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Peer reviewedLehman, Stephen; Renfro, Patricia – Computers and the Humanities, 1992
Explores the usefulness of the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN) to humanities scholars. Contends that factors such as inaccessibility of terminals and difficult-to-use interfaces inhibit the utility of the database. Maintains that use of the RLIN should help database managers plan the next generation of information systems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Higher Education, Humanities
Bane, Robert K.; Tanner, Dennis F. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1989
The components and features of ERIC on CD-ROM are discussed. Search techniques and the value of this resource are described. Different systems available are noted. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedTouwen, L. Jeroen – Computers and the Humanities, 1992
Illustrates the use of computer data banks in history by examining the Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank (MEMDB) located at Rutgers University. States the database contains an expanding collection of historical monetary and price/wage data. Includes instructions, examples of search strategies, and an annotated bibliography. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Databases
Peer reviewedMilic, Louis T. – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Describes the structure, purpose, and some of the idiosyncracies of the Century of Prose Corpus. The database covers English prose for the 1675-1780 period. Part A consists of 20 major authors; part B contains 100 secondary authors. Selections vary in length and allow scholars to search for comparisons and inconsistencies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Technology, English Literature
Peer reviewedLloyd-Jones, R.; Lewis, M. J. – History Microcomputer Review, 1994
Contends that, in the past few years, historians have shown increasing interest in the utilization of databases and database software for both teaching and research. Focuses on the value of historical databases and illustrates the approach with examples drawn from financial and industrial databases. (CFR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedIrizarry, Estelle – Computers and the Humanities, 1995
Utilizes a computer program to search for legal terminology in Concepcion Arenal's 1861 treatise "The Woman of the Future." Arenal appropriated two different types of legal discourse in her work. Discusses the problems this presented for linguistic analyses. Includes fascinating details on Arenal and her work. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Download full textSawbridge, Stephen J. – 2001
This document is intended to help practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom find and use Internet-based research resources dealing with raising achievement. The introduction discusses the state of research into school effectiveness in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Part A, which reviews available World Wide Web sites devoted to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adoption (Ideas), Basic Skills
