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Download full textSchonfeld, Lawrence; Dupree, Larry W. – 1985
The Community Aging Program is a demonstration outpatient, mental health program designed to study and treat elderly individuals. The individual's skills relevant to living independently are assessed and those individuals with deficits enter an appropriate treatment program. Two of the treatment programs or modules help the individual adjust to…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Health Programs
Brown, Rowland C. W. – 1986
Before turning to the OCLC vision of nationwide networking, a review of some of the issues that have influenced that vision are presented, including: technology as a driving force; library and information economics; the challenge of providing ever-proliferating services to an ever more computer-literate end user; the changing role of the library…
Descriptors: Information Science, International Cooperation, International Programs, Libraries
Gonzalez-Stupp, Emma; Wildemuth, Barbara M. – 1985
This manual provides information to aid home computer owners in performing literature searches of ERIC and other education and social science databases using the BRS Information Technologies "After Dark" system. Assuming some familiarity with printed ERIC indexes or online searches, this manual is divided into five chapters. It is…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Educational Research
Gonzalez-Stupp, Emma; Wildemuth, Barbara M. – 1986
This manual provides information to aid home computer owners in performing literature searches of ERIC and other education and social science databases, such as the DIALOG Information Services "Knowledge Index" System. Assuming some familiarity with printed ERIC indexes or online searches, this manual is divided into five chapters. It is…
Descriptors: Adults, Bibliographic Utilities, Databases, Educational Research
Hechinger, Grace, Ed.; Hechinger, Fred, Ed. – 1987
The four projects described here, a selection of those funded by the Annenberg/CPB Project, focus on the use of telecommunication and information technologies as tools for teaching in higher education. All are written by people directly involved in the projects described. The introductory section, "Overview: Issues in Educational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Technology
National Interlending Systems: A Comparative Study of Existing Systems and Possible Models. Revised.
Line, Maurice B.; And Others – 1980
Based on research completed in 1977 and comments on a 1979 preliminary version of this report, this work evaluates current interlending practices among participants in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and proposes various models of interlibrary lending provision. The paper outlines the elements…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interlibrary Loans, International Organizations, International Programs
Walp, Robert M., Ed. – 1982
The 26 papers in this collection present the history and organization, system components and techniques, social aspects, and economics of telecommunications development in Alaska, with special emphasis on the growth and use of satellite systems. The first five papers cover developments beginning when Alaska was still Russian-owned, and also…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Television, Information Networks, Rural Areas
Jeffres, Leo W.; Barnard, Mildred – 1982
This monograph presents results of a survey of 13 ethnic groups conducted in the Greater Cleveland area in 1980-81 to determine how ethnicity was affected by communication and the mass media. In the introductory section, the monograph describes the ethnic composition of Cleveland (which includes Hispanics, Vietnamese, Koreans, Filipinos, Indians,…
Descriptors: Community Change, Cultural Awareness, Ethnic Groups, Ethnicity
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1985
The six chapters of the Texas Library Systems Act are presented in this document together with revised standards for accreditation of system components adopted by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission on February 28, 1985. The Library Systems Act covers: (1) General Provisions, including definitions; (2) State Library System, including…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Criteria, Library Networks, Library Standards
Strunk, DeForest L. – 1983
Current developments in the use of microcomputers to meet the learning needs of special education students are discussed. Examples are given of efforts of special projects (such as Project ReTool), Teacher Education Computer Centers in California, and local school districts in the training of teacher educators and special education teachers.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Bose, Anindya – 1984
Within the last 20 or 30 years, some technologies have mushroomed that have not only revolutionized the discipline and practice of librarianship and information management, but also christened our age as the Information Age. This paper identifies the technological breakthroughs that ushered in the Information Age and are transforming librarianship…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Processing, Library Automation
Ward, Russell A.; And Others – 1984
Despite low levels of criminal victimization, older people often express greater fear of crime than others. To examine the causes and consequences of such fear, 1,185 adults aged 60 and over, were interviewed about their personal characteristics, social resources, environment, subjective well-being, and lifestyle. Results showed that older people…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Fear, Individual Characteristics, Life Satisfaction
May, William F. – 1985
A philosophical overview of the place of technology in higher education and especially in teaching is presented. Research can be viewed as the acquisition of knowledge; teaching as its transmission; and service as its application. Technology affects the transmission of knowledge in both the teaching process and the content of teaching. The…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Humanities
Guelph Univ. (Ontario). – 1985
This 21-paper collection examines various issues in electronic networking and conferencing with computers, including design issues, conferencing in education, electronic messaging, computer conferencing applications, social issues of computer conferencing, and distributed computer conferencing. In addition to a keynote address, "Computer…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Design Requirements, Information Networks
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1980
This eighth annual report covers the activities of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) from October 1, 1978 through September 30, 1979. Information on the background, composition, and role of the commission is provided, followed by descriptions of preparations for the first White House Conference on Library and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Information Science, Information Services, Library Networks
