AACE DIGITAL LIBRARY GRAND OPENING - The Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is officially opening its new digital
library. Access 10 academic journals covering at least the past 6 years at:
http://www.aace.org/DL/ArchivedJournals

- CITE - Contemporary Issues in Technology & Teacher Education
- ETR - Educational Technology Review
- IJEL - International Journal on E-Learning
- IJET - International Journal of Educational Telecommunications
- ITCE - Information Technology in Childhood Education Annual
- JCMST - Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
- JEMH - Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
- JILR - Journal of Interactive Learning Research
- JTATE - Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
- WEBNETJ - WebNet Journal: Internet Technologies, Applications & Issues

Current AACE members may add the Digital Library to their subscription/membership.
Non-members may join AACE and select one print journal (included with membership)
and subscribe to the Digital Library at: http://www.aace.org/DL/Subscribe

Libraries/Institutions should go to: http://www.aace.org/DL/SubscribeLibrary

THE PROCESSED BOOK - Joseph J. Esposito, President and CEO of SRI
Consulting, a publisher of syndicated research for the global chemical industry provides
a thought-provoking paper on, what he calls, the processed book. "The 'processed
book' is about content," he says," not technology, and contrasts with the 'primal
book'; the latter is the book we all know and revere: written by a single author and
viewed as the embodiment of the thought of a single individual. The processed book,
on the other hand, is what happens to the book when it is put into a computerized,
networked environment." How will this new type of book affect the author, the
author's relationship to the book, and the content that the author has created? And -
how will it affect the world of the traditional book. Will traditional books and the
processed book live side-by side? These are a few of the intriquing questions
explored in Esposito's article. The complete paper is available online at:
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_3/esposito/index.html (See related article
in this DESIEN issue in ENDNOTE)

PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS - In
"Six Factors to Consider when Planning Online Distance Learning Programs in
Higher Education" (Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, vol 6
no 1, Spring 03), Suzanne Levy explains what is required for a successful program.
Factors that Levy covers include: vision and plans, curriculum, staff training and
support, student services, student training and support, and copyright and
intellectual property. "Equal consideration should be given to all six factors," states
Levy. Critical to the overall planning process is the alignment of distance learning to
the vision, goals, and policies of the institution or organization. For the complete
article go to: http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/spring6/levy61.htm (CIT
INFOBITS, no 57, ISSN 1521-9275, Mar 03)