Entries for March 06, 2006

Is there an Engineering Gap between U.S. & other Countries?

On December 13, 2005, Vivek Wadhwa wrote About That Engineering Gap...Is the U.S. really falling behind China and India in education? in BusinessWeek.

I recommend you read the reader comments at the bottom of the article, since they do point out some problems with Wadhwa's assumptions. The article still does bring up some real concerns about comparing degrees from country to country.

UPDATE ON 3/6/06:
Quality vs. Quantity in Engineering from Inside Higher Ed highlights a follow-up article by a couple of Duke researchers. The Duke authors, in Framing the Engineering Outsourcing Debate, point out several errors in the numbers that are constantly published in literature.

CaseLearns Workshop - Basic Patent Searching

CaseLearns Workshop - Basic Patent Searching
March 8, 2006, 11:30am-1:30pm
Kelvin Smith Library 215
Registration required at http://library.case.edu/caselearns/

This course will introduce simple patent terminology and basic search techniques. You will be able to locate patents of interest and utilize some of the freely available resources to attain copies of patents from the United States or other countries.

Session perfect for engineering or business students needing patents for research assignments.

Contact me if you have questions:
Brian C. Gray, MLIS
Librarian - Engineering, Math, & Statistics
Email: brian.c.gray@case.edu
Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/
Engineering Reading Room: http://library.case.edu/ksl/engineering/
Phone: (216)368-8685

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