Donna S. Queeney

To the Future of Continuing Higher Education

Editors Note: This column marks Donna Queeneys lastoneas a contributing editor to theJournal; sheis retiringfrom The Pennsylvania State University soon. We thank herforher innumerablecontributions totheJournal, mostrecently asa columnist. She shared responsibilityfor thiscolumn withCliffordBaden, who also recently decided tostepdown asacontributingeditor. We thank him, too, for hisexcellent contributions to the Journal. We willuelcomefayHaljond, Boston University, asa newcontributing editor in thefall.

Transferring technology PENNTAP style

PENNTAP-the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program-is a statewide scientific and technical information dissemination network. In ten years of developing and refining its technology transfer system, PENNTAP has learned that individualized information delivery is essential to successful technology transfer. PENNTAP provides this individualized service, assisting clients in interpretation and application of the information as well as delivering it to them. With the quantity of scientific and technical information doubling every eight years, it is impossible for any one person to keep up with all new information that might have application to an area of concern. PENNTAP enables organizations to obtain information that is both current and relevant to their needs by delivering existing knowledge to those who can use it for the expressed purpose of producing results.