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Peer reviewedBaird, Patricia M.; Borer, Beatrice – Electronic Library, 1987
Describes various computer conferencing systems and discusses their effectiveness in terms of user acceptance and reactions to the technology. The methodology and findings of an experiment in which graduate students conducted a computer conference using a local area network and produced an electronic journal of the conference proceedings are…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Behavioral Science Research, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBarker, Philip – Electronic Library, 1994
Discusses the basic functions of library systems and their knowledge transfer role in modern societies. Four types of library systems that could arise from new technologies are identified: polymedia, electronic, digital, and virtual. Each of these systems is described, their distinguishing features identified, and their implications discussed.…
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedRodriguez, Ketty – Electronic Library, 1994
Considers barriers which inhibit the development of information technology in Latin America and the Caribbean. Highlights include research in science and technology; the publishing industry; information transfer; indigenous database development; and options for developing countries, including national information policies, computer education, and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Technology
