Past problems encountered in the use of computers are discussed. They include: (1) computing and data storage costs; (2) machine speed and capacity limitations; and (3) the limited number of languages and Input/Output devices available to facilitate man/machine communication. The improvements in all of these areas are explained. The problems which…

Provided in this report are substantive summaries of the papers presented and discussions held at the Spring 1973 conference convened by EDUCOM, the Interuniversity Communications Council. The general focus is upon issues and obstacles related to the development of national computer networks in higher education; these networks have become more and…

This conference provided an opportunity for those interested in the delivery of computer services to universities to gain a better perspective of computer technology in education, in a context of financial crisis and structural change. The focus was upon five broad areas. The first of these dealt with the role of the computer in a changing…

Ways of making the natural language of unsophisticated computer users meaningful to the computer are discussed. The discussion is set within the context of the Rapidly Extensible Language (REL) System, a question answering system with underlying relational data bases. Major topics covered include individuals and predicates, the problem of verbs,…

A computer club can provide a group of high school students with an opportunity to satisfy their curiosity about computers and computer programing. This guide offers suggestions for organizing and running such a club. The objectives of a computer club and the duties of the club's sponsor are outlined. Some activities for the first few meetings are…

This dissertation reports on general computer service characteristics for California public junior colleges; identifies aspects of organization and administration likely to affect computer service effectiveness; determines relationships between patterns of organization and administration, and the effectiveness of computer services; and proposes…

The Fall, 1972 conference of EDUCOM focused on problems, potentials, and current activities related to the development of interinstitutional cooperation through computer networking. In these proceedings, a number of representative networking attempts were presented, discipline-oriented workshops discussed possibilities in a number of different…

An important development in the computerization of society is the development of the ability to communicate with a computer through human speech. Speech recognition machines with limited capabilities are available today. (BB)

Presents an overview of the field of microcomputers, discusses the characteristics, and evaluates the capabilities of a substantial portion of the microcomputers in the market. (GA)

Discusses changing telecommunications environment and effect these changes might have on information systems design. Major telecommunications factors and trends reviewed are classified as technical (application of computer technologies to classical telecommunications problems), economic, and regulatory policy related (divestiture of American…

Computers, chip technologies, networking, and artificial intelligence all need vast improvement just to take their place as tools for building new computers. Research efforts, progress, and needs in each of these areas are addressed. (JN)

Author states that the use of computers in mathematics courses tends to generate interest in course subject matter and make learning a less passive experience. Computers also introduce students to computer science as a field of study, and provide basic knowledge of computers as an important aspect of today's technology. (Author/RW)

Arguments for changing the social organization of computing in social science departments at the university level are presented and suggestions as to what these changes might look like are offered. Relevant policy issues are discussed. (Author/DB)

A brief look at the potential of the computer as an educational research tool. (HB)

Various aspects of computer and information science and librarianship are discussed, including the problem of foreign language material increasing in the U.S. and Canada. (SM)