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Lewis, Lisa Bryce – Clearing Magazine, 1992
Describes the development and current status of the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network, cited as an exemplary Environmental Education program in the Pacific northwest. It is an international educational effort that provides a means for improving local and global water quality through hands-on monitoring and local problem solving for…
Descriptors: Community Services, Computer Networks, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
Saunders, Laverna M. – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the concept of a virtual library focuses on the needs of the user. Topics addressed include searching remote library catalogs and databases; the availability of information through the Internet and other networks; and the expertise needed by library staff to instruct and assist users. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Databases, Information Networks
Peer reviewedBallenger, Marcus – Childhood Education, 1992
Reviews three computer programs for the classroom: (1) Kid Pix, a graphics program; (2) GROUPwriter, for online conferencing for students in third grade and above; and (3) Just Grandma and Me, an interactive version of a Mercer Mayer story. (LB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks
Froman, Ann D. – Computing Teacher, 1992
Describes the participation of a small Catholic school near Philadelphia in the AT&T Learning Circles Project, which involved networking with schools in several states. The integration of the telecommunications project with the language arts curriculum is discussed, including creative writing about local food and historic places to share with…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Peer reviewedBeheshti, Jamshid; Large, Andy – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
The effects of CD-ROM networking on system response time was studied at McGill University using WilsonDisc, Dialog OnDisc, and Silver Platter. Using a 10-station local area network, response times were measured for searches using index terms, truncation, and the Boolean "and." Results show that increased numbers of users increased…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Networks
Peters, Paul Evan – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1991
This article examines the role of advanced networks such as the National Science Foundation Network, with emphasis on their potential in improving information distribution and access in college and university libraries. Questions are posed concerning technical, political, institutional, and human aspects of networked information. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Agents, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedAkeroyd, John – Information Services and Use, 1992
Provides an overview of CD-ROM networks. Highlights include network technology, including local area networks; an example of an installation at the South Bank Polytechnic (United Kingdom) library; interface issues, including standardization; possible future developments; licensing arrangements; and acquiring data in formats other than CD-ROM.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPeters, Paul Evan – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Presents a summary report of the fall 1991 meeting of the Task Force of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI). Topics discussed include the flow of networked information; perspectives from the humanities, arts, and social sciences; the potential economic importance of NREN (National Research and Education Network); and information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Art, Computer Networks
Gey, Fredric C. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Proposes an infrastructure to provide organizationwide access in a large university to government statistical databases issued on CD-ROM. Topics addressed include characteristics of government numeric data on CD-ROM, networked options, desired characteristics of networked CD-ROM access, hardware and network configurations, a prototype system, and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewedBarker, Philip; Manji, Karim – Education and Computing, 1992
Discussion of issues related to computer-assisted learning (CAL) and computer-based training (CBT) describes approaches to electronic learning; principles underlying courseware development to support these approaches; and a plan for creation of a CAL/CBT development center, including its functional role, campus services, staffing, and equipment…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Courseware
Broglie, Mary; Hare, Tom – Writing Notebook: Creative Word Processing in the Classroom, 1992
Describes a collaborative research project in a tenth grade world history class which used a computer software product ("Aspects") in the school writing center to allow students to write collaboratively. (SR)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedSummit, Roger K.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1993
Presents 19 papers from the Second Southern African Online Information Meeting. The articles are based on practical experience with or applications of information technology, including hypermedia and multimedia, CD-ROM, electronic publishing, network services and gateways, user interfaces, and online searching and software. Contains 83 references…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Electronic Publishing, Gateway Systems
Netherton, Robin – Currents, 1994
Ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of communication and record-keeping in college and university planned giving programs are outlined. Simple techniques are offered for using laptop computers, planned giving software, and institutional databases to improve access to information during travel and on campus. (MSE)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Fund Raising
Horowitz, Barry M. – American School Board Journal, 1993
Proposes regional consortia of school districts that would buy instructional software; create communications networks; develop teaching and training methods; develop effective techniques for administrative management and support; and identify and advocate specific research needs. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Zhao, Shuyuan; Kantor, Paul B. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Describes ANLI (Adaptive Network Library Interface), an interface to an academic library's online catalog that links documents through interactions with users. Topics addressed include relation to neural networks; system design issues, including network management; the architecture of the ANLI; and the ANLI as a research tool. (Contains five…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Higher Education
