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Malan, Pierre – 1998
This paper presents an overview of information technology development. The first section sets the scene, comparing the first WAN (Wide Area Network) and Intel processor to current technology. The birth of the microcomputer is described in the second section, including historical background on semiconductors, microprocessors, and the microcomputer.…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), History

Large, Andrew – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1993
Discusses the impact of advances in information technology on library school curriculum. Topics addressed include a history of information technology in library schools; the rate of technological change; education versus training; information studies versus computer science; future possibilities; and the relationship between practitioners and…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Curriculum Development, Futures (of Society), Graduate Study