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Peer reviewedCain, Mark – Information Technology and Libraries, 1993
Describes a low-cost, upgradeable, CD-ROM network and gives a step-by-step description of the installation process, including inventorying assets, learning about network components, selecting a network, installing adapter boards, attaching cabling, installing software, testing, configuring the server, installing search software, installing a menu,…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedArps, Mark – CD-ROM Professional, 1991
Explains the basic hardware, software, and media options for changing from a CD-ROM user to a CD-ROM publisher. Highlights include system configurations; computer recommendations; transfer media, including tapes, discs, and optical media; backup software and formatting/simulation software; costs; and publishing systems. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Computer Storage Devices, Computer System Design
Peer reviewedCrawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses changes that have made desktop publishing appealing and reasonably priced. Hardware, software, and printer options for getting started and moving on, typeface developments, and the key characteristics of desktop publishing are described. The author's notes on 33 articles from the personal computing literature from January-March 1994 are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection
Peer reviewedMitchell, Donald P.; Scigliano, John A. – Internet and Higher Education, 2000
Describes the development of an online learning environment for a visually impaired professional. Topics include physical barriers, intellectual barriers, psychological barriers, and technological barriers; selecting appropriate hardware and software; and combining technologies that include personal computers, Web-based resources, network…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection
Buckleitner, Warren – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Offers basic information for childcare directors on purchasing computer hardware and software for the center. Covers reasons for having computers, downsides to computers, the kind of computer to buy, minimum requirements for Windows-based computers and Macintosh computers, and other accessories. Presents brief descriptions of 9 software packages…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Attitudes, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software
Download full textAnderson, Stephen T., Sr. – 1997
This paper describes a college math and computer science educator's experience integrating multimedia materials in classroom instruction. It serves as a "tutorial" for non-computer science educators considering adding multimedia presentations to their instruction. The paper covers: the time commitment for developing and integrating multimedia…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design
Denholm, Lawrence – 1991
The program for City Technical Colleges (CTCs) draws on ideas and resources from government, private industry, and education to focus on the educational needs of inner city and urban children. Mathematics, science, and technology are at the center of the CTCs' mission, in a context which includes economic awareness and a commitment to enterprise…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Selection
Peer reviewedGeethananda, Hemamalee – Information Development, 1991
Describes software selection criteria considered for use with the bibliographic database of the Development Information Network for South Asia (DEVINSA), which is located in Sri Lanka. Highlights include ease of database creation, database size, input, editing, data validation, inverted files, searching, storing searches, vocabulary control, user…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Case Studies, Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design
