Argues that information professionals should market services to ensure success for their libraries. Describes marketing strategies used by the University of Kentucky College of Law Library to promote electronic library services: CD-ROM placement, CD-ROM and Internet workshops, instruction guides, faculty Web pages, online tours, electronic mail,…

Describes how to create a multimedia document about a student's summer vacation for grade three to college. Topics include student guidelines, World Wide Web authoring programs, incorporating original artwork and music, getting parents involved, and examples of various projects. (LRW)

To teach computer skills to kindergartners, classroom teachers and library media specialists can take them on a multimedia field trip to the zoo. Provides a lesson plan that lists library media objectives, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, class instructions, evaluation, and follow-up. (PEN)

Explores the evaluation of image and multimedia information-retrieval systems, particularly the effectiveness of several shape measures for content-based retrieval of similar images. Shape feature measures, or vectors, are computed automatically and can either be used for retrieval or stored in the database for future queries. (57 references)…

This study examined the views of 70 undergraduate and graduate students exposed to multimedia projections in a classroom. It found that students supported the integration of animation, music, and voice; perceived screens to be better organized and clearer than traditional classroom settings; and were more interested in the material presented in…

Describes experiences in using a software package, LearnLinc, for multimedia-based learning in distance education courses for higher education. Topics include distributive learning; feedback; finding curriculum that is appropriate for the technology; copyright issues; application sharing; desktop videoconferencing; chat; e-mail; and future…

Discusses the use of technology and the Internet as a means of sharing music programs with parents and the community. Explains that a Web site enables teachers to share students' learning and musical performances. Provides resources for designing Web sites and offers information on putting music on a Web site. (CMK)

Results from an analysis of 1,025,010 Excite queries from 2001 are compared to similar Excite datasets from 1997 to 1999. Overall, results indicate that multimedia Web searching is undergoing major changes as Web content and searching evolves. (AEF)

Notes that students with identified learning disabilities fare especially poorly at such tests that include analysis, prediction, comparison, and interpretation. Develops an exemplar of an online content area textbook that uses contemporary multimedia technology to meet the needs of diverse learners. Describes a study focused on the potential of…

Asserts that the use of multimedia furthers historians' work as opposed to changing it. Explores three objectives that multimedia allows historians to achieve: (1) the issue of representation; (2) the concern with emphasizing historical thinking skills; and (3) the topic of how others appropriate history. (CMK)

Explains how to decide what type of computer to buy for a small academic library, based on software requirements, staff and patron use, and PC technology. Topics include the central processing unit; types of memory; storage devices; ports; multimedia capabilities; modems; operating systems; and monitors. (LRW)

Discussion of information and communication technology in the United Kingdom focuses on the use of multimedia technologies, particularly digital imagery and visualization material, to improve student knowledge and understanding. Describes the CAL (computer assisted learning)-Visual system that was developed for civil and building engineering…

Describes the use of a barcode reader, rather than a computer, to control an interactive videodisc for presentations and self-paced tutorials. Highlights include hardware and software used; remote and direct communication; a HyperCard-based program to make barcodes; and converting an existing program. (LRW)

Discusses the design of graphical user interfaces. Highlights include conceptual models, including user needs, content, and what multimedia can do; and tools for building the users' mental models, including metaphor, natural mappings, prompts, feedback, and user testing. (LRW)

Reviews recent developments in the use of computers as educational multimedia resources, and analyzes computer image types that have the potential to make significant contributions to teaching and learning. Discusses the impact of information technology in education and evaluates the advantages of four different forms of multimedia video…