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Direct linkBrown, Elizabeth Stallman; Yeung, Laurence; Sawyer, Keegan – National Academies Press, 2014
Advances in the life sciences--from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities--have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural world. Improved public understanding of such scientific advances has the potential to benefit both individuals and society through enhanced quality of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Science Education, Barriers, Scientists
Provenzo, Eugene F. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2011
Since the 1960s, the rapid evolution of technology has created a new cultural geography--a virtual geography. "The Difference Engine: Computing, Knowledge and the Transformation of Learning" offers a conscious critique of this change and its effects on contemporary culture and education. This engaging text assumes that we are at a critical…
Descriptors: Technological Advancement, Influence of Technology, Computers, Hypermedia
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. – 1997
The National Information Infrastructure (NII) holds the promise of connecting people of all ages and descriptions--bringing them opportunities to interact with businesses, government agencies, entertainment sources, and social networks. Offering data, examples, and expert commentary, this book charts a path toward enabling the broadest possible…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Interaction
Download full textLehman, Bruce A. – 1995
In February 1993, the Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) was formed to articulate and implement the Clinton Administration's vision for the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights was established within the Information Policy Committee to examine the intellectual property implications…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Computer Networks, Copyrights, Federal Legislation
Heydinger, Richard B.; Norris, Donald M. – 1977
This report provides readers with three primary products: significant data on statewide planning for cooperative computing, a process model to evaluate the development of cooperative computing in any state, and a structural model to evaluate the products of implementation in states that have implemented plans for cooperative computing. Such…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Guidelines
Blake, Reed H.; Haroldsen, Edwin O. – 1975
To provide a body of descriptive information in the communications field, simple explanations of 60 basic concepts are provided. Covered are basic elements of communication, forms of communication, what is communicated, process and effects, mass media functions, social environment for communication, and investigative approaches and tools. Concepts…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Conceptual Schemes
Bruce, Elizabeth W. – North Dakota Library Notes, 1974
The current trend in biomedical information systems is to decentralization. Starting with the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965, various plans of organization have been tried for improving the national diffusion of medical information. In 1968 the John Crerar Library became the Midwest Regional Medical Library, serving as an intermediary…
Descriptors: Consortia, Decentralization, Diffusion, Information Networks
Weisman, Herman M. – 1974
The role of the information center in the National Program for Library and Information Services is projected. The various types of information centers are identified and defined, and the generation, processing, communication, and use of information and knowledge are reviewed. A plan is given for the integration of existing information centers into…
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Information Centers, Information Networks, Information Services
Metz, Ray E.; Junion-Metz, Gail – 1996
This book provides basic information about the World Wide Web and serves as a guide to the tools and techniques needed to browse the Web, integrate it into library services, or build an attractive, user-friendly home page for the library. Chapter 1 provides an overview of Web basics and chapter 2 discusses some of the big issues related to…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Internet
Trinkle, Dennis A.; Auchter, Dorothy; Merriman, Scott A.; Larson, Todd E. – 1997
This book provides a general introduction to the skills and tools necessary to navigate the Internet and offers detailed information about the many historical resources available and how to find them. Chapter 1, "Getting Started," is short primer on using the Internet. Chapter 2, "Internet Sites for Historians," directs readers to thousands of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Cibbarelli, Pamela R., Comp.; Nixon, Carol, Comp. – 1998
Integrated Online Library Systems (IOLS) focuses exclusively on the issues of planning and managing automated systems in libraries and information centers. The theme of the IOLS '98 annual meeting is "Embrace and Extend," and 18 papers were selected for presentation that provide insight into the current technologies being "embraced" in libraries.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Information Networks, Library Automation
Fernig, Leo R. – 1980
The role of information about education in the development of education around the world is considered in this book. The volume begins by examining the needs of various categories of educators for information, the uses to which such information can be put, the processes and reasons for generating and recording information, and the methods and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cooperation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Read, William H. – 1976
The rise of international telecommunications reflects the growth of so called "transnational" activities engaged in by border-spanning organizations, such as multinational enterprises, cross-cultural affinity groups, and even military commands. To reevaluate the process by which telecommunications foreign policy is made, this study reviews the…
Descriptors: Communications, Foreign Policy, Information Networks, Information Storage
Lipnack, Jessica; Stamps, Jeffrey – 1994
A practical view is offered to leaders, managers, and teams of how to think about their companies and reinvent them without losing the value and knowledge embedded in their current organization. Organizations can break through challenges and recognize entirely new business opportunities through the creation of interlocking, boundary-crossing…
Descriptors: Administration, Change Strategies, Communications, Cooperation
Williams, Delmus E., Ed.; Garten, Edward, D., Ed. – 2000
As in past years, this 17th volume of "Advances in Library Administration and Organization" brings together a number of articles relating to issues that affect the lives of library managers. Articles include: "Promotion and Tenure for Academic Librarians: Current Practices at Selected Institutions" (W. Bede Mitchell); "The Relationship between…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Management
