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Shank, Russell; And Others – OCLC Newsletter, 1988
Five articles provide overviews of information networking activities at the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Kentucky, the University of Maryland at Baltimore Health Sciences Library, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Carnegie Mellon University. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Networks, Online Catalogs
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. – 1997
The National Information Infrastructure (NII) holds the promise of connecting people of all ages and descriptions--bringing them opportunities to interact with businesses, government agencies, entertainment sources, and social networks. Offering data, examples, and expert commentary, this book charts a path toward enabling the broadest possible…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Interaction
Tyler, William; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1993
Includes "Older Learners" (Tyler); "Bridging the Gap at Strathclyde University" (Hart, Bissland); "Learning Later" (Harrison); "Looking back and Looking Forward" (Carter); "Is This the End for Older Learners?" (Schuller); "Producer or Dependent?" (Cooper); "Imaginations and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMcConnell, Paul; And Others – Information Development, 1990
Seven articles discuss topics related to information activities supported by Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC): (1) background on the Information Science Division; (2) advances in information technology; (3) the role of information specialists; (4) information networking in Latin America; (5) reaching information users; (6)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Development, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Case, Donald O. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1995
Examines contrasting scenarios of the proposed National Information Infrastructure and its antecedents, the Internet and the NREN (National Research and Education Network). Topics include a public network offering popular services versus a private, revenue-driven network; network development; information superhighway analogies; network benefits;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Policy
Peer reviewedBortnick, Jane; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1991
This issue includes six articles that discuss access to information provided by computerized databases and communications networks for legislators. Highlights include state legislative systems; information systems in the Senate; online services in the House of Representatives; information technology in the Congressional Research Service; the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries
Williams, Delmus E., Ed.; Garten, Edward, D., Ed. – 2000
As in past years, this 17th volume of "Advances in Library Administration and Organization" brings together a number of articles relating to issues that affect the lives of library managers. Articles include: "Promotion and Tenure for Academic Librarians: Current Practices at Selected Institutions" (W. Bede Mitchell); "The Relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Management
Download full textMatthews, Michael, Ed.; Brennan, Patricia, Ed. – 1995
At the May 1995 Membership Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), a panel of experts offered four perspectives on strategies and public policy choices involved in defining the rights and responsibilities of copyright owners, users, and the libraries in the networked environment. These perspectives, and an additional paper…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Fair Use (Copyrights), Higher Education, Information Networks
Sherouse, Vicki, Ed.; Post, Richard, Ed. – 1983
Produced to provide educators and library media personnel with some understanding of and direction in the rapidly expanding field of microcomputers and their applications, this monograph includes several articles dealing specifically with media center applications and others concerned more generally with the microcomputer in educational settings.…
Descriptors: Administration, Cataloging, Computer Software, Glossaries
Bishop, Robin; And Others – 1986
Three documents are presented which describe the Australian Open Learning Information Network (AOLIN)--a national, independent, and self-supporting network of educational researchers with a common interest in the use of information technology for open and distance education--and discuss two evaluative studies undertaken by the organization. The…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Researchers, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Aspen Inst., Queenstown, MD. – 1992
In a workshop held by the National Research Council through their Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications, the participants determined that the earlier vision of affordable telephone service for all, already fundamentally achieved in the United States, can be extended to a new national policy of affordable information for all. This…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Futures (of Society), Information Networks
Jobson, Lisa, Ed. – 2001
The International Education and Resource Network (iEARN) enables young people (ages 5-19) to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative online educational projects that both enhance learning and address issues of global importance. More than 400,000 students in over 95 countries are working together in iEARN to make a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
Institute for Information Studies, Queenstown, MD. – 1999
This collection of commissioned papers provides a variety of perspectives on the impact of global information networks. The following articles are included: "The Promise of Global Networks: An Introduction" (Jorge Reina Schement); "Architecture and Expectations: Networks of the World--Unite!" (Marjory S. Blumenthal); "The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Security
Kahin, Brian, Ed. – 1993
This volume is designed to provide planners and policymakers with a single volume reference book on efforts to define and develop policy for the National Information Infrastructure. The sourcebook is divided into five sections: (1) official documents; (2) vision statements and position papers; (3) program and project descriptions (all sectors);…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Federal Government
Japan Audiovisual Information Center for International Service, Tokyo. – 2000
This booklet contains two papers that won the 1998 Audiovisual Education Prize of the Japan Audio-Visual Education Association. "Nurturing the Ability To Live in an Advanced Information Network Society: Making the Most Effective Use of Networking" reports on a study of 7th grade students in Okazaki City (Japan). The focus was on an…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Awards, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
