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Download full textEastman, Susan T.; Agostino, Donald E. – 1985
This study combines quantitative and ethnographic methods to analyze middle-school students' uses and understandings of microcomputers and videotex. As an experiment in teaching library research skills, 27 eighth graders were assigned to search an online encyclopedia in preparation for writing a science theme. The students' operational practices…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Grade 8, Information Seeking
Gordon, Ruth, Comp. – 1988
Intended as a reference for vocational education personnel who serve special needs populations, this catalog identifies resource organizations that can provide information or technical assistance and recently developed materials for special needs groups and program areas. Section I includes organizations, arranged alphabetically and preceded by a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Advocacy, Clearinghouses, Disabilities
Hu, Chengren – 1988
This paper describes a study that was undertaken at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to compare the databases selected by 75 inexperienced student online searchers aided by an existing gateway system--INFOMASTER, a version of EASYNET--with databases selected manually by four experienced searchers who were reference librarians from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Artificial Intelligence, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Troy State Univ., AL. – 1988
The Interactive Video Training and Development Activity of Troy State University (Troy, Alabama) is described in this report. The project has trained more than 30 people in the production of interactive video programs since its inception in 1983. Since 1985, training programs have been offered twice a year to individuals within and outside the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Contracts, Educational Technology
Marchionini, Gary; And Others – 1985
A study conducted at the University of Maryland, College Park campus compared the effectiveness of three instructional media for presenting introductory training in the use of an online circulation system. Modules based on a common set of instructional objectives and examples were developed and delivered using three formats: a print packet, a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation
King Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1984
This document reports in three volumes the results of a series of surveys designed to: (1) determine what contribution intermediary information transfer organizations such as libraries and information analysis centers make to the value of information; (2) assess the value of two somewhat different software information analysis centers and the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Carlson, Marthena; Dostaler, Ann – 1984
The computer-assisted learning (CAL) pilot project in Canadian penitentiary schools involved the use of computer courseware supplied from a central computer via telephone lines to terminals in the schools. Courseware was in three curricular areas: mathematics, English language arts, and the BASIC programming language. The evaluation was conducted…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correctional Education, Cost Effectiveness
Ratcliff, James L. – 1984
Electronic networking is communication between two or more people that involves one or more telecommunications media. There is electronic networking software available for most computers, including IBM, Apple, and Radio Shack personal computers. Depending upon the sophistication of the hardware and software used, individuals and groups can…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Literacy, Electronic Equipment
Gude, Gilbert; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "The Effect of the Introduction of Computers on Library and Research Staff," by Gilbert Gude; "Libraries as Information Service Agencies…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Official opening statements and papers on networking and the development of information technology which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) opening speeches by Else Granheim (IFLA president) and Kenneth H. Rogers (UNESCO Representative); (2) "The Importance of Networks…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Carlson, David – 1982
An assessment of the effectiveness of the integrated library instruction program developed at the University of Evansville and a review of the activities of the 5-year federally funded project are provided in this final narrative report. Special attention is given to the institution of a new required composition course which will focus on the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, College Libraries
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; King, Donald W. – 1982
This report presents the results of a feasibility study of statewide multitype library networking in North Carolina. Potential network functions, products, services, sources, and costs are covered, but questions of network governance, management, and funding are not directly addressed. The report begins with background information and a…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Feasibility Studies
Cheng, Chin-Chaun; Sherwood, Bruce – Studies in Language Learning, 1981
Computer assisted instruction in Chinese is considered in relation to the design and recognition of Chinese characters, speech synthesis of the standard Chinese language, and the identification of Chinese tone. The PLATO work has shifted its orientation from provision of supplementary courseware to implementation of independent lessons and…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Yanez, Elva; Chabran, Richard – 1979
With the growth of computer technology, bibliographic data bases have developed into sophisticated online research tools. The major data bases are produced by abstracting and indexing (A&I) publishers. Vendors purchase the A&I publishers' machine readable tapes, then sell computer access to the tapes to information based organizations such…
Descriptors: Automation, Bibliographies, Data Processing, Databases
Quezada, Manuela L., Comp.; Chabran, Richard, Comp. – 1980
The guide is intended to explain and demonstrate by example how to use the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, especially to find information pertaining to Mexican Americans. An overview of ERIC and ERIC/CRESS (ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) is given, noting definitions, potential users, types of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
