As educators and administrators look to countless mobile apps, software programs, and web-based learning tools to meet the demands of students in remote, virtual, and hybrid settings, risks and assumptions of online platforms and assessments must be considered. With the urgency of the COVID-response closure of many schools and the unusual methods…

Describes limitations inherent in traditional computerized information systems in school districts. Characteristics of more flexible, humanistic systems are described, and techniques for utilizing new technology to establish such systems are discussed. Emphasis is placed upon the changing role of nontechnicians with respect to direct communication…

Describes three categories of computer-based information systems for career guidance (batch process, online information retrieval, and online career guidance), addresses the issue of effectiveness, and discusses the approach to system selection used for the Illinois Career Information Delivery System (CIDS) Feasibility Study. Thirty-one references…

Presents an overview of computer based library networks, what they are and are not, and their advantages and disadvantages. (JEG)

Describes and compares some CMI systems, e.g., Scout at Brigham Young University, a system at Florida State, CDC's PLATO, and the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory System, in terms of their attributes, rationale for design, and their future directions. (JEG)