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Calamari, Cal – Teacher Librarian, 2009
As educational and research needs have changed, libraries have changed as well. They must meet ever-increasing demand for access to online media, subscriptions to archives, video, audio, and other content. The way a user/patron accesses this information has also changed. Gone are the days of a few hardwired desktops or computer carts. While…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Research Needs, Academic Libraries, Telecommunications
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Descy, Don E. – TechTrends, 1995
Provides information on commercial connections to the Internet via gateways as opposed to direct connection or through a modem. Hardware and software requirements are described; and commercial online services offering an Internet gateway are discussed, including America Online, CompuServe, Delphi, GEnie, and Prodigy. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Gateway Systems, Online Vendors
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Albright, Michael J. – TechTrends, 1995
Discussion of Internet Gopher databases highlights the Gopher developed for AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology). Highlights include access information; guide to the AECT Gopher; access statistics, including international contacts; and future plans. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Futures (of Society), International Communication
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Walery, Darrell – T.H.E. Journal, 2005
This article provides a quick start guide to provide educators with the basic points to consider before installing a wireless network in the school. Since many school districts have already implemented wireless networks, there is a lot of information available online to assist in the process.
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Electronic Equipment, Computer Networks, Computer Security
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Duffy, Bob – Electronic Library, 1997
According to Netscape's Marc Andreessen, the biggest problem on the World Wide Web is information overload. This article discusses ways of handling infoglut: search engines; intranets; extranets, Web-linked, private networks of interdependent businesses; other Netscape browser developments; and Java. (PEN)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Information Management, Technological Advancement
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
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Delouis, Dominique – Information Services and Use, 1993
Discusses the use of telecommunications in museums; reviews existing museum documentary databases, including those that are accessible from remote locations; describes the RAMA (Remote Access to Museum Archive) project, a computer network linking image documentary databases of seven European museums; and discusses the outlook for electronic…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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
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Rasmussen, Edie M. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1992
Examines parallel computer architecture and the use of parallel processors for text. Topics discussed include parallel algorithms; performance evaluation; parallel information processing; parallel access methods for text; parallel and distributed information retrieval systems; parallel hardware for text; and network models for information…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods, Information Processing
Makulowich, John S. – Online, 1994
Offers suggestions for training people to use the Internet. Topics discussed include levels of training; goals; matching objectives to student interests; the importance of interactive sessions; student log books; conducting student evaluations; follow-up; and the necessity for the instructor to keep current. (four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods, Student Journals
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
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Discusses software sharing on computer networks and the need for proper bandwidth; and describes the technology behind FidoNet, a computer network made up of electronic bulletin boards. Network features highlighted include front-end mailers, Zone Mail Hour, Nodelist, NetMail, EchoMail, computer conferences, tosser and scanner programs, and host…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Electronic Mail
Svetcov, Eric – Technology & Learning, 2005
This article provides a list of the essential steps to keeping a school's or district's network safe and sound. It describes how to establish a security architecture and approach that will continually evolve as the threat environment changes over time. The article discusses the methodology for implementing this approach and then discusses the…
Descriptors: Costs, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Educational Technology
Lewontin, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 1995
Describes and defines the relationship between and capabilities of World Wide Web (WWW) and Mosaic, a software interface program. The uses of hypertext and hypermedia and possibilities for educational use of Mosaic are mentioned. A sidebar includes information on recommended material on the WWW and Mosaic. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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
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