The new Directive on copyright and related rights

In February 2001, the Directive on ‘the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society’ was approved by the European Parliament and therefore takes effect. This article highlights the changes introduced by the European Parliament in the Directive and comments on the implications of the change.     

Development, Implementation, and Validation of a Computerized Test for Statewide Assessment

How does a testing component function in an integrated learning system? How can you customize computerized tests to meet local specifications? How are computerized tests implemented and evaluated? Is the pay-off of computerized testing justified?     

Proposed regulations from the joint committee on printing: Patchwork remedies for complex problems

This section presents techniques, practices, and specific strategies by which documents collections can be made more effective. It also highlights individual documents collections and addresses issues pertinent to forthcoming government policies and regulations. The second article in this series presents a brief overview of new printing regulations proposed by the Joint Committee on Printing, U.S. Congress, in November 1983.This opinion essay discusses selected regulations, evaluates their importance, and considers their possible impacts. It also identifies a number of difficulties yet to be resolved by these regulations and suggests that improved access to government information will not result, by itself, from simply creating an additional set of patchwork regulations.