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International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
In "Contemporary Needs and Possibilities to Improve the Exchange of Bibliographical Information/Data Between Administrative Libraries (with Special Reference to Modern Technologies)," a discussion of the exchange of machine-readable bibliographic records, Walter Niedermeyr (Federal Republic of Germany) advocates the development of German…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Holmes, Susan E. – 1983
CSAR (Characteristic Storage And Retrieval) is the name of an interactive item bank system for the storage, retrieval, manipulation, and summarization of information about multiple choice test items. The purpose of the system is to facilitate the test construction process. The system has two main components: one or more item banks and an…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Download full textNational Dropout Prevention Center, Clemson, SC. – 1990
FOCUS is a database containing dropout prevention information at Clemson University (South Carolina). FOCUS provides access to the following data files: (1) Dropout Prevention Program Profiles; (2) Dropout Calendar of Events (National); (3) Dropout Calendar of Events (South Carolina Only); and (4) Dropout Resource Materials Library. The Program…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Databases, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Serrano, Vicente Z. – 1982
Migrant children often do not get an adequate education due to such barriers as economic pressures to leave school; school personnel's negative attitudes toward migrant students; different programs, curricula, and testing practices over districts and states; and reduced access to special education services. Recently, special federal and state…
Descriptors: Coordination, Dial Access Information Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement
Bamberger, Nancy J.; Goodfriend, Kathleen K. – 1983
Defining videotex and teletext as the most revolutionary innovations in communication since the invention of movable type, this paper describes The Interactive Videotex Project of public television station KPBS in San Diego, California. Following a brief overview of videotex and teletext technologies, the paper discusses (1) the development of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Television, Home Programs, Information Systems
Hurych, Jitka; Torok, Andrew – 1985
Mail surveys designed to determine the current status of end user online searching were sent to three populations: 473 faculty members in 12 departments at 20 universities, online search coordinators in 89 academic libraries, and 15 library school educators. Direct interviews with 10 university faculty members were also conducted. Faculty were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Educational Research, Faculty
Heines, Jesse M.; Grinstein, Georges G. – 1985
This paper discusses the use of a technique called windowing in computer assisted instruction to allow independent control of functional areas in complex CAI displays and simultaneous display of output from a running computer program and coordinated instructional material. Two obstacles to widespread use of CAI in computer science courses are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computers, Display Systems
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1984
This symposium examined issues in the planning, development, and implementation of library automation and the effects of electronic publishing. The following presentations are included in this collection: (1) "Will There Be Electronic Anarchy?" (Helen Henderson); (2) "Ergonomics in the Electronic Era" (Andrew Torok); (3)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Hlynka, D.; And Others – 1982
Intended for use by teachers, instructional designers, and educational administrators, this manual provides guidelines for producing education programs for Telidon, a Canadian videotex system. An introductory chapter describes the manual's goals and intended audience, outlines cautions to be considered when writing for Telidon, and lists the names…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Media, Foreign Countries, Graphic Arts
Dierickx, Harold; Hopkinson, Alan – 1982
This reference manual presents a standardized communication format for the exchange between databases or other information services of machine-readable information on research in progress. The manual is produced in loose-leaf format to facilitate updating. Its first section defines in broad outline the format and content of applicable records. A…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Definitions
Markey, Karen – 1983
The Subject Access Research Project was initiated by OCLC in August 1979 to study the process of subject searching in the library catalog, with the objective of identifying features for an automated subject retrieval system which would support the present search tactics employed by library users performing manual subject searches at the library…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Information Retrieval, Interviews, Library Automation
Markey, Karen – 1983
As part of a project which evaluated online public access catalogs (OPAC's) through analyses of library patrons' needs and perceptions, self-administered questionnaires were completed by library patrons who were OPAC users and non-users at nine academic and public libraries. Focus group interviews were conducted with OPAC users and non-users, as…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Focus Groups, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Miller, Fred – 1988
A unit on online data retrieval techniques designed for a college course in international marketing is described. The unit is intended to teach students how to compile information on overseas markets and competitors. Online retrieval is seen as a relatively inexpensive means of gathering important data from otherwise inaccessible international…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Computer Software, Course Content, Higher Education
Teskey, F. N. – 1988
This paper describes how a language for building information systems that is being developed by the Office for Research at OCLC can be linked to an artificial intelligence environment, Poplog. The demonstration system--ISIS (Intelligent Support for Interface systems)--shows how Poplog could provide some intelligent support for a D interface,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer System Design, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Vasu, Michael L.; Garson, G. David – 1986
General information utilities and specialized networks, such as PoliNet, provide educators and researchers in public administration and allied fields with a diversity of new tools which include: (1) bibliographic searching; (2) international teleconferencing; (3) electronic news clipping services; (4) electronic mail; and (5) free public domain…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Databases, Information Networks
