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Peer reviewedHahn, Trudi Bellardo – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Describes the historical development of online information retrieval systems and services. Gives an overview of the three pioneer groups of the online age: (1) programmers, system designers, and researchers; (2) managers, trainers, and custom service representatives; and (3) users. Also examines those individuals who made exceptional contributions…
Descriptors: Administrators, Designers, Information Retrieval, Information Services
Jacso, Peter – Online, 1996
Presents a computer software review of the graphical online interface, Ovid client for Windows. Evaluates the following system options: database choices, graphical interface, index browsing, searching, topical limiting, term mapping, displaying, printing, and downloading. Sidebars display product information and feedback from Ovid Technologies in…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software Reviews
Lindroth, Linda K. – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Features Internet connections related to feature stories in this issue. Gives search tips to use on Internet, lists selected Net addresses relevant to each article, and briefly discusses resources provided. Topics include funding sources for classroom projects, researching historical projects, pets at school, fire prevention month,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedGoodyear, Mary Lou – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1993
Discusses information policy issues for electronic information resources, including the scholarly communication process and changes in the relationship between information, the producer, and the user; the right of access to information, including government information; privacy and democratic governance; and intellectual property or ownership of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Democracy, Information Sources, Intellectual Property
Peer reviewedRoes, Hans; Dijkstra, Joost – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes an approach to electronic document delivery which has evolved at Tilburg University (Netherlands), leading to the development of a system called Ariadne. Highlights include various generations of electronic document delivery systems; standards, including the work of the Group on Electronic Document Interchange; and a description of the…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Interlibrary Loans
Jenkins, Doug – MultiMedia Schools, 1995
Describes an online process that allows high school science classes to connect to the Mount Wilson Observatory to learn about astronomy. Scheduling time for remote telescope access is explained; activities to prepare students for using the software are discussed; and benefits of the experience are considered, including students' critical thought…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Computer Software, Critical Thinking, High School Students
Natale, Jo Anna – American School Board Journal, 1995
Technology is making home schooling easier on parents as well as more interesting for students. In addition to taking classes online, home-schooled children are researching projects on the Internet and communicating with other home schoolers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
Stansberry, Domenic – NewMedia, 1995
Discusses the integration of CD-ROMs with online service producers. Highlights include publishing; LucasFilm's Habitat project; programs through Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, and Philips Media; hybrid links to Internet sites; multiplayer games; virtual chat with avatars; and problems, including CD-ROM's slowness, download time, storage…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Downloading
Peer reviewedWilhelm, Jeffrey D. – English Journal, 1995
Explains how a teacher went about using hypermedia as a basis for inspiring student writing and research, first in the area of personality profiles and later in the area of different cultures. Defines hypermedia and reviews some of the rewards and problems. Argues that hypermedia can provide a format to encourage students to develop a literacy of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Hypermedia
Peer reviewedKovacs, Diane K. – CD-ROM Professional, 1992
Reports results of a survey of depository libraries that gathered information on which CD-ROM databases distributed by the Government Printing Office are received and public access to these databases. Addresses and details of equipment used for public access for the 41 responding libraries are provided, and a list of selected databases is…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination
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
Roberts, G. Louis; Kenney, Carol E. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1991
Describes the development and implementation of a full-text image retrieval system at the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. The conversion of card formats to a microcomputer-based system using HyperCard is described; the online system architecture is explained; and future plans are discussed, including conversion to digital images. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Full Text Databases, Futures (of Society), Hypermedia
Carpenter, Calvin L. – Computing Teacher, 1992
Discussion of the use of telecommunications in the social studies curriculum focuses on three main areas: (1) searching and reading information in databases, including the appropriate use of commercial database services; (2) electronic mail and bulletin boards; and (3) the role of the telecomputing teacher. (five references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Retrieval
Williams, Brian – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Explains a series of 39 slides used in a presentation covering guides to libraries on the Internet computer network; other INTERNET resources, including bibliographic databases, catalogs, and online services; BITNET servers and LISTSERVS, and the MicroUser's computer conference sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSnure, Karen R. – Library Hi Tech, 1991
In February 1991, OCLC tested its newly developed product--the FirstSearch Catalog. Designed distinctly for the end user, FirstSearch is an online computer system providing access to a variety of databases. By October 1991, the system was made commercially available to all OCLC member libraries. The Ohio State University served as a test site for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems
