Reviews the book Megatrends by Naisbitt and the concept of educating the whole student as well as the shift from short-term to long-term, and lifetime education. (MD)

The number of children and adolescents accessing the Internet as well as the amount of time online are steadily increasing. The most common online activities include playing video games, navigating web sites, and communicating via chat rooms, email, and instant messaging. A theoretical framework for understanding the effects of Internet use on…

Research supported by the Information Processing Techniques Branch of the Advanced Research Projects Agency. (DD)

Discusses the need to analyze and develop concepts of effective data handling when new systems projects are in their initial stages of development. For one such project -- TIES -- the author examines several of these concepts within the framework of the technical capability available and the need of the user. The developmental processes and the…

The six articles in this journal reflect the role of computers in the academic and scientific communities, discussing the relationship between universities and industry, communication networks, light-scattering, data processing during seismic exploration, and computer applications in publishing and archaeological site management. It is available…

Describes the use of a computer to publish library bulletins that list recent accessions of technical reports according to the subject classification scheme of NTIS/SRIM (National Technical Information Service's Scientific Reports in Microfiche). The codes file, the four computer program functions, and costs/economy are discussed. (JD)

The computer is seen as a powerful tool that offers great potential for administrators in tertiary institutions. The impact of the computer on processing data, database concept, computer communication, utilization of operations data for analytical reports, use of management science tools, and evolution in administrative data processing are…

Examines Boisot's model of information processes and information economics based on information space in three dimensions (I-space). I-space is used as a framework to explain the success of computer-based tools in information scanning and dissemination, and their failure to support problem areas in the process of knowledge creation, especially…

A management consultant company uses a large-scale interactive computer system to enhance the capabilities of its professionals both in the office and in the field. (Author/DN)

Four articles focus on computers, information technology, and education: (1) "Information Technology: Some Implications for Education" (A. G. Shannon, B. S. Thorton, and Gareth Locksley) examines the last phase of technological development, the communication phase, as it relates to computer technology in education; (2) "Computers in…

THE INTEGRATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PILOT STUDY EXPLORED PROBLEMS INHERENT IN CREATION OF AN INFORMATION SERVICE USING A SINGLE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL COMPILATION CONTAINING EVERY ITEM WHICH HAS EVER BEEN LISTED IN A MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH STUDIES. PROVISION WAS MADE ALSO FOR CONTINUOUS ADDITION OF NEW ITEMS. A COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM…

THIS REPORT, WHICH PLACES THE USE OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING IN EDUCATION IN BOTH FACTUAL AND SPECULATIVE PERSPECTIVE IS INTENDED FOR THE UNINITIATED EDUCATOR, THE INTERESTED LAYMAN, AND THE SPECIALIST IN INFORMATION PROCESSING TO HELP HIM UNDERSTAND CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS SO THAT HE CAN ASSIST EDUCATORS WITH THE DATA PROCESSING ASPECTS…

This report summarizes the on-site study of mechanization in DoD libraries and information centers. Included are presentations and evaluations on thesaurus building, file structure, input processing, serial control, selective dissemination of information, circulation control, equipments being used, recommendations on information retrieval systems,…

Student personnel workers and services have increased without parallel increase in research in this area. To update and augment existing research skills, including knowledge of computers and computer language, to work toward a more adequate interdisciplinary conceptual base, and to encourage the establishment of information centers in the…

This study of the computer/user interface investigated the role of the computer in performing information tasks that users now perform without computer assistance. Users' perceptual/cognitive processes are to be accelerated or augmented by the computer; a long term goal is to delegate information tasks entirely to the computer. Cybernetic and…