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TES: A Text Extraction System.
Goh, A.; Hui, S. C. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Describes how TES, a text extraction system, is able to electronically retrieve a set of sentences from a document to form an indicative abstract. Discusses various text abstraction techniques and related work in the area, provides an overview of the TES system, and compares system results against manually produced abstracts. (LAM)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Automation, Comparative Analysis
Availability and Use of Microcomputers in Public Schools.
Schlessinger, June H.; Karp, Rashelle S. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Describes the results of three surveys that were conducted in 1982 and 1986 to determine the availability and use of microcomputers in public schools in Texas and Pennsylvania. Library use of microcomputers is examined as well as classroom use, trends are examined, and hypotheses for a planned future study are given. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Information Access through CD-ROM and Its Impact upon Faculty Research Output: A Case of a University in Third World Countries.
Ali, S. Nazim; Young, Harold C. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992
Discussion of the use of CD-ROM technology at the University of Bahrain highlights database searching, interlibrary loan activity, and faculty publication. Statistics show that the acquisition of CD-ROM databases is a significant factor in an increase in faculty research publication output. (14 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations