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Branstad, Dennis K., Ed. – 1978
The 15 papers and summaries of presentations in this collection provide technical information and guidance offered by representatives from federal agencies and private industry. Topics discussed include physical security, risk assessment, software security, computer network security, and applications and implementation of the Data Encryption…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Codification, Computer Programs, Computers
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Center for the Teaching Professions. – 1973
The text of an extended series of computer-mediated conversations makes up the body of this document. Discussion centers around the uses of computer networks as a new communication medium. Contributions were made by participants, who typed their informal comments into computer terminals, located at several places in the country. Because of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers, Conference Reports
Library Association, London (England). – 1983
The most important developments now taking place or being planned are emphasized in this collection of eight papers on the emerging aspects of information technology. In addition to an introduction by Ric Foot and a keynote address by John Butcher, the specific papers are as follows: (1) "Telesoftware as Part of the Knowledge Network,"…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Cable Television, Computer Literacy, Computer Programs
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Copyright Office. – 1976
The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) met on May 7, 1976, to hear reports on copyrights as they apply to computers and the information industry. The first spokesman was the president of Educational Communications (EDUCOM), a consortium of colleges and universities collaborating on the distribution and use…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Computer Programs, Copyrights, Federal Legislation
McEwen, Hazel E., Ed. – 1974
Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Conferences
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Nairobi (Kenya). Regional Office of Science and Technology for Africa. – 1980
The main points on the agenda of this meeting attended by eight chief participants from seven member states of UNESCO in the African Region and several observers were: (1) presentations by participants on their experiences in the application of informatics (i.e., computer applications in information dissemination) in the region; (2) problems in…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computers
Commission des Communautes Europeennes (Luxembourg). – 1973
The conference proceedings contained in this document include invited papers, transcripts of discussions following those papers, and the reports of topical committees that met during the three day conference held in Luxembourg, May 1973. The focus of the conference was on the design and use of information retrieval and data base systems in various…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Costs, Databases