information services

Presents the Big6 Skills approach to information problem-solving in schools. Shows how to teach information and technology skills. In excerpts from teacher inservice sessions and classroom sequences, Mike Eisenberg explains the Big6 Skills students need in the information age: task definition, information seeking strategies, location and access, use of information, synthesis, and evaluation. Graphics, commentary from narrator, and segments of students at work demonstrate use of the Big6 Skills.

Contains over 3,000 of the best standard and electronic sources in the 36 most-researched subject categories.

Contains essays in which scholars and media commentators debate eighteen issues related to mass media and society, discussing mass media's role in society, media ethics, regulation, media business, and the information society.

Information broker Lorn Pavan, pursued by the evil Sith Darth Maul, teams up with novice Jedi Darsha Assant in an attempt to deliver a crucial message to the Jedi Council about an impending attack on the Republic by the forces of Sith Lord, Darth Sidious.

Describes the sources of information and entertainment available online, explains how to get to them, and lists specific sites according to such categories as computers, sports, games, and even homework.

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

Explains the intent of copyright law, how it developed, and where it is headed; provides guidance for making copyright decisions; and discusses the electronic classroom and international copyright agreements.