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Download full textLehman, Bruce A. – 1995
In February 1993, the Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) was formed to articulate and implement the Clinton Administration's vision for the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights was established within the Information Policy Committee to examine the intellectual property implications…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Federal Legislation
Johnson, Deborah G. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Discusses computer ethics and the use of computer networks. Topics addressed include computer hackers; software piracy; computer viruses and worms; intentional and unintentional abuse; intellectual property rights versus freedom of thought; the role of information in a democratic society; individual privacy; legislation; social attitudes; and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Democracy, Educational Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1994
The use of information networks for business and government is expanding enormously. Government use of networks features prominently in plans to make government more efficient, effective, and responsive. But the transformation brought about by the networking also raises new concerns for the security and privacy of networked information. This…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Cryptography
Story, Naomi O., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Growing from a 1988 conference on educational technology, the Ocotillo Action/Research Groups of the Maricopa Community Colleges in Tempe (Arizona) have continued to explore ways of enhancing and developing the use of instructional technologies in the community colleges. This report presents the following annual reports of the groups, which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Wallach, Ruth – 1997
Geared toward librarians who frequently work with faculty and graduate students, this paper summarizes the experience of the library at the University of Southern California in organizing and conducting several subject specific workshops on using the Internet as a research medium. It examines the practical issues on how to approach the task of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationRodriguez, Toni, Ed. – 1992
As background for its fifth meeting, Ocotillo, the faculty-driven think tank for instructional technology issues of the Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona), presents reports from its working groups for 1991-92. The groups explore the uses and development of educational technology, particularly in the community college setting. The reports are:…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. – 1994
This report examines the issues related to the formation of an integrated National Information Infrastructure (NII) from the perspectives of the education and research communities. The report presents a vision of the future for the NII based on an Open Data Network (ODN). The report begins by examining the background and the visions for the future…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society)
