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Online National Science Digital Library to Open In 2002

Online National Science Digital Library to Open In 2002WASHINGTONThe National Science Digital Library, due to be launched in 2002 on the Internet, will allow users to browse resources in science, mathematics, engineering and technology education from libraries nationwide. The National Science Foundation is funding the initiative. Library collaborators include teams of computer scientists and librarians […]

July 18, 2001

Nonprofit Groups Collaborate to Locate Free Internet Access for Students

Nonprofit Groups Collaborate to Locate Free Internet Access for StudentsWASHINGTON Motivated by the onset of summer vacation, a coalition of nonprofit groups are collaborating to get young people connected to the Internet by producing and distributing a directory — in both English and Spanish — of more than 20,000 locations nationwide that offer free Internet […]

July 4, 2001

Senate Bill Would Create Federal Tech Czar

Senate Bill Would Create Federal Tech Czar WASHINGTONLast month, U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Conrad Burns, R-Mont., introduced legislation, entitled the E-Government Act, for consideration by the Senate. If enacted into law, the bill would appropriate $224 million annually for improving online government services and make it easier for citizens to access federal information […]

June 20, 2001

Reinventing Howard’s Law School

Reinventing Howard’s Law SchoolDean Alice Gresham Bullock is determined to keep the nation’s oldest historically Black law school relevant to 21st century realities. By Gwendolyn GlennWASHINGTONWhen Alice Gresham Bullock was named dean of the Howard University School of Law in 1997, beating out candidates such as Harvard University’s Charles Ogletree, not everyone was pleased. Some […]

April 11, 2001

Researching Your African American Roots

Researching Your African American RootsP eople of African American descent often face challenges when they try to trace their ancestors. However, African Americans can use the same basic steps that other cultural groups use to get started before they conduct more specialized searches. Then they can access special records to trace ancestors who might have […]

January 31, 2001

The Sage In his own Words

The Sage In his own WordsDr. John Hope Franklin is without question a giant among historians. His outstanding record of research and scholarship has won the admiration of U.S. presidents, fellow educators and scholars from around the globe. This gentleman/scholar is still turning out award-winning books even as an octogenarian. BI Senior Writer Joan Morgan […]

January 17, 2001

Controlling the Chaos: New, Better Options for Internet Searching

Controlling the Chaos: New, Better Options for Internet SearchingThere’s nothing more central to the Internet than searching for what you need, and there’s nothing that changes at Internet speed as much as Internet search sites.The Internet search industry is in a state of upheaval. Familiar names are losing their usefulness, in some cases with top […]

November 22, 2000

UNC-Charlotte Opens Multicultural Resource Center

UNC-Charlotte Opens Multicultural Resource Center CHARLOTTE, N.C.A new multicultural center is open on the University of North Carolina-Charlotte campus. The UNCC Multicultural Resource Center, inside the university’s Cone Center, is designed to provide social, cultural and educational activities and resources to the campus community and the general public. The 670-square-foot center includes a resource library, […]

September 27, 2000

Leadership & Policy

Fighting to Preserve Black History

Fighting to Preserve Black History Years after congressional appropriations were made and public awareness has faded, Black college officials still are struggling to restore historic propertiesTALLADEGA, Ala. — Ask Talladega College President Dr. Marguerite Archie-Hudson about historic-building renovations needed on her campus set here amidst the hills and valleys of this suburban Southern town and she […]

July 19, 2000

Scholarship from the Stacks

Scholarship from the Stacks Former librarian leaves $289,000 to Ohio institution to create fund for studentsWILBERFORCE, Ohio — No one on Central State University’s campus here remembers much about Esther Crenshaw Bronston. After all, she retired 32 years ago, and three decades can dim the legacy of a relatively obscure reference librarian.Until now.Central State University officials […]

June 21, 2000

Encyclopedias Lumber into Internet Landscape

Encyclopedias Lumber into Internet LandscapeEncyclopedias traditionally have been regarded by academics as second-rate sources of information, collections of summaries short on depth and authority, works that any self-respecting academic would be embarrassed to cite in a paper or presentation. Using primary sources — firsthand accounts and opinion — is the gold standard.But as the Internet […]

April 12, 2000

Unity Mural Gets New Life

Unity Mural Gets New LifeSan Francisco City College Discovers New Lessons in Valuable Campus Mural SAN FRANCISCO — College officials say they can’t believe it was at one point almost forgotten, an important work of art packed away in crates and placed in some out-of-the-way nook or cranny here at one of the nation’s largest […]

November 10, 1999

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