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Turner, Judith Axler – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1985
With computers rivaling books and journals as information sources, academic libraries must learn to use computers and other technology as information tools. Some colleges have already developed consortia and other intercollegiate arrangements, but costs and the information explosion slow this process for many. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Consortia, Costs
Cubbin, Sharon M. – 1985
In researching articulation investigators discovered that 12% of students enrolled in U.S. educational institutions lost an average of 10 credits when transferring--a minimum total annual tuition waste of $270 million. It was determined that an online system was needed to provide academic institutions with information such as course equivalencies,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Databases
