Describes the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, its products and services with special emphasis on the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources. Three scenarios of search requests applicable to needs of developing nations are included. (JEG)

Stresses the importance of individual library autonomy in the growth of networks and resource sharing. Because network environment is expanding to meet the demands of interlibrary loans, fees are viewed as necessary. Also emphasized are the dangers of giving government a controlling role in building a resource network. (SW)

Describes the use of external databases, and the design and implementation of new internal systems for the Executive Office of the President. Possible benefits suggested include enhanced communication, and improved administrative, management, and reference support capabilities. (RAA)

Describes the development of the computerized Library Control System, which links the resources of the Ohio State University Libraries and the State Library of Ohio, enabling users at either institution to access the complete holdings of the other. Borrowing statistics are reviewed in light of this new capability. (JD)

Discusses problem preparation and specification along with search strategies and techniques employed by an information scientist in assisting users of on-line data bases, and briefly reviews ways to save computer time. (CWM)

The developments over the past decade in the use of on-line systems by libraries are recounted. Cost is discussed as an initial deterrent, and then as a catalyst for change. (MBR)

The rethinking and remodeling of an established library system in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, to respond to contemporary and future informational needs of an entire culture are described. (Author/BB)

An analysis of the procedures used at Indiana University's Regional Campus Libraries Technical Services Center is presented to document a complex interface between the center's automated acquisitions/cataloging system and the OCLC system. (Author)

Discusses the retrieval dimensions of data collection activity online and their influence on the research evaluation outcome to reinforce the link between online retrieval and bibliometrics. Topics include publication counts; citation analyses; citation databases from the Institute for Scientific Information; and data set isolation. (Author/LRW)

Considers online documentation's place in a two-year college's technical communication program. States that such a course can be successful if instructors emphasize design principles rather than particular software; build on rhetorical skills students already possess while developing authoring skills for the computer; and acknowledge the need for…

Self-paced interactive training can be the most effective way to train. The point of multimedia training is to create a dynamic educational construct where people learn because they are totally engaged. (JOW)

Studied the extent to which students' knowledge, beliefs, and reactions to articles were differentially influenced by traditional or online persuasive texts. Results for 131 undergraduates show that the computerized text was more difficult for students to understand and less interesting, and the authors were found to be less credible. (SLD)

Explores context in information seeking as equivalent to the situation in which a process is immersed. Discusses contingency approaches that detail active ingredients of the situation that have specific, predictable effects. Examines major frameworks for meaning systems. Discusses how a deeper appreciation of context can enhance understanding of…

Describes the development of McGill medical school's online, multimedia-enhanced, undergraduate medical curriculum. Pedagogical values were deemed to include: (1) the ability to use the media to implement adult learning principles such as learner-centered, self-directed, and guided learning; (2) the inherent interactivity of the technology; and…

Outlines the enhancement of a learning technique by the deployment of a novel multimedia learning system (MMLS). Presents a detailed overview of the MMLS starting from the content development flow to the implementation stage. This project is being launched at the Multimedia University Malaysia. Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash were used…