How students choose colleges -
in something like relevance order.
DO let me know if you can't get the article using these
links.
- Speed-selecting a college, Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1007/p13s02-lehl.html
if that link fails, here is a text version: speed-selecting
- Title: Campus Tour Is Just a Click Away.
Author(s): Dezember, Ryan
Source: Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition; 10/30/2002, Vol. 240 Issue
86, pD2, 0p, 1 graph
Abstract: Reports on the use of the Internet by U.S. high school students
for selecting the college of their choice.
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7723045&db=aph
- Title: The Impact of Student Aid on Recruitment and Retention: What the
Research Indicates.
Author(s): St. John, Edward P.
Source: New Directions for Student Services; Spring2000 Issue 89, p61, 15
Abstract: Describes how an understanding of the research on student aid influences
can inform refinement in recruitment and retention strategies. Complexities
of student aid research; Impact of student aid on college choice.
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=9182019&db=aph
- Title: COLLEGE CHOICE INFLUENCES: URBAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RESPOND.
Author(s): Kelpe Kern, Carolyn W
Source: Community College Journal of Research & Practice; Jul2000, Vol.
24 Issue 6, p487, 8p, 2 charts
Abstract: There is an increasing need to know and understand the patterns
of minority high school students' choices regarding postsecondary education.
The literature contains very limited information on current high school students.
The information from the study discussed in this article will help guide community
colleges' recruitment of traditional college-age students. An immediate outcome
of participation for students in this study was heightened awareness
concerning postsecondary education. Schools participating in the study included
5 magnet schools housed in one complex and 15 traditional high
schools located in a major urban metropolitan area in the southwest. Study
results indicated that higher education was not a tradition in
students' families but was strongly encouraged. Financial aid was an important
consideration for many students. A small percentage reported
planning on attending a 2-year institution. Several reported planning to attend
both a 2-year institution and a 4-year institution. A smaller
percentage did not respond to the question, possibly indicating that they
were unsure of what they planned to do after high school.
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3596843&db=aph
- Title: How to Pick the Right College for You.
Author(s): Bohannon, Lisa Frederiksen
Source: Career World; Sep2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p23, 3p, 1c
Abstract: Presents tips that can help high school students choose the right
college or university for them. Tendency of high school graduates to focus
on colleges that are prestigious; Factors which students should consider in
choosing a college; Information resources that will be of help to students
in their decision; Importance of keeping one's option.
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=10673712&db=aph
- (current article on a related field, of potential interest)
Fewer Students Choose Engineering. Civil Engineering , Jun2003, Vol.
73 Issue 6, p41, 1p ;
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=9989026&db=aph
- Factors influencing student choice in higher education.
By: Anderson, Peter . Perspectives: Policy & Practice in Higher Education
, Dec99,
Vol. 3 Issue 4, p128, 4p ; DOI: 10.1080/13603109981711
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=3961959&db=aph
- (let me know if you want the full text of these, an abstract is included)
Author(s): Mathis, Saralyn G.
Title: Improving First-Year Women Undergraduates' Perceptions of Their
Computer Skills.
Source: TechTrends v46 n6 p27-29 Nov-Dec 2002
Abstract: Describes a project at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
to encourage women to enroll in courses with a large computer technology component
and to enable those women to be successful when they take computing courses.
Explains the development of a first-year seminar that was created to improve
women's computer skills.
- (let me know if you want the full text of these, an abstract is included)
Author(s): Sorensen, Barbara
Title: Opening Doors: The Summer Institute in Computer Science.
Source: Winds of Change v14 n4 p38-41 Aut 1999
Abstract: The Summer Institute in Computer Science (SICS) at the University
of California in Irvine invites Native American community college students
to spend 6 weeks studying computer science. The students live on campus and
intern with a large corporation, sharpening computer skills and establishing
mentoring relationships with business professionals.
Serials Cancellation 2003-4
- revised
Proposed cancellations of current computer science
journals 2004-5
IEEE Proceedings electronic access only
(these are all titles that we currently get in print, but that we could now
cancel since we get the IEEE online package)
Journals that we could get electronically/online ONLY
and save some money
Remaining journals sorted by title
Remaining journals sorted by cost
(cheapest to most expensive)
Reed Elsevier: Subscription Revenue Credited For Bolstering
Net Profit 43%
information on the IEEE electronic
library package (includes titles and a link to a .pdf with archive
agreement especially Section 7 at the bottom of page 5)
Journal Citation Reports
for information about impact rating, immediacy index, and half-life
try:
http://www.isinet.com/presentrep/facts/0108jcrfs.pdf
page 1 has a very simple explanation.
For more details see:
http://thomsonscientific.com/crc/products/jcr/
pages 8-10 of "Journal Citation Reports v 2.0 Seminar Guide" look useful:
download the
word file or the .pdf
An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on ISI impact factors
http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i08/08a01201.htm
A discussion of this article is at the blog Crooked Timber
http://crookedtimber.org/2005/10/12/dishonorable-citations/
Computer Science 2002 (html)
Computer Science 2002 (.xls)
more coming soon
last updated 1 nov 2004
annie zeidman-karpinski
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Science and Technology Services Librarian
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