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Al-Khulaifi, M. – Information Services & Use, 1995
Provides an overview of the Gulfnet Academic network, set in the context of development in Saudi Arabia and the establishment of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Goals and objectives of KACST are presented, Gulfnet members in the Gulf States are listed, and Gulfnet management, services, and facilities are discussed. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Jackson, Michael E. – School Business Affairs, 1994
The Internet, a network of computer networks, is leading the way to the information superhighway. Explains the basic features and various ways to get hooked up to the Internet. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
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Stewart, Robert D. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1995
Describes distance technologies being used now, such as video networks, audiographic systems, the Internet and other computer networks, and interactive television. Suggests future needs: an increase in the level of interaction and more online support services. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Networks, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Sanchez, Robert – Internet World, 1995
Description of projects available through the Internet that are making English-language electronic texts available focuses on Project Gutenberg. Other projects discussed include Project Bartleby; Alex, a catalog of electronic texts; Banned Books Online; Human Languages Page; The Childrens' Literature Web Guide; and a directory of digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Childrens Literature, Computer Networks
Reed, Peter – Internet World, 1995
Considers ethical questions related to the copying and use of information from World Wide Web sites, especially graphics. Copyright violation, control of distribution, commercial online users, problems of perception, asking permission, and standards of ethical behavior are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Ethics
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Carlitz, Robert D. – Internet Research, 1995
Describes KIDSPHERE, an Internet-based mailing list that was created to further the development of school computer networks. Its role in building a community of educators on the Internet and in furthering the goals of educational reform is discussed; other topics include the value it provides, distribution, and funding. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Snyder, Herbert; Kurtze, Douglas – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
Discusses the use of chaos, or nonlinear dynamics, for investigating computer-mediated communication. A comparison between real, human-generated data from a computer network and similarly constructed random-generated data is made, and mathematical procedures for determining chaos are described. (seven references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chaos Theory, Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks
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Hansen, Craig J. – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1992
Examines communication technologies in the workplace, provides a brief overview of current research, and offers questions for further exploration. Offers a personal perspective based on the author's experiences as a product manager for NCR Corporation and as a computer industry consultant. Includes discussions on voice mail, fax, hypermedia, and…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Communications, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail
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Howard, Tharon – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1992
Discusses the differences between computer-mediated communication (CMC) and print or oral communication. Describes advantages and problems of using electronic mail in a business context. Recommends research and teaching of CMC in the business writing classroom. (MM)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
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McQueen, Howard – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Provides guidelines for evaluating SCSI Express Novell 386, a new product allowing CD-ROM drives to be attached to a Netware 3.11 file server, increasing CD-ROM networking capability. Specific limitations concerning software, hardware, and human resources are outlined, as well as its unique features and potential for future networking uses. (EA)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Reviews, Guidelines, Information Networks
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Balester, Valerie; And Others – Computers and Composition, 1992
Describes the sharing of authority that occurred during a collaboratively taught course for basic writing students, supported by real-time computer exchanges. Discusses the computer classroom, curriculum, assignments, collaborative teaching, and student responses to the course. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Networks, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
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Bearman, David – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
This case study of how the museum community is trying to select standards for data interchange between museum systems reviews the work of the Museum Computer Network's committee on the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI) and reflects on the issues confronting CIMI as it tries to exploit information technology standards as a strategy.…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Information Technology
Roberts, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Provides political background on the National Research and Education Network (NREN). The growth of computer information networks is discussed, including the INTERNET and NSFNET; the legislative process involved with creating the NREN is explained; and the future prospects for a National Information Infrastructure (NII) are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Networks
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Sokolik, M. E.; Smith, Michael E. – Second Language Research, 1992
Describes a computer-based connectionist-type network model that correctly identified the gender of a set of French nouns, relying solely on information inherent in the nouns' structures, in the absence of explicit rules for evaluating nouns, through discovering criterial gender-specific features through examples of masculine and feminine nouns.…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Distinctive Features (Language), French
Odell, Kerry S.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1994
Includes "It Boggles the Mind" (Odell); "Merging Your Classroom onto the Information Superhighway" (Murphy); "The World's Largest Computer Network" (Fleck); "The Information Highway in Iowa" (Miller); "Interactive Video Networks in Secondary Schools" (Swan et al.); and "Upgrade to Humancentric…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computer Networks, Educational Technology, Interactive Video
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