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Bernhard, Keith E. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1984
Discusses computer software that can perform routine calculations on small computer systems quickly and accurately to aid in the task of translating ideas into numbers and decisions. VisiCalc, use of spreadsheet analysis programs, and applications for school library media specialists are highlighted. Six references are included. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Carter, Eleanor M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Indicates that the applications of microcomputers at libraries and learning resource centers at two-year colleges range from direct patron services to administrative and library support functions. Describes user services, user control systems, administrative applications, and information exchanges in the context of the system at State University…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Resources Centers
Nicklin, R. C.; Tashner, John – School Media Quarterly, 1981
Discusses the applications of microcomputers in education, the available hardware, peripheral equipment, costs, user training, software, management considerations, and implications for the future. Twenty-nine references are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Costs
McKay, David R. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Discusses the learning center concept in terms of design, teacher roles, cost-effectiveness, vocabulary, and politics. Considers Monroe County Community College's model for miltidepartment microcomputer centers. Urges business educators to adopt networked computer learning centers. (DMM)
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Smith, Lotsee; Swigger, Keith – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1984
Reviews two basic ways in which microcomputers are being used in school library media centers--administrative or management purposes (circulation control, budget planning, acquisitions processes, staff and student scheduling); and instructive purposes (library skills, drill and practice, problem solving, computer literacy). Three major types of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Barrette, Pierre P. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1982
Presents a model for the evaluation and selection of instructional software packages for microcomputers by school librarians and media specialists. Types of educational applications for microcomputers, the analysis of printed documentation decribing instructional software, content analysis, default analysis, operant analysis, and access time are…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Content Analysis, Documentation

Manes-Pickett, E. L. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1985
Describes the database developed by Tulsa Junior College's Learning Resources Center to control its microcomputer software holdings. Describes the college's automated environment; bibliographic and physical difficulties associated with microcomputer software; the in-process database; and software descriptors associated with catalog records. (DMM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Givens, Patsy B. – 1981
A survey was conducted of school media centers throughout the United States to determine: (1) how computers are being utilized by these centers, (2) the levels of satisfaction with present services, and (3) whether or not the services being provided by the computer are cost effective. Responses to survey forms returned by 20 school districts and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers
Clyde, Laurel A.; Joyce, D. Joan – School Library Media Quarterly, 1985
Examines criteria for software selection and the use of software packages (programs, routines, documentation) in school library management. General criteria, specific criteria for selecting library management programs (for tasks such as circulation, cataloging, recordkeeping), specific criteria for selecting educational programs, and reviewing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Eisenberg, Michael – School Library Media Quarterly, 1984
Focuses on first step in process of implementing library skills instruction through integration with everyday curricular activities of classroom--gathering and evaluating of information about curriculum. Existing curriculum information sources, curriculum mapping, pilot studies testing curriculum mapping feasibility, and implementation of mapping…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Truett, Carol – Instructional Innovator, 1983
This survey of 144 school media specialists in Nebraska examines number of microcomputers in use in schools, funding sources, present and projected use of microcomputers, computer terminal availability, level of computer use, training of media specialists, and the need for training in instructional and library data management applications of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers
Gilman, J. A. – 1983
This book promotes use of the microcomputer in schools as a school-wide resource, with applications across the entire curriculum, rather than as the specialized tool of only one subject area. It suggests ideal within-school organization and management so as to facilitate this role and considers the immediate and long-term implications of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs
Cooke, Deborah M.; And Others – Book Report, 1985
This five-article section discusses changes in the management of the school library resulting from use of the computer. Topics covered include data management programs (record keeping, word processing, and bibliographies); practical applications of a database; evaluation of "Circulation Plus" software; ergonomics and computers; and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Cook, Beth; Truett, Carol – Media and Methods, 1984
Discusses 13 roles or services proposed by Costa and Costa in "A Micro Handbook for Small Libraries and Media Centers" (1983) that media specialists should consider in relation to educational computing. Current applications of microcomputers by media specialists in a public school and a private school in Hawaii are described. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination

Lazerick, Beth – Top of the News, 1983
The computer education program at Shaker Heights (Ohio) City School District provides every child at every level in the system access to a computer, supports and encourages those who wish to implement computer-related programs, and offers comprehensive computer literacy and programing program at a magnet school in the district. (EJS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education
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