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Lowry, Charles B. – Library Hi Tech, 1995
Discusses how information technology and information retrieval may be used to build the virtual library, based on examples from Carnegie-Mellon University. Topics include information technology infrastructure, including distributed computing; Boolean searching; natural language processing; navigating the Internet; and prototypes and problems at…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Information Technology
Cesarini, Lisa McHugh; Cesarini, Paul – Journal of Technology Studies, 2008
When Lars Ulrich, drummer for the rock group Metallica, testified before Congress about his group's lawsuit against Napster in 2000, many people who followed copyright issues in the music industry were not surprised (Ulrich, 2000). Ever since downloading audio files became as easy as clicking a few buttons on a personal computer, charges of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Legal Problems, Music, Copyrights

Santoro, Gerald M. – Communication Education, 1994
Provides an overview of the Internet as it exists today, and a sampling of the kinds of information services it provides. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Retrieval

Collins, Mauri – Communication Education, 1994
Introduces briefly some of the more common Internet information management tools, including Archie, Gopher, Veronica and Jughead, Wide Area Information Service (WAIS), and World-Wide Web. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Management, Information Networks

Ryan, Susan M. – Communication Education, 1994
Discusses government information on the Internet. Provides a broad list of collections of government information available on the Internet. (SR)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Government Publications, Higher Education, Information Networks
Buckland, Michael K.; And Others – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Examines the transition from traditional single database retrieval to the emerging networked resources retrieval, and presents research and experimental solutions developed at the University of California, Berkeley. Highlights include recall and relevance, network navigation, vocabulary, and extending retrieval records. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Higher Education, Information Networks

Parker, Elliott S. – Journalism Educator, 1991
Discusses the variety of uses and benefits of computer conferencing for educators. (MG)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Rosenfeld, Louis B.; Holland, Maurita P. – Online, 1994
Discussion of the use of dynamic data resources, such as Internet LISTSERVs or Usenet newsgroups, focuses on an experiment using an automated filtering system with Usenet newsgroups. Highlights include user satisfaction, based on retrieval size, data sources, and user interface and the need for some human mediation. (Contains two references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Retrieval

Davenport, Elisabeth; Cronin, Blaise – Library Trends, 1994
Presents an overview of issues concerning civilian competitive intelligence (CI). Topics discussed include competitive advantage in academic and research environments; public domain information and libraries; covert and overt competitive intelligence; data diversity; use of the Internet; cooperative intelligence; and implications for library and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperation, Environmental Scanning, Higher Education

Gauch, Susan; Li, Wei; Gauch, John – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Describes VISION (Video Indexing for Searching over Networks), a digital video prototype developed at the University of Kansas to demonstrate the technology necessary for an online digital video library. Highlights include content-based search and retrieval of video over computer networks; full-text information retrieval; and future plans.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education

Pask, Judith M.; Snow, Carl E. – Library Trends, 1995
Describes several projects that integrate the Internet and specific Internet resources into undergraduate teaching and learning. Problems are discussed, including trying to retrieve specific and useful information, questions of reliability and accuracy of information, the need to become more user friendly, and demands on libraries for training and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Instructional Design

Getz, Malcolm – Journal of Library Administration, 1997
Outlines the advantages of digital documents for scholars and offers considerations for designing systems for storing and retrieving digital information products. Discusses conventional and electronic storage and retrieval; network costs; digital storage; search strategies; acquisition prices; and digital initiatives. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Costs, Electronic Text

Cheverie, Joan F. – Government Information Quarterly, 1999
Discusses the development of strategies for providing access to and services for U.S. federal government information in higher education using the global information infrastructure, from the perspective of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Discusses the preservation of electronic information and networked information discovery and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Federal Government, Global Approach
Lynch, Clifford A. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1990
This article examines the technical access barriers that inhibit the effective use of the information resources available on higher education networks; the emerging information server technology that promises to alleviate many access problems; and the growing popularity of the Z39.50 protocol, including questions about this information retrieval…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software

Diaz, Karen R.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Four articles describe the usefulness of the Internet to reference librarians and discuss Internet search tools: "Getting Started on the Net" (Karen R. Diaz); "Gopher Searching Using VERONICA" (Lousie McGillis); "How to Use VERONICA To Find Information on the Internet" (Jackie Mardikian); and "The Internet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Databases