Discusses computer software that can perform routine calculations on small computer systems quickly and accurately to aid in the task of translating ideas into numbers and decisions. VisiCalc, use of spreadsheet analysis programs, and applications for school library media specialists are highlighted. Six references are included. (EJS)

A discussion of the prospects for widespread use of computers for booking, routing and billing media orders. (HB)

Indicates that the applications of microcomputers at libraries and learning resource centers at two-year colleges range from direct patron services to administrative and library support functions. Describes user services, user control systems, administrative applications, and information exchanges in the context of the system at State University…

The purpose of this project was to develop a computerized videotape catalog and booking system to serve school personnel in the 109 schools of Pinellas County, Florida. This system was designed to eliminate manual file maintenance, decrease time spent in booking, shipping, and receiving videotapes, and reduce the cost of producing and updating…

Discusses the applications of microcomputers in education, the available hardware, peripheral equipment, costs, user training, software, management considerations, and implications for the future. Twenty-nine references are cited. (FM)

The Rockford School of Medicine uses the PLATO IV computer system and terminal to get up-to-the-minute, on line software catalogs available for use by the faculty and students on a printed display. (JY)

Discusses the learning center concept in terms of design, teacher roles, cost-effectiveness, vocabulary, and politics. Considers Monroe County Community College's model for miltidepartment microcomputer centers. Urges business educators to adopt networked computer learning centers. (DMM)

Reviews two basic ways in which microcomputers are being used in school library media centers--administrative or management purposes (circulation control, budget planning, acquisitions processes, staff and student scheduling); and instructive purposes (library skills, drill and practice, problem solving, computer literacy). Three major types of…

Presents a model for the evaluation and selection of instructional software packages for microcomputers by school librarians and media specialists. Types of educational applications for microcomputers, the analysis of printed documentation decribing instructional software, content analysis, default analysis, operant analysis, and access time are…

Describes the database developed by Tulsa Junior College's Learning Resources Center to control its microcomputer software holdings. Describes the college's automated environment; bibliographic and physical difficulties associated with microcomputer software; the in-process database; and software descriptors associated with catalog records. (DMM)

Discusses college and university learning resource centers, emphasizing the use of computer-based materials in the centers. Topics/issues addressed include advantages of computer use, lack of suitable materials, material evaluation, and criteria for good computer-based learning materials. (Author/JN)

This directory contains information about current applications and proposed uses of computer systems in Florida's libraries for the purposes of (1) providing the base for a communication network among librarians now using computers and those who are interested in using them, (2) identifying information sources for librarians who are considering…

The computerized data control system used at the Furstenberg Student Study Center at the University of Michigan Medical School is described. (MK)