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McGarritty, Ian – Media Information Australia, 1985
Discusses the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) utilization of the AUSSAT telecommunications satellite to extend its television and radio transmission range to reach remote Australian audiences; the satellite's program gathering and interchange capabilities; and ABC's generation of other benefits to offset cost of satellite services.…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Broadcast Television, Communications Satellites, Foreign Countries
Rao, Sizigendi Subba – 1996
This paper presents briefly the concept of the Internet and lists the Internet service providers in India (Education and Research Network from Department of Electronics, National Informatics Network from National Informatics Center, Gateway Internet Access Service from Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, and SOFTNET from Software Technology Parks India)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Zupancic, Joze, Ed.; Wrycza, Stanislaw, Ed. – 1994
These proceedings present 3 invited papers, 65 submitted papers, and 17 presentations on work in progress that were given at the Fourth International Conference on Information Systems Development. The three invited papers are: "Information Systems Planning in Small Business" (Georgios Doukidis, Panagiotis Lybereas, Robert D. Galliers);…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Software Development, Engineering, Foreign Countries
Duchesne, Roddy; Sonnemann, Sabine S. – 1985
This report is intended to assist Canadian libraries in assessing potential library applications of optical disk technology. Part 1 provides a general outline of the technology and describes a number of library applications and projects. Descriptions are purposely general and illustrative in nature since the technology and its applications are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems
Ford, G. W. – 1989
Data gathered in theoretical and field studies on human resources development carried out by international and national teams and through site visits were analyzed to show developing themes and issues in human resources, particularly in the area of skills development. Some of the issues and themes that will have an impact on the future of skills…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Economic Development, Employment Practices, Foreign Countries
Beckman, Margaret; And Others – 1978
This report describes the development, design, and evaluation of an online circulation system at the University of Guelph, Ontario. A 1976 study identified the specific problems or inadequacies of the existing circulation system and specified design requirements for a new online system. This 1978 report is divided into six parts: (1) historical…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Automation
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Kinsella, Janet; Bryant, Philip – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews recent and current research and development projects in the United Kingdom dealing with online information systems. Main areas of research (systems design, impact on user behavior and organizational structure, ergonomics and bibliographic factors) and research techniques (features analysis, transaction log analysis, surveys and comparative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Haigh, Gerald – 1993
The 14 City Technology Colleges (CTCs) opened so far in Great Britain are achieving an average attendance rate of between 90 percent and 97 percent. This high level of attendance has been assisted by the use of electronic registration (role taking) devices, including smart cards, portable computers, and optical readers. This report compares…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection