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Dunman, Susan – Electronic Learning, 1988
Describes the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a national information network in the field of education. Printed indexes are explained as well as online searching of the ERIC database. Online searching is emphasized, including search strategies, database vendors, cost considerations, gateway services, and CD-ROM versions. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Database Producers, Educational Resources

Marshall, Eliot – Science, 1989
Describes the formation of the supercomputer system which reaches from Seattle to South Florida. Explains the major obstacles of international protocols, billing, priority routing, and security. (RT)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computers, Database Producers
Hogan, Thomas H. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
The current president of the American Society for Information Science shares his observations about the information industry, identifying positive and negative trends, and discusses the role ASIS can play in the continuing growth of the industry. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Services, Marketing, Online Searching
Schooler, Douglas K. – 1984
This document is designed as a comprehensive resource and guide for computer-using educators who wish to expand the scope and magnitude of their computer power through telecommunications. The major focus is on the microcomputer's ability to communicate with other microcomputers via telephone lines. Emphasis is placed upon information services and…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Equipment, Information Networks, Information Services
ERIC User's Interchange, 1993
The Interchange newsletter is prepared semiannually by the staff of Access ERIC in order to communicate matters of interest to users of the ERIC database and of other ERIC products and services. The newsletter disseminates a broad spectrum of information pertaining to ERIC, including: price changes, microfiche products, ERIC Clearinghouse news,…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1983
The Interchange newsletter is prepared irregularly (approximately semiannually) by the staff of the ERIC Processing and Reference Facility in order to communicate matters of interest to users of the ERIC database and of other ERIC products and services. Initially, the focus was on computer-oriented users who were receiving the ERIC magnetic tapes…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Laubacher, Marilyn R. – 1983
Designed for educators requesting information from ERIC and for the search intermediary who channels educators' requests to a search service, this updated guide explains in non-technical language the steps involved in preparing a computer search for the ERIC database. A beginning section on how to initiate a search discusses the choice of a…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Guidelines, Indexing
ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
This digest highlights features of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), explains how to use the system most effectively, and offers suggestions on how teacher education faculty can present and use the ERIC system to supplement classroom instruction. Following a description of how resources in ERIC can be helpful to teachers and…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Educational Resources, Higher Education
Pierce, Jean W. – 1984
Designed to assist educators in selecting a computer network, this paper contains a listing and description of seven networks that currently exist specifically for educators, and compares the quality of their services in the areas of accessibility, responsiveness, cost, text editing, humanization, guidance and documentation, control, forgiveness…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Networks

Brown, David J. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
The Faxon Company has developed a user-friendly, menu-driven database that includes all serial titles from every subject area announced within the past three years. Accessible by ASCII terminals and personal computers, INFOSERV is available through Telenet and provides a brief bibliographic description together with availability information for…
Descriptors: Databases, Display Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Services

Rosenau, Fred S. – Educational Leadership, 1980
Federal money supports many agencies intended to provide information to educators, but because the services are not coordinated, few people use them. A brief summary is provided of some of the educational information resources, along with the titles of some handbooks. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Databases, Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid

Tiedeman, David V. – School Psychology Digest, 1984
A three-step implementation plan is outlined for restructuring school psychology for participation in career education: (1) career guidance; (2) initiating career education; and (3) acceptance of leadership role by guidance personnel. The plan makes systematic use of the resources of the ERIC information system. Twelve references are included.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Careers, Clearinghouses
Rios, Betty Rose D. – 1984
Written for potential users of ERIC, this digest provides basic facts about the information storage and retrieval system, the migrant education materials available, and the role of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools (ERIC/CRESS). The following questions are answered: (1) what is ERIC and how does it work; (2) what…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educacion, la Ciencia y la Cultura, Madrid (Spain). – 1988
This directory is designed to provide an introduction to educational information and documentation services for specialists in information and educational documentation as well as educational administrators, planners, and researchers, and teachers. Its basic objective is to promote cooperation between such services, thereby increasing the transfer…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Education, Foreign Countries
Carney, William J. – 1988
The impact and cultural implications of the French Minitel and Teletel system are discussed, and second language clasroom applications are examined. These electronic instruments were developed for nationwide transmission of computerized data using small television-like terminals connected by modem to existing telephone circuits. Wise marketing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Costs, Databases, Foreign Countries