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Valauskas, Ed; Flower, Eric – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Two articles discuss the library hardware marketplace. The first examines the Apple Macintosh in libraries from 1984 to the present, including linking libraries, computers, and endusers over large geographic distances. The second article discusses upgrading components of systems in the IBM compatible, MS-DOS, and Windows environments as costs…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Costs
Peer reviewedTedd, Lucy A. – Journal of Documentation, 1995
An overview of the development of CD-ROMs is presented. Aspects covered include changes in coverage, the use of CD-ROMs in libraries and information units, changes in search interfaces and growth in end-user searching, changes in CD-ROM publishers, and hardware and networking developments. (Author)
Descriptors: Background, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Information Technology
Download full textRyder, Martin; Wilson, Brent – 1996
This paper compares and contrasts the Internet with other fundamental educational infrastructures throughout history by assessing the affordances and constraints of that medium along with those of oral tradition and print literacy. Highlights include affordances and constraints of the Internet; literacy and the development of education in the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change
