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Brubaker, Noah; Leach-Murray, Susan; Parker, Sherri – Computers in Libraries, 2012
The year 2011 was the PALNI (Private Academic Library Network of Indiana) consortium's "rookie season" for the implementation of Primo, the 2010 Discovery Layer 500 race winner. In this article, the authors report on their transition to the cloud within Ex Libris Ltd.'s Primo TotalCare environment: their preparation, the steps involved…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Library Networks, Information Retrieval
Shen, Warren H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation studies information extraction (IE), the problem of extracting structured information from unstructured data. Example IE tasks include extracting person names from news articles, product information from e-commerce Web pages, street addresses from emails, and names of emerging music bands from blogs. IE is all increasingly…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Access to Information, Data Processing, Pattern Recognition
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, Syracuse, NY. – 1993
This 15-minute videotape introduces viewers to ERIC and emphasizes ERIC's connection to the electronic information highway. Topics covered include (1) the basic structure of the ERIC system, including the 16 subject-specialized clearinghouses; (2) benefits offered, including publications, the ERIC database, information quality, and the ERIC…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Database Producers, Electronic Mail

Dealy, Jacqueline – Education Libraries, 1994
Offers instructions and resources for Internet novices wanting to access Internet services. Instructions are offered for connecting to 13 education listservs, 9 electronic journals and newsletters, 3 education databases, 7 Telnet gopher sites, Veronica and Archie search tools, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). (Contains 16 references.) (SLW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Computer Networks, Discussion Groups

Hammwohner, Rainer; Rittberger, Marc – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Describes the Konstanz Hypertext System which offers a domain-specific developmental environment for the construction of large hypertexts. Highlights include the integration of external information, and three examples: resource discovery of online databases, management of electronic mail, and the compilation of an electronic journal issue.…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Databases, Electronic Journals, Electronic Mail
Gray, Peter J. – 1984
This guide discusses four types of microcomputer-based communication programs that could prove useful to evaluators: (1) the direct communication of information generated by one computer to another computer; (2) using the microcomputer as a terminal to a mainframe computer to input, direct the analysis of, and/or output data using a statistical…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases

Pierce, Jean W.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1995
Describes how to use e-mail, file transfer protocol, and gophers in the conduct of educational research. Special attention is paid to the lists and to the gopher of the American Educational Research Association. Educational researchers are using the Internet in a variety of ways. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Educational Research, Electronic Mail
Carpenter, Calvin L. – Computing Teacher, 1992
Discussion of the use of telecommunications in the social studies curriculum focuses on three main areas: (1) searching and reading information in databases, including the appropriate use of commercial database services; (2) electronic mail and bulletin boards; and (3) the role of the telecomputing teacher. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Retrieval
Tennant, Roy – 1996
This update to a previous digest briefly describes the Internet computer network, the physical connections and communication protocols that make it possible, and the applications and information resources the network provides. The applications covered include electronic mail and listservs, the world wide web, telnet connections with remote library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Costs
Tennant, Roy – 1992
The Internet is a worldwide network of computer networks. In the United States, the National Science Foundation Network (NSFNet) serves as the Internet "backbone" (a very high speed network that connects key regions across the country). The NSFNet will likely evolve into the National Research and Education Network (NREN) as defined in…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH. – 1994
This practitioner file is designed to provide information for adult, career, and vocational educators who have little or no experience using the Internet. Discussed first are the history of the Internet's development and its content and scope. Ways of obtaining an Internet connection are described. Next, annotated descriptions of eight sources of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Computer Uses in Education
Riedl, Richard – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1986
Stresses the importance of teaching the skills necessary for students to understand computer communications, including microcomputer and remote computer commands; how to get information from human resources through a bulletin board service or information utility; and keyword searching and Boolean logic. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Retrieval
Lowenthal, Ralph A. – 1989
Bibliographers and librarians are aware of the new information technologies in information storage and retrieval. CD-ROMs and online database systems are two technologies used daily to assist users in accessing needed information. Although these resources are lacking in the fields of journalism and mass communication, possibilities for…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Retrieval

Detemple, Wendelin – Online Review, 1989
Discusses expected future developments in full text databases (FTDs) in three main areas: host-based menu-driven systems; menu and front end interfaces on gateway and mailbox services; and microcomputer or front end computer-based systems which already have good retrieval interactions and input output processing features. (24 references)…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Expert Systems, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society)

Crawford, David – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Humanistic scholars need simple access to jargon-free information on databases in an academic library setting. Many private databases in the humanities are being developed, creating a need for standardization to enable scholars beyond disciplinary boundaries to communicate and benefit from each others' research. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Databases
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