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Ng-A-Fook, Nicholas; Kane, Ruth G.; Butler, Jesse K.; Glithero, Lisa; Forte, Rita – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
Educational researchers and policy-makers are now expected by funding agencies and their institutions to innovate the multi-directional ways in which our production of knowledge can impact the classrooms of teachers (practitioners), while also integrating their experiential knowledge into the landscape of our research. In this article, we draw on…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Research
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Muir, Adrienne – Journal of Documentation, 2001
This review of research and development work deals with activities specifically related to digital legal deposit. An overview of research activity in the various stages of the deposit process-particularly in digital preservation-follows. Building the infrastructure and pilot depositories are discussed. Issues that are not currently being addressed…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Information Processing, Library Collections
Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report describes the High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) initiative of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology. This program is supportive of and coordinated with the National Information Infrastructure Initiative. Now halfway through its 5-year effort, the HPCC program counts among its…
Descriptors: Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Government Role
Sutton, Stuart A. – 2000
This paper explores general issues surrounding the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database--its content, operations, and possible "futures." It addresses specific questions regarding restrictions on content and, in particular, the exclusion from the database of a range of non-print media; and the exclusion of the…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Resources, Information Networks, Information Services
Lynch, Clifford A. – 2000
This paper examines the inter-relationship between recent developments in information technology and the planning for the evaluation of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. It argues that in the light of radical changes currently taking place in the networked information environment and user expectations, bold strategic…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Resources, Information Networks, Information Services
Hayward, Becky Jon; And Others – 1985
The second phase of an analysis of the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education focused on the impacts of six regional centers on vocational educators. Another concern was the Network's overall contribution to curriculum-related activities and initiatives in vocational education. Specific issues were the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Study Centers, Information Networks
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Ashton, Sarah; Levy, Philippa – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Describes European initiatives concerned with development of networked learner support (NLS) in higher education, including the NetLinkS, IMPEL2 (Impact on People on Electronic Libraries), TAPin (Training and Awareness Programme in Networks), T3 (Telematics for Teacher Training), and EDUCATE projects. Discusses themes relating to professional…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. National Science and Technology Council. – 2001
This document is the annual report prepared by the Interagency Working Group on Information Technology Research and Development of the National Science and Technology Council. This report is a Supplement to the President's fiscal year (FY) 2002 Budget that describes the Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD)…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software Development, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Taylor, Hugh A. – 1984
Prepared under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA), this study is intended to assist archivists and information specialists in creating, developing, and evaluating modern archival systems and services, particularly with reference to the concept and the role of the user in such systems and services. It ranges over a wide field…
Descriptors: Archives, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Scientists
Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1994
In this report, the National Information Infrastructure (NII) services issue is addressed, and activities to advance the development of NII services are recommended. The NII is envisioned to grow into a seamless web of communications networks, computers, databases, and consumer electronics that will put vast amounts of information at users'…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Cooperation, Government Role
Wisconsin Governor's Office, Madison. – 1993
This report by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Wisconsin's Telecommunications Infrastructure considers infrastructure to be the common network that connects individual residences, businesses, and agencies, rather than the individual systems and equipment themselves. The task force recognizes that advances in telecommunications technologies and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Federal Regulation
National Coordinating Committee on Technology in Education and Training, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
The National Coordinating Committee for Technology in Education and Training (NCC-TET) has developed these requirements to ensure that the National Information Infrastructure (NII) provides expanded opportunities for education and training. A number of national organizations have contributed to these requirements, which are intended to be used in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Computer Networks, Costs
Fish, Lawrence D. – 1982
This paper explores methods of collaboration among countries in order to promote successful development, exchange, and dissemination of international education materials. The discussion emphasizes activities of the Pacific Circle Consortium, which was founded in 1977 and includes Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States. Its…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperation, Decision Making