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Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Given the pace of innovation, not only in the gadget market but in how social media is changing society, the future isn't what it used to be, which is to say, it is not that far off, out of reach, and "gee whiz" tomorrow. The planning horizon has moved closer than ever. And far-off eventualities are here and gone before you know it. In this…
Descriptors: Information Management, Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Usability
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Cobb, Chris – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2012
Most UK universities can trace their current management information systems back to significant investments made in the 1990s, largely fuelled by concerns about the millenium bug and a change from character interfaces to graphical user interfaces following the introduction of the personal computer. It was during this period that institutions also…
Descriptors: Management Information Systems, Foreign Countries, Computer Interfaces, Technology Uses in Education
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Mertens, Robert; Brusilovsky, Peter; Vornberger, Oliver; Ishchenko, Sergey – International Journal on E-Learning, 2009
Typical web lectures consist of two different kinds of media linked together: an audio- or video-recording and the corresponding slides or desktop recording. Both media are synchronized so that the slide or image shown corresponds to the position currently played in the time-based media stream. Web lectures are thus composite media consisting of a…
Descriptors: Navigation (Information Systems), Computer System Design, Web Based Instruction, Hypermedia
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Nackerud, Shane A. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Describes CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripts that are available on the Web and explains how librarians can use them to make Web pages more interactive. Topics include CGI security; Perl scripts; UNIX; and HTML. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Security, Gateway Systems, Library Automation
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Twidale, Michael B.; Nichols, David M.; Paice, Chris D. – Information Processing & Management, 1997
Discusses database interfaces and explains that collaboration is an important aspect of searching online information retrieval systems that requires explicit computerized support. Collaboration in physical and in digital libraries is discussed and an example of a system that supports collaboration between browsers, ARIADNE, is described. (105…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Cooperation, Databases, Electronic Libraries
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Cruse, Patricia; Jahns, Cynthia – Journal of Government Information, 1996
Describes the development of a new interface called GPO Gate for accessing the Government Printing Office (GPO) WAIS (wide area information server) databases, GPO Access. Highlights include development and use of GPO Gate at the University of California, San Diego, and implications for public service. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Databases
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Price-Wilkin, John – Public-Access Computer Systems Review, 1994
Discusses how the World-Wide Web (WWW) can be linked to the PAT system, a search engine supporting access to Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) encoded documents. Technical concepts are reviewed, and the operation of a PAT-to-Web gateway is explained using examples of how it is employed. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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Gilson, Darin – Community College Journal, 2000
A portal is the digital infrastructure for an online campus. Community portals, online service portals, and enterprise-wide platforms represent the three basic portal variations available for online campuses. They are differentiated by the offices represented, the campus audience served, and benefits provided to the school as a whole. (PGS)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Interfaces, Computer Networks, Computer System Design
Marzo-Lazaro, J. L.; Verdu-Carbo, T.; Fabregat-Gesa, R. – 1998
This paper describes a solution to the user identification and tracking problem within an educational World Wide Web environment. The paper begins with an overview of the Teaching Support System project at the University of Girona (Spain); the main objective of the project is to create an integrated set of tools for teachers to use to create and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Security, Computer Software Development, Computer System Design