Examines why the "paperless office" has failed to materialize despite the availability of appropriate information technology. Conceptual limits are discussed, including the continued reliance on relational database management systems; the use of free-text retrieval software is considered; and social limits are described, including access…

This section includes annotated entries for several hundred media-related associations and organizations in the United States and Canada. A list of association names organized in 40 subject categories serves as an index to the alphabetical list, which contains descriptive information on each of the organizations. Canadian organizations are listed…

Illustrates problems and potentials of information technology education in university-based adult education programs. Considers issues in such programs for community development with unemployment persons. Describes the relationship of the University of Ulster's adult education department with 47 community groups. (SK)

Economic growth will come from knowledge-based businesses whose "smart" products filter and interpret information. Businesses will come to think of themselves as educators and their customers as learners. (SK)

The ways in which advancing technology will affect college and university public relations and the mass media in the next century are examined, and a survey of 60 campus public relations specialists and 40 journalists concerning predicted changes is reported. Implications for campus communications with the media are also discussed. (MSE)

Discusses the concept of international librarianship (particularly in Europe), the unique characteristics and role of national libraries, librarians working in national libraries, and the role of information strategy systems and information technology in national libraries. (LRW)

Discusses issues involving intellectual property and new digital technologies, including legal, technical, and political issues based on experiences of the European Community. Possible future scenarios are presented; possible solutions are suggested; potential standardization needs are considered; and a list of European Community projects in…

Adult educators must have the skills necessary to access information efficiently and pass them to students, as well as deal with the anxiety associated with information technology. Most communities have many sources of information besides the information superhighway. (JOW)

Compares the original and the current status of procedures documentation, a business communication genre. Advocates changing the perception of what the genre ought to be by looking not only at the end product being created but also at the process that created it. Justifies the shift by the changing global environment for effective management…

Evaluated police information systems in 149 Illinois police departments using satisfaction and impact measures. Police report high rates of satisfaction but little impact on operations and decision making beyond that of a positive impact on reporting capacity. Police generally do not view these systems as sources of decision support. (SLD)

Summarizes the findings of a recent study of the ways in which the institutions for initial library professional training in the countries of the European Community have incorporated information technology into their curricula. Four stages of development are identified, and increased library school cooperation--both within and between…

Provides a framework for examining classroom practice to see how technology is used to support democratic participation in Canadian education. Six examples are given of the use of computers in elementary and secondary schools that promote fuller participation; and information technology, democracy, and education are discussed. (nine references)…

Introduces five articles on digital libraries by reviewing related legislation, information networking improvements, efforts to plan a virtual national digital library, and key challenges. The articles are briefly described, and short biographies of the authors are provided. (Contains 10 references.) (KRN)

Reviews the 1992 literature on CD-ROM and its impact on libraries. An international perspective is offered; topics include pricing issues, industry reorganization, effects on library policies and practices, U.S. government publishing, and the multimedia market. A bibliography of 26 books and 388 articles, with a subject guide, is included.…

Discusses the growth in nonbibliographic online databases and machine-readable data files (MRDF) that are accessed offline, and considers how libraries need to respond to the changing needs and expectations of researchers. Textual and numeric databases are described, and three possible levels of library service are outlined. (13 references) (LRW)