The Handicapped Educational Exchange, a microcomputer-based electronic mail system, acts as a clearinghouse for information on the use of technology to aid the handicapped and serves as a communication medium for hearing impaired persons. Procedures for using the system are described. (CL)

In a 1995 study, Moody's Investors Research found that companies and governments in the Pacific Rim would require $363 billion for essential telecom infrastructure by the end of the decade. Examines the state of communications in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.…

The background and impact of DEAFNET, a computer based telecommunications network for the deaf, are describd. Current efforts focus on local implementation of the system, which includes features of electronic messaging, and bulletin boards. DEAFNET's projected audience is explained to include hearing friends and family members as well as deaf…

Describes current online technology, including the physical and functional aspects of three types of networks: search service, customized service providing bibliographic files, and service center. (FM)

Reports the results of a Delphi survey of international experts on the future of telecommunications. Predicts new and expanding services that will be available over the next twenty years. Outlines space applications and advanced technology, regulatory and social issues, and institutional and economic issues which will characterize the field of…

Describes a program to provide a major improvement in the national instrumental analysis capability of Chinese universities and associated industries. Notes the network ended its first five years of operation with a sense of accomplishment, but found its perspective much different than at the startup. (MVL)

The first of two volumes of a conference proceedings, this document contains the welcome, the opening, the keynote addresses, and the invited papers, as well as a submitted paper by John Gillam which was not available for publication in the pre-prints (Volume 2) prior to the conference. Three addresses are not included in these proceedings and…

Analyzes whether push technology is a threat or opportunity for online searchers. Outlines key functions of push technology products and defines key technology terms. Illustrates how the role of the online searcher changes with push technology. (AEF)

This study examines how preservice educators utilized Internet resources in an integrated thematic unit at the elementary school level. A cohort of 64 senior-level preservice elementary education students were required to use Internet resources to create lesson plans and teach integrated units during the semester. Three surveys were carried out to…

The growing need for an understanding of the information industries in the United States led to the Program on Information Technologies and Public Policy. The public has a vital interest in the rapid and fundamental changes occurring in how information systems perform, who controls information flow, and on what terms what information is made…

The University of Texas at Tyler (UTT) has assumed the responsibility of developing and initiating a partnership organization between industry and education within the East Texas community. A communication network involving local, state, and national government, chambers of commerce, industry, business, and education will be the core of the…

The Michigan Library Consortium (MLC) is studying the problems and possibilities of networking, with the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) as a model and possible data base for the MLC. Standards on an international scale must be developed, and the need for constantly improving technology, particularly computers, must be recognized. Since the…

Describes the ScI-Journal, an online publication designed to give secondary science students a chance to publish the work they have done in science classes so that other science students can read about it. The goal of this journal is to promote student enthusiasm for science and help students develop a greater understanding of the nature of…

This report presents the results and recommendations of a study undertaken to aid the Republic of Kenya's National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) in the development of a National Documentation and Information Centre to coordinate existing research and development (R&D) information services. The background of the NCST and its…

Describes a system which emulates a face-to-face classroom where groups of students can participate online using standard low cost personal computer hardware at the student's location. Provides an overview, rationale, assumptions, design problems, and limitations of the program. Discusses alternative uses and evaluation of the technique. (MVL)