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Download full textJohnson, Bruce; Sharp, Colin – 1987
This two-phase study of the use of networks and information retrieval systems by schools in Australia was designed to inquire as to the extent that schools are using all available networks; how appropriate and effective these sources of information are for schools; how costly such services might be; and what developments can be reasonably expected…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
Dillon, Ken – School Library Media Quarterly, 1997
Describes a study that examined the professional information needs of rural secondary school teachers in New South Wales (Australia). Concludes that teacher librarians have a pivotal role in meeting information needs, and that computer networks provide a means of overcoming the teachers' professional and geographical isolation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Information Needs
McNicholas, C.; Nelson, P. – 1994
The response of Marist Sisters' College, Woolwich, New South Wales (Australia), to the challenges of teaching information literacy is described. Marist Sisters' College is a high school enrolling approximately 750 girls representing diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds in grades 7 through 12. An integrated information-skills program,…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Networks, Cultural Differences, Educational Environment
