An Overview of Electronic Publishing and Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Many knowledge-based organizations are expanding their publishing efforts to include electronic publishing. This article gives evidence of this move and discusses the factors that have been instrumental in promoting electronic publishing. The importance of information stucture and adherence to open standards are emphasized as critical components of digital document management systems. The development and use of Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) are discussed along with their strengths and weaknesses as tools of electronic publishing. An emerging alternative, Extensible Markup Language (XML), is described as having features that may reduce some of the impediments to producing and managing documents digitally

Using data from web-server logs to develop a concept-based browse set for water quality and agriculture

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Computer Applications in Extension Water Quality Programs

Cooperative Extension was established as an educational and problem-solving institution in 1914

Internet Access to Information on Water Quality and Agriculture

Using the Internet to improve access to water quality and agricultural information

Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife

This bibliography, in two volumes, is part of a multi-volume set developed by the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes, e.g., water quality improvement, affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna

Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife Volume 2

This bibliography, in two volumes, is part of a multi-volume set developed by the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library in support of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes, e.g., water quality improvement, affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna

Extension Agent Attitudes Toward Paired/Cooperative Computer·Assisted Instruction for In· Service Training

Successful integration of CAI (computer-assisted instruction) into Cooperative Extension in-service training programs requires acceptance of CAI by staf

Abstract The National Agricultural Library’s Database of Online Documents Covering Water and Agriculture

Agricultural operations can have a negative effect on water quality. The National Water Quality Inventory, 1998 Report to Congress (the most recent biennial report in this series) indicates that agriculture is a major source of water quality impairment of assessed rivers and lakes in the United States. Information is a key ingredient of problem solving. With the emergence of the World Wide Web, many documents produced by state and federal agencies, extension services and other organizations involved with water issues are being published and freely distributed online. While water quality information may be available electronically, the information is scattered across many Web sites. In addition, the organization and access mechanisms among sites is not consistent. These characteristics make it difficult to rapidly locate and access a comprehensive collection of documents related to a particular water issue associated with agriculture, for example, the relationship between nutrient management practices and nitrate movement into groundwater. Internet search engines are not precise enough to easily locate specific documents. To improve access to electronic documents covering water and agriculture, the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library has developed a prototype database (located a