Describes Linked Systems Project (LSP), which is designed to connect three large bibliographic networks in an "open" manner without changing the systems. "Open systems," standards, advantages of linking systems, interchange of authority data, Library of Congress Name Authority Cooperative Project, record transfer and…

Describes a Texas educational program that uses interactive instructional television to teach fully accredited high school classes, staff development workshops, and preservice and inservice education classes. (MD)

Examines the way the Youth News Service (YNS) has combined computer technology with reporting about youth issues to make YNS work. (DF)

Examines issues related to using microcomputers for distance education. They include cost=effectiveness, accreditation for schools with a preponderance of courses taught via telecommunications, and such certification concerns as whether credit can be given for courses taught by teachers not certified in states into which the courses are…

Discusses the need for and value of incorporating policy study and research sequences in a graduate program in telecommunications. (PD)

Discusses the place of telecommunications and journalism in mass media study. (PD)

Examines the implications of electronic networking and database services for adult learners. Explores the feasibility and ramifications of electronic networking and communication with other students and with faculty in a computer network and the implications of being able to access elaborate databases in conducting research, writing essays, or…

Describes the use of video display terminals in the journalism lab of a Florida university. Discusses the different purposes for which broadcast and print journalism students use such equipment. (HTH)

Compares two major types of electronic mail systems--node-to-node networks (messages are sent directly from one terminal to another with functions handled locally at each node) and computer based message systems (terminals communicate directly with host computer using access to functions of large computer). Information sources are noted. (EJS)

This article examines fiber optic technology, explains some of the key terminology, and speculates about the way fiber optics will change our world. Applications of fiber optics to library systems in three major areas--linkage of a number of mainframe computers, local area networks, and main trunk communications--are highlighted. (EJS)

Discusses the potential uses of two major technological advances and their possible impact on print media. (AEA)

Recounts the efforts of a San Antonio, Texas citizen's group to deny the license of a television station, and suggests that the three-year dispute indicates a need for improved communication between station and community. (MH)

This document presents a bibliography on the applications of information technologies in postsecondary distance education. An overview of postsecondary distance education and some descriptive statistics are provided in the report. The content of the report is divided into two sections. The introduction includes: (1) "Overview of Post-Secondary…

In the 3 years since their introduction, Internet-capable cellular telephones are used by over 47 million Japanese (37% of the population) which nearly equals the number of people using personal computers to access the Internet. If this trend continues, the cellular telephone will overtake the personal computer as the most widely used Internet…

This paper discusses designing learning environments based on the Internet, as seen from a constructivist/situated learning point of view. First, some of the main principles of learning theory are examined. The structuring of virtual learning environments and integrated use of services on the Internet within the following five areas are addressed:…