Learning Resources

Abstract: As we enter the twenty-first century, we face the uncertainty of the changes that mark our transformation from the Industrial Age to the Information Age. How we meet the challenges of that transformation will determine our ability to succeed in the new age. This book, which became a national best seller, provides readers in the field of higher education with insights into how they can meet the challenges. The following chapters are included: "Paradigm Lost, Paradigm Found," "What Is Transformation?" "Realigning with the Information Age Environment," "Redesigning to Meet the Needs of Information Age Learners," "Redefining Roles, Responsibilities, and Productivity," "Reengineering Organizational Processes," and "Introducing a Transformative Model to Your Campus."

Abstract: Book Review: Guidelines for Laboratory Design: Health and Safety Considerations, second edition, by Louis Di Berardinis et al. John Wiley Sons, 1993. 514 pages. ISBN 0-471-55463-4.

Abstract: Book review: The Electronic Word: Democracy, technology, and the Arts, by Richard Lanham. University of Chicago Press, 1993. 278 pages. ISBN 0-2326-46883-6. Also available in a hypertext edition.

Abstract: Book Review: Who STole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women, by Chritina Hofff Sommers. SImon and Schuster, 1994. 320 pages. ISBN 0671-79424-8

Abstract: Book review: Four Multicampus Systems: Some Policies and Practices That Work, by Marian Gade. Association of Governing Boards, 1993. 70 pages. ISBN 0-926508-01-6. Shared Visions of Public Higher Education Governance: Structures and Leadership Styles That Work, by Edgar Schick, Richard Novack, James Norton, and Houston Elam. American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1992. 179 pages. ISBN 0-88044-132-1.

Abstract: Subtitles: A heap of straitjackets; Three examples; An obstacle for planners. Pull quotes: "Higher education is in considerable part a prisoner of its taxonomies." "Accrediting bodies are often the shock troops of taxonomy." "Why do we organize our colleges and universities as we do?" "A certain messiness might stand as a constant reminder."

Abstract: Book review: A Sense of Place, A Sense of Time, by John Brinckerhoff Jackson. Yale University Press, 1994. 205 pages. ISBN 0-300-06002-5.

Abstract: Subtitles: To begin; Enter the computers; How is it going?; Appraising the strategy. Pull quotes: "We had to create a new strategy for our periodicals." "The library decided to capitalize on Stevens Institute's distinctiveness." "Faculty and students want articles, not journals." "We have changed the nature of the library."

Abstract: Six major changes may alter the directions of collegiate planning in the next decade. Subtitles: Seismic shifts in society; The consequences of change; The big problem with truth. Pull quotes: "The U.S. population is becoming more polarized." "Electronic technology offers a new kind of book." "Some institutions now give back one-third of their tuition revenues." "We live in an age of disenchantment."