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Harper, Robert M., Jr. – Computers and Education, 1985
Presents current licensing practices of software for microcomputers and demonstrates inadequacies of these practices to situations where installations make use of multiple microcomputers using realistic scenarios. Suggestions for possible revisions to licensing agreements that might alleviate these inadequacies are provided. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Practices, Learning Laboratories, Microcomputers
Tenopir, Carol – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1985
Discussion of issues surrounding the microcomputer's capability to download online search results covers types of downloading; scope of downloading; legal issues (copyright and database contract provisions and policies); and effects of downloading (widespread pricing changes, and provision of database subsets by database producers). (MBR)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Costs, Databases, Information Storage
Klausmeier, Jane – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1985
Addresses uses and benefits ERIC receives from MICROsearch, a program for searching downloaded portions of the ERIC database on floppy disks. Use of MICROsearch as a reference tool and for teaching online searching is described, and its limitations and benefits to the online industry are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Design, Instructional Materials
Julien, Don; Schauer, Bruce – Library Journal, 1983
Discusses a public library system program that provides free public access to microcomputers, noting justification, objectives, equipment specifications, uses and software, staff training, policies and procedures, program implementation, and users. Eight references are listed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Library Networks, Library Services, Microcomputers
Jenkins, Tracie M.; Dankert, Elizabeth J. – Educational Technology, 1981
A study was undertaken to determine whether PLATO would be used by the medical students at Mercer University and whether attitudes toward this type of computer-assisted instruction would prove generally positive; results indicated that students did utilize the system and that this use generated an overall favorable attitude. References are listed.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Medical Education, Microcomputers
Dickerson, Laurel; Pritchard, William H., Jr. – Educational Technology, 1981
Reasons for the general lack of active planning for a programmatic approach to this new technology are presented, gaps in current microcomputer use are identified, and data collected from public school districts in Florida are analyzed. (Author/MER)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Planning, Microcomputers, Public Schools
Brueggeman, Peter – Laserdisk Professional, 1989
Describes a menu-driven software system for searching CD-ROM databases that also unobtrusively gathers data on CD-ROM usage. The discussion covers the steps involved in creating a log file using DOS, tips for capturing user status, strategies for salvaging incomplete data, and types of CD-ROM usage analysis supported by these data. (three…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Menu Driven Software, Microcomputers
D'Souza, Patricia Veasey – Educational Technology, 1992
Explores possible uses of electronic mail in three areas of the academic setting: instruction, research, and administration. Electronic mail is defined, the components needed to get started with electronic mail are discussed, and uses and benefits of electronic mail in diverse educational environments are suggested. (12 references) (DB)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Environment, Electronic Mail, Higher Education
Electronic Education, 1984
Describes study to determine effect on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of coaching with a microcomputer software program, Computer SAT. Results indicate mathematics scores are improved by computer coaching with no difference between effectiveness of individual or small group computer use, and verbal scores are improved by small group use.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Improvement, Microcomputers, Scores
Ely, Donald P. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY), 1991
Review of research on computer technology in education in the United States focuses on four aspects of microcomputer use: (1) quantitative (number of microcomputers available to students and teachers); (2) qualitative (location and use of these computers); (3) the impact of computer use; and (4) hypotheses about nonuse, limited use, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Chesebrough, David E. – Computing Teacher, 1993
Discusses seven factors to consider in deciding whether or not to build on AppleWorks and Apple II technology now that Apple Computer is developing little new software for the system. Factors include the impact of change on users and the existence of mail-order support services, which are listed in a sidebar. (KRN)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Software, Equipment Evaluation, Merchandise Information
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Maddux, Cleborne D. – Computers in the Schools, 1984
Discusses results of two 1983 educational microcoputer use studies which indicate schools are acquiring microcomputers but lightly utilizing them, and concludes that this may be due to lack of research on the intelligent use of microcomputers. Research questions needing answers are noted and scarcity and problems of research are discussed. (MBR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers
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Levitan, Karen B.; And Others – Computers in Human Services, 1985
Presents findings of a literature review from December 1983 to January 1984, exploring microcomputer uses and needs of practitioners in psychology and psychiatry. Covers overview and history of information technology requirements of the practitioner community and discusses hardware and software systems, as well as issues and barriers associated…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Microcomputers, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation
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Trumbull, Deborah; And Others – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1992
Reports on an exploratory study which used tracking records and evaluation questionnaires to examine the ways students use a hypermedia system. Findings in the following areas are discussed: enjoyment, ease of use, perception of system control, actual search strategies, perceived purposive search strategies, and effectiveness of search strategies.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Hypermedia, Microcomputers
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Schlessinger, Bernard S.; Schlessinger, June H. – Education for Information, 1984
The results of a survey of accredited library education programs in the United States indicate the increasing use of microcomputers in library education, and lead to predictions of even greater use in simulations of systems, programming library applications, statistical analysis of research results, management information systems, and tutorial…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Information Science, Library Education, Library Schools
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