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Watt, Michael G. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1995
Discussion of the design of information systems for exchanging educational research-based information focuses on the development of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), British Education Index (BEI), Canadian Education Index (CEI), and Australian Education Index (AEI) and examines how they meet the challenges of educational reform…
Descriptors: Background, Computer System Design, Educational Change, Educational Research
Peer reviewedButcher, P. G.; Greenberg, J. M. – Education and Computing, 1992
Reviews the use of computers to support distance learning in the multimedia teaching system of the British Open University from 1980-90. Topics addressed include hardware, courses using computers, software developments, the move to microcomputers, access, authoring tools, home-based computing, funding, and the outlook for the future. (15…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design
Lin, Sharon Chien – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1994
Describes two phases of the automation of library and information services in mainland China. From 1974-86, much effort was concentrated on developing computer systems, databases, online retrieval, and networking. From 1986 to the present, practical progress became possible largely because of CD-ROM technology; and large scale networking for…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedStone, Robert J. – Information Services and Use, 1991
Traces the history of virtual reality (VR), or cyberspace, and describes some of the research and development efforts currently being carried out in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. Applications of VR in interactive computer-aided design (CAD), the military, leisure activities, spaceflight, teleconferencing, and medicine are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Peripherals, Computer Simulation
