Findings and recommendations from a study conducted to define the college's information needs, and to diagnose and assess the administrative data processing operations. (Author/MLF)

Boston College is the largest university in the U.S. to have a single computer to handle both student and administrative needs. (Author)

The feasibility of computerizing the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the MMPI and comparing its response latencies with other MMPI item characteristics was tested. Results indicate that latency may not have the psychological significance often attributed to it. (Author)

A discussion of computer education in Great Britain and an example of a BASIC program are presented. (MM)

It is more important for students to have an understanding of basic fundamentals such as English, mathematics, social studies, and basic business understandings than a superficial understanding of data processing equipment and its operation. (Editor)

Includes information on computer cooperatives, time sharing, computer education courses, and use of computers to project enrollment changes. (LR)

The computer technician must become sensitive to cultural factors at work between the dominant culture--of which computers form a part--and the subculture present in many communities. Otherwise, computer technology will fail to serve those communities. (DM)

Discusses the information explosion as it relates to the emergence of the information handling capability explosion, or the use of computer technology, citing library network online databases as evidences of information control. (EJS)

Examines myths and fears about computer-based training (displaces trainers, dehumanizes learners), lists what computers cannot do (analyze needs, formulate objectives, act as subject experts), and what they can do effectively (handle knowledge transfer, provide simulation). (SK)

Suggests computer education activities that can be developed with a single computer, leadership of one staff member, plus one paraprofessional and a core group of interested students. Argues that computer literacy is a societal necessity and a reasonable possibility for even small institutions with limited budgets. (DMM)