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Riding the Crest of the E-Commerce Wave: Transforming MIT's Campus Computer Resale Operation.
Hallisey, Joanne – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1998
Reengineering efforts, vendor consolidation, and rising costs prompted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to convert its computer resale store to an online catalog that allows students, faculty, and staff to purchase equipment and software through a World Wide Web interface. The transition has been greeted with a mixed reaction. The next…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Database Management Systems
Integrating a Microcomputer for Agriculture Data and Telecommunications into the Agriculture Classroom. Final Report.
Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative, Strawberry. – 1991
A program was conducted to integrate computer technology into agriculture classrooms in 25 secondary schools and 4 universities in Arkansas. State-of-the-art technology from the AgriData Network of Milwaukee was used. The AgriData Network includes the Ag Ed Network, which offers more than 800 "live textbook" lessons with current…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Client-Server: What Is It and Are We There Yet?
Gershenfeld, Nancy – Online, 1995
Discusses client-server architecture in dumb terminals, personal computers, local area networks, and graphical user interfaces. Focuses on functions offered by client personal computers: individualized environments; flexibility in running operating systems; advanced operating system features; multiuser environments; and centralized data…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Educational Computer Networks: An Overview.
Crume, Charles E.; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Educational Technology, 1990
Describes the growth of educational computer networks in three main categories: (1) networks for sharing peripheral equipment; (2) networks for exchanging information; and (3) networks for addressing instructional needs. The use of microcomputers and mainframe computers is examined, networks in public schools and universities are described, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Peripherals, Cost Effectiveness
Mediation and the Electronic World.
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Swan, John; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Three articles discuss the issue of the mediator's role in the library of the electronic age. Topics addressed include computer-assisted instruction; online catalogs; computer networks; professional identity; reference service and bibliographic instruction; CD-ROMs; online systems; personal home microcomputers; Internet and list servers;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Librarians
Parents Guide to the Internet.
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ACCESS ERIC, Rockville, MD. – 1997
The Internet is a vast network of computers that connects people and information all over the world. Children often know far more about computers than their parents do. However, children need their parents' involvement, experience, and judgment, whether the children are experienced computer users or just getting started. This booklet provides…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
Parent's Guide to the Internet. Revised.
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 2000
This second edition of the "Parent's Guide to the Internet" is intended to help parents--regardless of their level of technological know-how--make use of the online world as an important educational tool. This booklet provides parents with basic information about how to use the computer to find information and communicate with others. It describes…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Children, Computer Literacy, Computer Mediated Communication