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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. – 1991
The purpose of the bill (S. 343), as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, is to establish a federal commitment to the advancement of high-performance computing, improve interagency planning and coordination of federal high-performance computing and networking activities, authorize a national high-speed computer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Hodson, James, Comp. – 1991
This bibliography brings together sources, through August 1991, on the National Research and Education Network (NREN) and related topics, including computer networks, databases, information technology, library automation, microcomputers, and online systems. Where possible, a brief biographical note on the author is included, and most of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. – 1991
This report of a hearing begins with an opening statement by Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Chairman of the Committee, and prepared statements from Committee members Larry E. Craig and Pete V. Domenici. The text of the bill, which provides for continued U.S. leadership in high-performance computing, is then presented, followed by additional…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Alberico, Ralph – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Discusses computer networks and online searching in libraries and describes plans for the development of the National Research and Education Network (NREN). Cooperation of government, academia, and industry is highlighted, digital video interactive (DVI) is described, implementation phases are explained, and current legislative developments are…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Databases, Federal Legislation
Doctor, Ronald D.; Turner, Philip M. – 1991
This paper, which was presented to National Aeronautics and Space Administration librarians as part of a telecommunications conference, describes features of the proposed National Research and Education Network (NREN). First, NREN's predecessor, the National Science Foundation network (the current NSFnet/Internet system), is discussed and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Democracy
MacKinnon, P. Alistair; Bush, Clesson S. – Educational Technology, 1993
Discusses problems that have impeded the use of learning technologies in education, including costs, training educators, and the confusion of networks and databases. Greater involvement by the federal government is suggested as a solution; federal help in the past is described; and legislation currently proposed is explained. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Databases, Educational Technology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1990
This committee report is intended to accompany S. 1067, a bill designed to provide for a coordinated federal research program in high-performance computing (HPC). The primary objective of the legislation is given as the acceleration of research, development, and application of the most advanced computing technology in research, education, and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1992
This report summarizes the results of an open forum conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) that provided an opportunity for representatives from library and service organizations and representatives from related agencies to offer comments, suggestions, and proposals related to the roles of libraries and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Advisory Committees, Computer Networks
Peer reviewedHernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1993
Provides an overview of U.S. federal information policy and its treatment of electronic information resources. Highlights include government publications; electronic government information; main providers of government information, including the Government Printing Office; the Freedom of Information Act; public access and use; information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Databases
