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Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Provides an overview of recent technological developments in the area of multimedia technologies that enhance information access and describes recent developments in PROJECT EMPEROR-I, an interactive videodisc project that has expanded with multimedia technology. Digital technologies and their interactive applications are discussed, and sample…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Interactive Video, Microcomputers
Marmion, Dan – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Describes the origins of hypertext and reviews the history of the concept of nonsequential access to information that led to hypertext. Technological developments that have been combined with hypertext are discussed, including workstations, video and laser disk technology, and microcomputers; and library applications of hypertext and hypermedia…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hypermedia, Information Technology, Library Automation
Ingle, Henry T. – 1988
This paper summarizes the research and practice associated with the use of new information media and technology with Hispanic populations in the United States, and presents a case for making effective use of communications tools such as the microcomputer and videocassette recorders for improving the educational level and socioeconomic status of…
Descriptors: Communications, Equal Education, Hispanic Americans, Information Technology

Wilson, Savan – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1987
Provides an overview of the information technologies that best facilitate and support educational activities, emphasizing areas relevant to distance education. Technologies in the areas of video communications, audiographics, telephone systems, and computer communications are classified and described. (CLB)
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Education

Kibirige, Harry M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the potential effects of fiber optic-based communication technology on information networks and systems design highlights library automation. Topics discussed include computers and telecommunications systems, the importance of information in national economies, microcomputers, local area networks (LANs), national computer networks,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Copyrights, Information Networks

Sieverts, Eric G.; Hofstede, Marten – Electronic Library, 1991
Five categories of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval (ISR) are distinguished and characterized: classical retrieval systems; end-user software; indexing programs; full-text retrieval programs; and personal information managers. In addition, the special retrieval techniques of hypertext and best-matched searching are…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Software, Gateway Systems, Hypermedia

Van Houweling, Douglas E. – Library Hi Tech, 1986
Survey of the history and current development of information technology covers hardware (economies of scale, communications technology, magnetic and optical forms of storage), and the evolution of systems software ("tool" software, applications software, and nonprocedural languages). The effect of new computer technologies on human…
Descriptors: Computer Software, History, Information Networks, Information Storage

Wallace, Danny P.; Giglierano, Joan – Library Trends, 1989
Discusses the uses of microcomputers in libraries. Highlights include selecting hardware and software; providing microcomputers for public use; using microcomputers to access larger systems; the use of general purpose software, including desktop publishing; computer networks; library specific software; and the future of microcomputers in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Desktop Publishing, Futures (of Society)

Entlich, Richard; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discusses the development of technical services workstations at Mann Library at Cornell University (New York). Topics addressed include project goals, communications software, the operating environment, personal information management software, implementation and training, possible future applications, and the impact of new technology…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Software, Expert Systems
Herther, Nancy K. – Online, 1987
This current overview of optical disk technology describes the evolving marketplace for optical products, the use of libraries as test sites for prototype CD-ROM (compact disk read-only-memory) products, CD-ROM developments, new optical technologies, and advances in magnetics. A list of some compact disk manufacturers and a glossary of terms are…
Descriptors: Costs, Databases, Information Storage, Information Technology
Khosrowpour, Mehdi; Amoroso, Donald – 1991
With the realization that microcomputers provide an extraordinary value to the organization follows the need to address a variety of issues in order to more effectively manage these resources. Each of the 14 chapters, consisting of papers written by different authors, represents a different perspective existing in organizations with respect to the…
Descriptors: Administration, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Education, Computer Security
Monaco, Jenny; MacDonald, Lesley – 1984
This document provides information on the use of information technology (IT) to assist in educational management and administration, considers where future developments may lead, and provides definitions of IT and its elements--information handling, communications technology, and information transformation. The involvement of the Council for…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Developed Nations, Educational Administration

Bialo, Ellen; Sivin, Jay – Emergency Librarian, 1991
Reports on studies that analyze the impact of microcomputers in schools on student achievement as compared to more traditional methods, and explores research that relates student achievement to software design, learner characteristics, and instructional decisions on technology implementation. (17 references) (MAB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Conventional Instruction

Chartrand, Robert Lee – Special Libraries, 1987
Examines the potential of libraries and information technology as resources available to those who must plan for and deal with emergency situations. Information support for decision making, a range of types of disasters, alternative uses of advanced information technology, and articles by librarians on emergency management are discussed.…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, Community Information Services, Decision Making, Emergency Programs
Morris, Judith – 1986
Intended for trainers who have little knowledge of information technology (IT) and its use in education and training, this information sheet describes IT as consisting of three elements--information handling, communications technology, and information transformation--and explains how these elements contribute to the conveying of information. To…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Uses in Education, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
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