Synthesizes issues covered at a conference on microelectronics: production, productivity, and employment; social implications; market mechanisms v government intervention; the role of national governments; data protection laws; and cultural pollution. (SW)

This overview of the current users, common features, functions, and applications of online electronic information exchange systems, includes a discussion of both the benefits of such systems, and the problems they are likely to create. (RBF)

Developed for the Network Development Office of the Library of Congress by Dataflow Systems, Inc., this eight-page glossary is intended to serve as a vocabulary standard for library networking. (SW)

Segments of the 1980 National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) conference were to be telecast nationally by satellite. The author briefly explains the satellite transmission process and advises Catholic educators on how to pick up the broadcast through their local cable television system. (SJL)

Predicts a movement in government and industry towards implementation of electronic mail systems for business information transfer. Two aspects of electronic mail--facsimile transfer and electronic message systems--are discussed. The applications of document delivery and information transfer are explored in terms of their usefulness for an…

Considers: (1) the constraints that have affected public response to telecourses, e.g., telecourses are unable to compete for VHF (Very High Frequency) air time and many Public Broadcast System viewers are already college graduates; and (2) the educational potential of technological advances such as multi-channel cables, video discs, and private…

In this interview shortly before his retirement, Henry Loomis reflects on his six-year tenure as president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (Author)

Discusses the establishment, scope, constraints, and approach of the MacBride Commission for the study of communication problems. (JEG)

Provides a brief overview of advances in electronic technologies during the past five years in the processing, storage, and transmission of information. The author also comments on software implementors, systems designers, management teams, and their organizations, and notes some problems. (Author/JD)

An exploratory attempt to generate preliminary data with a limited sample, this study examines the feasibility of elementary school children and their teachers using infra-red false color landsat images in the pursuit of social studies. (JC)

Discusses technology use plans (TUPs) that schools need for E-rate discounts that are available through the Federal Telecommunications Act. A Technology Plan Analysis Rubric is included that is used to evaluate whether a TUP has the elements considered essential as described in educational research and confirmed by practicing technology…

Reviews the building of a national information infrastructure, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, deregulation of communications media, and the critical importance of a public voice in shaping the communications landscape for years to come. (SK)

Describes how to increase school safety with the use of wireless local area networks and wireless telephones. (PKP)

Describes the fiber optics programs at the Career and Technical Center in Berlin, Pennsylvania and the Charles S. Monroe Technology Center in Loudoun County, Virginia. Discusses the involvement of the Fiber Optic Association with education, research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, installation, and maintenance of fiber optic…

Presents key elements for successful staff development programs concerning the use of telecommunications in schools. Highlights include offering a variety of options, emphasizing skill development, providing hands-on experience, tailoring to local situations, using examples, and providing support materials. (LRW)