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Pace, Andrew K. – Computers in Libraries, 2005
This Helping You Buy survey is the next in an annual series of surveys that have been compiled by Pamela Cibbarelli in past years. This bird's-eye view should serve to both highlight some general distinctions and to underscore the commodified similarities of a wide range of library automation systems.
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Information Technology, Library Automation, Computer Mediated Communication
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Loo, Alfred; Choi, Y. K. – Internet Research, 2002
In peer-to-peer systems, the lack of dedicated links between constituent computers presents a major challenge. Discusses the problems of distributed database operation with reference to an example. Presents two statistical selection algorithms-one for the intranet with broadcast/multicast facilities, the other for Internet without…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Databases
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Olla, Phillip; Patel, Nayna; Atkinson, Chris – Internet Research, 2003
Reports on a case study at an organization that created MADIC, an innovative approach to developing mobile applications developed by third party independent developer. Presents MMO2's, a conceptual wireless reference model used to define the various system constituents required to create effective mobile applications. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Information Networks
Carroll, Michael L.; Downs, W. Scott – 1996
Many organizations grapple with a glut of electronic information spawned by stockpiles of incompatible computers. This book offers solutions in information sharing and computer interaction. Rather than being about the Internet per se, it is about approaches that are characteristic of the Internet and the managerial and technical aspects of…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Computer System Design
Newby, Gregory B.; Bishop, Ann Peterson – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Reports on the results of a study of a community computing system, Prairienet. Examines characteristics of users and the extent to which Prairienet is serving its purpose as a community resource for networked communication and information access, through the analysis of usage patterns and logs. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Community Programs, Computer Mediated Communication
Harris, David – 1996
This report represents the phase two evaluation of the New Zealand Ministry of Education's "School's Network," or "Schoolsnet." The Schoolsnet is a computer service offered by the Ministry of Education as a pilot project that allows teachers and students to gain access to a computer-based communications and information system.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1997
The National School Boards Association (NSBA), the National School Boards Foundation, NSBA's Institute for the Transfer of Technology to Education, and Apple Computer, Inc., launched "The School Board of Tomorrow Exhibit" at NSBA's 1996 annual conference and exposition in Orlando, Florida. This handbook summarizes the communication technologies…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Holland, David G. – 1998
This paper outlines a process implemented at Mott Community College (Michigan) for building technology-based systems that would encourage collaboration among the staff. The first goal was communication, which included using the following technology to allow people to communicate and to make information available: e-mail, calendaring,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication
Shankar, Kalpana – 1998
Internet resources provide a library of information to community college practitioners. Guides to these online resources include Yahoo!, Alta Vista, and Hotbot. Community college Internet sites, valuable research tools, are available for the American Association of Community Colleges, the League for Innovation in the Community College, the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Davies, John; Stewart, Scott; Weeks, Richard – 1998
This paper describes a system that facilitates and encourages the sharing of knowledge among groups of users within or across organizations. KSE (Knowledge Sharing Environment) is a system of information agents for organizing, summarizing, and sharing knowledge from a number of sources, including the World Wide Web, an organization's internal…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Hindley, Meredith – Humanities, 1996
Provides an overview of the discussions, activities, procedures, and issues surrounding the more than 70 listservs run by H-Net. The Internet e-mail subscription network is open and free to both scholars and the public. Includes a list of all the H-Net listservs and a representative copy of one list's operating rules. (MJP)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
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McMurtry, John – Canadian Social Studies, 1996
Castigates the supposed "knowledge-based economy" as simply a public relations smokescreen covering up the free market exploitation of people and resources serving corporate interests. Discusses the many ways that private industry, often with government collusion, has controlled or denied dissemination of information to serve its own interests.…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Computer Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Kibirige, Harry M. – 1996
Information has become an increasingly valuable commodity. Access to full-text information, containing text, images, and in some cases, sound, is becoming vital to decision-making for organizations as well as individuals. The book covers the following topics: (1) the information marketplace in a cyberculture; (2) the telecommunications foundation…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication
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Woestman, Kelly A. – History Computer Review, 1996
Briefly notes, literally, hundreds of Web sites concerning the 1996 presidential election and politics in general. Includes candidate and party home pages, media outlets, partisan and nonpartisan sites, and a list of parody pages. Lists interactive programs involving quizzes and simulations, as well as dozens of discussion groups. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Enrichment