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Henry, Charles – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1993
Analyzes metaphors currently being used to describe the NREN (National Research and Education Network) and concludes that they largely ignore the true cognitive implications of the network. Topics addressed include stated goals of the NREN; educational and economic factors influencing the NREN; and the transformational potential of the NREN for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Economic Factors, Educational Trends, Information Networks
Avram, Henriette D. – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Description of the Library of Congress' Networking Advisory Committee focuses on recommendations it has made concerning issues pertinent to intellectual property in an information network environment. Alternatives to the present Copyright Act are examined, the economics of sharing information are discussed, and questions involving databases and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Copyrights, Databases, Information Networks
Peters, Paul Evan – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Considers issues involving intellectual property rights on information networks. The need for the Internet and the National Information Infrastructure to support both commercial and noncommercial providers of information is discussed; and intellectual property management as services available to information providers rather than as features of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Information Networks, Intellectual Property
Williams, David O.; Carpenter, Brian E. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Discussion of data networking in Europe provides background on the current situation in the United States and the Pacific region. The situation in Europe is then addressed, including the present status of national networks, disciplinary networks, and the European Internet; regulatory, political, economic, and technical barriers to progress; and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
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Esrock, Stuart L. – New Jersey Journal of Communication, 1997
Suggests that society is more likely in the midst of an information evolution, rather than a revolution. Uses new media technology and forecasting literatures as a framework to evaluate current technology developments and public discussion about the information highway. Compares the hopeful rhetoric that surrounds the information highway to…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Networks, Internet, Rhetorical Criticism
Martin, Thomas H. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Focusing on economic issues related to the NREN (National Research and Education Network), this paper examines the implications for the academic community of a shift to fee-based network services. Costs currently borne by institutions and the feasibility of charging end users are considered. Commercial use of the NREN is also addressed. (two…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Networks, Costs, Electronic Mail
Abbott, Anthony – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Discusses the electronic publishing activities of Meckler Publishing on the Internet, including a publications catalog, an electronic journal, and tables of contents databases. Broader issues of commercial network publishing are also addressed, including changes in the research process, changes in publishing, bibliographic control,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing
Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC. – 1993
In order to ensure that the United States maintains an advanced information infrastructure, the Council on Competitiveness has started a project on the 21st century infrastructure. Participating in this project are the many different parties who are providing and using the infrastructure, including cable companies, regional Bell companies, long…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Government Role, Information Networks
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McQueen, Howard – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Provides guidelines for evaluating SCSI Express Novell 386, a new product allowing CD-ROM drives to be attached to a Netware 3.11 file server, increasing CD-ROM networking capability. Specific limitations concerning software, hardware, and human resources are outlined, as well as its unique features and potential for future networking uses. (EA)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Reviews, Guidelines, Information Networks
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Bearman, David – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
This case study of how the museum community is trying to select standards for data interchange between museum systems reviews the work of the Museum Computer Network's committee on the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI) and reflects on the issues confronting CIMI as it tries to exploit information technology standards as a strategy.…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Information Technology
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Jones, Robert Alun – Internet Research, 1994
Notes that research on the use of networked information resources, like any kind of social science involving the study of human subjects, raises ethical questions. The tension between traditional research guidelines and new technologies is discussed; public/private distinctions and informed consent are addressed; and possible solutions are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Definitions, Ethics, Guidelines
Windhausen, John, Jr. – EDUCAUSE, 2008
This white paper proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making high-speed Internet services available across the country. It proposes the creation of a new federal Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) that, together with matching funds from the states and the private…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Telecommunications, Public Sector, Partnerships in Education
Gillespie, Robert G. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Reviews current federal legislation that concerns the National Information Infrastructure. Highlights include telecommunications deregulation; activities of cable and telecommunication industries, including Regional Bell Operating Companies; allowing telephone companies to provide video services; plans of the Clinton administration; and concerns…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Computer Networks, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Smoot, Oliver – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Examines the relationship between the National Information Infrastructure (NII) and the new General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Topics discussed include the reduction or elimination of tariffs on NII products; protection of copyrighted works; unresolved trade issues, including the European telecommunications market; standards; and privacy and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Nickerson, Gord – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Describes the development of Usenet, the User's Network, a computer network that distributes group discussions (newsgroups) on different topics. Network News software is described, the rapid growth in popularity and heavy network traffic is discussed, and a hierarchical classification scheme to limit the amount of information for users is…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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