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Howsam, Robert B. – 1985
Conflicts of interest that may arise from faculty consulting (professional services or advice to a client) are considered, with attention to issues such as time for consulting; competition with private practice; conflict of obligations; use of the university name, facilities, and resources; income considerations; and reporting and monitoring of…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Consultants, Employment Practices
McCandless, Patricia; And Others – 1985
Arguing that the development of interactive communication systems with microcomputers and computer terminals has created new challenges for public services in academic libraries, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign conducted a needs assessment survey to determine if users of computer-based systems have different needs and expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computers, Higher Education, Information Needs
DeVore, Paul W. – 1986
The background and objectives of the 1985-1986 Transportation Education Project of the Urban Mass Transportation Agency (UMTA) are discussed, along with project activities. The project was undertaken to transfer knowledge gained from federally-sponsored research and demonstrations to transit systems and to include the knowledge in college courses…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), College Faculty, Diffusion (Communication), Engineering Education