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Utilizing Internet Resources by Educational Professionals in the New Millennium.
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Golian, Linda Marie – Information Technology and Libraries, 2000
Examines the current status of using the Internet in scholarly research in the field of education. Highlights include learning theory, including cognitive abilities, affective preferences, and learning styles and instruction; access to information; active learning; affordability; collaborative learning; shortcomings of Internet technology use; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Active Learning, Affective Objectives, Cognitive Ability
Web-based OPACs: Between Tradition and Innovation.
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Moscoso, Purificacion; Ortiz-Repiso, Virginia – Information Technology and Libraries, 1999
Analyzes the change that Internet-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs) have represented to the structure, administration, and maintenance of the catalogs, retrieval systems, and user interfaces. Examines the structure of databases and traditional principles that have governed systems development. Discusses repercussions of the application…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
Impacts of Public Access to the Internet through Pennsylvania Public Libraries.
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Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Presents an evaluation of the OnLine at PA Libraries (1996-97) Internet-based information services and resources project for Pennsylvania residents. The project provided a statewide demonstration to improve public library services; connect public libraries to the Internet; provide a range of new services and resources to their communities; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Programs, Global Approach, Information Networks
Evaluation of User Interface Design To Optimize Access to Library Databases for People Who Are Motor Impaired.
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Edwards, Kirstie; Van Mele, Isabel; Verheust, Mieke; Spaepen, Arthur – Information Technology and Libraries, 1997
Three user interfaces to LIBIS, a library catalog accessible through the Internet, were evaluated for use by people who are motor impaired to identify how interface design influences the motor actions necessary to operate the system. Problems and recommendations related to simplicity, consistency, instinctiveness, interaction/feedback, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Evaluation