Provides selected examples to illustrate the impact of computers in science. Indicates that the most important single factor that has affected and will continue to affect the use of computers in science is the steady advance of technology, especially in the areas of logic and memory. (JN)

Evaluates the use of computerized cash registers in school lunch programs. They provide accurate records on food items sold (listing them by categories), can save time, and may perform many other sophisticated functions that improve efficiency and accountability. (MD)

Describes applications of Time-shared Interactive Computer-Controlled Television (TICCIT) in various computer-assisted instruction programs, including those of the United States armed services. For example, the army is using TICCIT to investigate the effectiveness of CAI as the primary training medium for instructing its reserve units. (JN)

Describes a computer communication course (and its associated laboratory) developed for electrical engineering students at the University of Florida. The course teaches seniors and graduate students the theoretical limits that affect the implementation of serial digital communications and surveys the interface standards, data link protocols, and…

A computer software program is presented. The program, written for the Commodore 64 with a VIC 1525 printer, can be adapted to work with any computer using the BASIC language. (RM)

Discusses computer uses in higher education, libraries, publishing, and in generating concordances and dictionaries. Computer networks, videodisc technology, and machine-readable text are also examined. Indicates that the earliest and still most prevalent use of computers in the humanities is the compilation of concordances. (JN)

Recommends use of entries from the information retrieval diary of Ted Crump, expert technical translator at the National Institute of Health, in the construction of computer models showing how expert translators solve problems of ambiguity in language. Expert and inexpert translation systems, eponyms, abbreviations, and alphabetic solutions are…

In September 1983 Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) began a program requiring every incoming student to own a Digital Equipment Corporation PC-350 microcomputer. Past computing experiences at SIT, impact of the program, software and hardware considerations, and computing experiences in chemistry are reviewed. (JN)

Lists and briefly describes the content of 18 publications and noteworthy articles dealing with computer applications in education. Sources of articles and ordering information and costs for periodicals (as of December 1983) are included. (JN)

In 1981, the British government allocated 1.1 million pounds to introduce a trial computer-based learning (CBL) program to the nation's education system. Following a 2-year pilot project, a CBL Unit was formed to build on the success of the initial experiment. The unit coordinator describes this on-going project. (JN)

Computing began at Rice University with the first computer project on campus about 1958. In 1960 a computer center was formed. Today's Institute for Computer Services and Applications serves Rice administration, departments, faculty, and students by writing systems, maintaining files, entering data, retrieving information, etc. (MLW)

Describes some of the implications of the microcomputer revolution for Cornell University and the strategy developed to deal with the resulting changes. The computing environment at Cornell, administrative structure of Cornell computer services, and computing models for the 1970s and 1980s are among the topics considered. (JN)

Discusses sources of scholarly information including libraries (focusing on shared cataloging and information retrieval systems), nonbook materials, data archives, and commercial databases. Also discusses computing information and integration, the latter considering quality control, terminals, communications, user interfaces, and long-term…

Discusses the impact of microcomputers on college campuses. Software development, recent advances in microcomputer technology, arrangements for computing on campus (workstations or computers for individual students), costs, and student reactions are among the areas considered. (JN)

Outlines components of a single database that will allow education authorities to provide all the administrative needs of a secondary school. These include class formation, course allocations, marks processing, student records, staffing, school role, school time schedules, school returns to the Scottish Examination Board, and school attendance.…