the articles; Electronic publishing's accessibility to a wider audience; Problems with electronic publications of scholarly writing.

After a decade of investment and hype, what has the field accomplished? Not much. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines how more colleges and universities are using the online social-media platform LinkedIn to communicate with alumni. It notes that many schools have used the website as a complement to networking as well as a method for gathering current job titles and contact information from graduates.

The article profiles Mark Kantrowitz, founder of the website FinAid which offers resources on student financial aid. Details are provided on his home office in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, where he keeps a database of financial-aid documents, as well as his plans to move to Las Vegas, Nevada after transferring his websites to career management company Monster Worldwide. Other topics covered include his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his job revising college-related websites for the company Edvisors, and his personal views on private loans.

The article discusses the "Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)," a scholarly journal which uses video to record scientific experiments and research. The article notes the contributions of JoVE editor and founder Moshe Pritsker in developing an academic journal which allows scientists to view video demonstrations, rather than read descriptions, of research in order to replicate experiments in their laboratories. The article provides concerns regarding the cost of JoVE subscriptions for research and academic libraries, discusses the work of JoVE director of content Aaron Kolski-Andreaco in developing the journal's videography methods, and explores JoVE's impact on scientific collaboration.

The article discusses costs of educational technology in a climate of cost-cutting which can cost professors and staff members their jobs. Administrators, it notes, evaluate positions and units by their status as marginal, useful or essential and base cuts on such analysis. Rarely, it states, is technology asked to justify itself in that manner. It cites courses in digital skills, the introduction of virtual-world products such as Second Life, and state-of-the-art media labs billed as ways to increase student engagement and indicates that deep critical thinking and inspired commitment are de-emphasized. Digital presence, it states, has become similar to sports programs in being non-academic and competing with instead of enhancing academics. It argues for balance in decision-making.