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Okifo, Joseph; Igbunu, Richard – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The crux of this study is on the adoption of E-payment system in Nigeria: Its economic benefits and challenges. The arrival of the internet has taken electronic payments and transactions to an exponential growth level. Consumers could purchase goods and services from the internet and send unencrypted credit card numbers across the network, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Systems, Economic Impact, Financial Services
Lorenzi, Nancy M.; And Others – 1980
This report describes and evaluates the first year of a demonstration project to develop an on-demand telecommunications network linking four remote hospitals in southwestern Ohio to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The Telecommunications Information Network (TIN) is designed to allow health care professionals at those hospitals to…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Demonstration Programs, Hospitals, Information Networks
Moen, William E.; McClure, Charles R. – 1997
The Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is an innovative networked-based approach to assist users in locating government information resources. This document reports the results of an evaluation study begun in September 1996 and completed in June 1997. The goal of the study was to understand how: GILS serves various user groups; GILS…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Document Delivery, Federal Programs
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1989
This brief collection of excerpts includes an evaluation of EUDISED (the European Documentation and Information System for Education) by three members of the Council for Cultural Cooperation (CDCC) and proposes a five-step plan for action; outlines the merits of EUDISED, mentioning the expected rise in the number of contributions to the database…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Producers, Databases, Educational Research
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, City of Industry, CA. – 1991
The staff development component of the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) began the second year of operation with all 11 resource centers active. Constant emphasis and assistance was given to providing staff development through the centers. English as a Second Language (ESL) Institutes for Experienced Teachers were scheduled on a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Archives, Electronic Mail
Axtmann, Margaret Maes – 1982
Based on the experiences of the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) library in employing dial access to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) Acquisition Subsystem (ACQS), this paper presents an overview of dial access systems as an alternative to the use of OCLC dedicated terminals. Dial access into online systems is briefly described,…
Descriptors: Costs, Dial Access Information Systems, Information Networks, Input Output Devices
Ravitz, Jason – 1997
The purposes of this paper are to: share insights into the development of online collaborative learning experiments; discuss the role of instructional systems design (ISD); and present examples of design components within an ISD-based framework. The model presented explains the people, processes, and products that are involved in creating online…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
David, Jane L.; And Others – 1993
A study was conducted to provide the data necessary to make informed policy and leadership decisions about the future operations of the Texas Education Network (TENET), a telecomputing network for education. Section 1, "Teaching and Learning with TENET" (Jane L. David), addresses issues of teaching and learning through the use of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Networks
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1996
This report describes the results of an assessment of Sailor, Maryland's Online Public Information Network, which provides statewide Internet connection to 100% of Maryland public libraries. The concept of a "statewide networked environment" includes information services, products, hardware and software, telecommunications…
Descriptors: Community, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society)
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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
Lockheed Research Lab., Palo Alto, CA. – 1977
The DIALIB Project was a 3-year experiment that investigated the potential of the public library as a "linking agent" between the public and the many machine-readable data bases currently accessible via the telephone using online terminals. The study investigated the following questions: (1) Is online search of use to the patrons of a…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Information Networks
Mick, Colin K. – 1977
This is the final report of the evaluation of the DIALIB project--an investigation of the public library as a linking agent to major scientific, educational, social, and environmental data bases. The report is presented in seven sections and four appendices as follows: Section I provides an introduction to the study and a brief summary of the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Information Networks
Barr, Avron; And Others – 1975
The BASIC Instructional Program (BIP) is an interactive problem-solving laboratory that offers tutorial assistance to students solving introductory programing problems in the BASIC language. After a brief review of the rationale and origins of the BIP instructional system, the design and implementation of BIP's curriculum information network are…
Descriptors: Branching, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Hammond, Carol, Ed. – 1992
Three papers contributed to the joint conference of the Arizona State Library Association (ASLA) and the Arizona Educational Media Association (AEMA) are presented. "Participatory Evaluation: Alternatives for Library Instruction Evaluation" (Dennis Isbell and Lisa Kammerlocher) describes the experimental library instruction evaluation…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Papers, Depository Libraries, Educational Trends
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1996
This compendium is a companion document to the Maryland Sailor Online Public Information Network assessment final report, and contains detailed study findings, study data collection activity write-ups, detailed methodologies, data collection tools, and consultant notes on the uses of the study's data collection instruments. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks
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