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Farid, Mona – 1984
This digest on the economics of information in education argues that the production, organization, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of information in education constitute major economic activities, with associated costs and benefits. The document comprises sections on: the value of information; information as an "economic good";…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Economics, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Schamber, Linda – 1988
This digest begins with a brief description and review of the development of optical disks. Optical disk formats are then described by capability: Read Only Memory (ROM), Write Once, Read Many (WORM), Interactive (I), and Erasable (E); forms of information (audio, text or data, video or graphics, or a combination); and disk size (most often 12 or…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Information Storage, Information Systems
Parisi, Lynn – 1985
This ERIC Digest examines the uses of databases in the social studies, including what a database is and how to use it, types of databases available for social studies classroom use, and the role this educational tool can play in achieving the goals and objectives of the social studies. A distinction between print and computerized database files…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Software, Computers, Databases