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Paisley, William; Butler, Matilda – OCLC Micro, 1988
The second of two articles discusses topics relating to the development of CD-ROM technology: (1) new applications; (2) the image of what CD-ROM will become; (3) the properties of information, including timeliness, risk, and the relationship between message and medium; and (4) growth issues such as production, pricing, and user training and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Library Automation
Peer reviewedLogan, Andrew – Information Services and Use, 1991
Examines why the "paperless office" has failed to materialize despite the availability of appropriate information technology. Conceptual limits are discussed, including the continued reliance on relational database management systems; the use of free-text retrieval software is considered; and social limits are described, including access…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
Potts, JoAnne; Stover, Carolyn – 1988
This module is intended for use by the instructor who wishes to integrate a unit on telecommunications into an Introduction to Business course. Contents include a list of materials needed to teach the unit, a list of competency goals and objectives, and some materials necessary for the three parts of this module: an introduction to…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Computer Simulation, Databases
Potts, JoAnne; Stover, Carolyn – 1988
This module is intended for use by the instructor who wishes to integrate a unit on telecommunications into an Introduction to Computers course. Contents include a list of materials needed to teach the unit, a list of competency goals and objectives, and some materials necessary for the three parts of this module: an introduction to…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Computer Simulation, Databases
Peer reviewedWilliams, Neil; And Others – Information Services and Use, 1991
Describes multimedia computing and the characteristics of multimedia information. Trends in information technology are reviewed; distributed multimedia computing is explained; media types are described, including digital media; and multimedia applications are examined, including office systems, documents, information storage and retrieval,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Documentation, Electronic Mail, Health Services
Potts, JoAnne; Stover, Carolyn – 1988
This module is intended for use by the instructor who wishes to integrate a unit on telecommunications into an Administrative Support Occupations I & II course. Contents include a list of materials needed to teach the unit, a list of competency goals and objectives, and some materials necessary for the two parts of this module: access to a news…
Descriptors: Business Education, Competency Based Education, Computer Simulation, Databases
