Offers thoughts concerning the difficulties school administrators face in choosing microcomputer equipment and software with technology improving so rapidly. General purpose software and specific applications are discussed, and a checklist of 18 questions for administrators to use during initial inquiries about software packages is included. (EJS)

Proposes that each elementary and secondary student, by 1990, should be offered an average of 30 minutes per day at a computer terminal. Examines the costs of this proposal and the barriers to its implementation. (Author/RW)

Presents the opinions of six corporate media managers on the accounting practice of charging corporate departments for audiovisual services rendered on individual projects and productions rather than having the corporation underwrite the audiovisual department budget. (MBR)

Basic manual transcription procedure is outlined and three methods of generating transcripts are considered separately: completely manual preparation, manual and computer combined, and online processing and monitoring by computer. Factors such as initial equipment investment, person hours, cost of copying and modifying transcripts, and reduction…

The academic world must take seriously recent progress in computerized legal information systems and push hard for reduction of costs of such a system. Cooperative efforts of all groups concerned is essential. (Journal availability: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd., 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE, one pound fifty pence.) (MSE)

Present and potential classroom applications of microcomputers are examined in this literature review, which was conducted to identify both unjustified and well-founded claims about the advantages offered by the introduction of computers into classroom instruction. Conclusions presented indicate that: (1) such applications are being oversold by…

Discusses the applications of microcomputers in education, the available hardware, peripheral equipment, costs, user training, software, management considerations, and implications for the future. Twenty-nine references are cited. (FM)

Perspectives presented on the emergence of computer use in elementary and secondary education include a comparison with television's emergence, an outline of the present school use of computers, implications for program improvement, discussion of computers' educational soundness, cost and convenience, and a look at computer use in society in…

Obstacles to full access to electronic information-based technology and assistive devices for people who are blind or visually impaired include: high costs and limited financial assistance sources for assistive technology, insufficient resources for providing instruction in the use of new technology, and developments such as the graphical user…

Reexamines the concept of the journal in light of current computer-communications technology and describes four forms of electronic journals on the Electronic Information Exchange System (EIES), stressing the potential of each for future development. Technological advances that will make electronic journals more feasible are also considered.…

Some emerging patterns in educational computing permit speculation about future trends in educational computer hardware, software, and applications. Ultimately, three types of hardware units will be used by schools: professional systems, personal computers (microcomputers), and a new generation of inexpensive personal computers that can be…

This planning document defines the computing needs of the College of DuPage for the 1988 to 1990 fiscal years and provides the strategic direction necessary to keep the college in step with technological advancements. The plan is divided into the following major sections: (1) the "Introduction" describes the major issues that will impact computing…

Processes involved in computer searching of information systems are explained, with some caveats for the use of online searching by students and faculty. Among the concerns are overestimates of the efficacy of searching, inconsistency in search services and strategies, and other potential problems of search results' relevance. (MSE)

Briefly outlines the impact of computerization upon library services and administration, discusses the evolution of library education and the new skills that will be needed by the electronic librarian, examines the nature of libraries as organizations, and presents recommendations for the development of the library curriculum. (JL)

In an effort to shed light on the advent of the computer and its applications at small, two-year colleges, this report describes a national survey and case studies of five small colleges to determine their current use of computer services, the role and method of governance of computer-based information systems, and the policies affecting them. The…