A computer bulletin board system (BBS) called "A Place with No Name" was developed for the gifted and talented community in the greater New Orleans (Louisiana) area. The BBS values warmth, responsiveness, and intelligence; has a system of user classes to reward users who contribute most to the quality of discussion; and currently offers…

Discusses factors to be considered when planning and implementing a local area network (LAN) for personal computers within a school or an organization. Topics addressed include reasons for networking, characteristics of LANs, organizing a LAN, workstations, disk servers, and file servers. (Contains six references.) (LRW)

Compares face-to-face negotiation outcomes with computer-mediated negotiation outcomes using an integrative (win-win) negotiation. Highlights include the use of electronic mail; literature reviews on negotiation literature, computer-mediated communication literature, and computer-mediated negotiation literature; hypotheses tested; Pareto…

Clearly established procedures for sending, receiving, and responding to e-mail begin with planning and scheduling its use. Administrators should make appropriate choices of communication methods; use the address-book feature for individual and group e-mail addresses; use word-processing software to prepare lengthy documents and the attachment…

An experienced library technology manager relates what happened in the wake of a serious library computer virus attack, which he accidentally unleashed. The narrative describes the combination of coincidences, mistakes, assumptions, and delays that caused the incident, and outlines the 10 key lessons learned. (AEF)

Presents an account of how one company went completely virtual--no office at all--and reaped the eventual rewards. Describes implementation processes, communication challenges, and customer reactions. (JOW)

Defines "therap-e-mail," a form of therapy developed for use in an Internet-based counseling service. Addresses concerns and offers solutions to two major challenges raised by other professionals. Discusses five significant advantages of therap-e-mail and describes the need for research and the implications for guidance and counseling. (Author/MKA)

Discusses use of the World Wide Web to enhance use of library special collections. Highlights include Web site development at the University of Idaho; starting with basic content and then adding on in increments, incorporating Cascading Style Sheets and other improvements; nontraditional outreach on the Web; and electronic mail. (LRW)

Attempts to clarify the status of e-mail privacy under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA). Examines current law and the paucity of definitive case law. A review of cases and literature suggests there is a gap in the existing ECPA that allows for potentially abusive electronic monitoring and interception of e-mail,…

Describes an electronic survey indicating that there is a wide variety of methods that are currently used in United Kingdom higher education institutions to support undergraduate learning. Raises awareness of what colleagues are doing and promotes an exchange of ideas. (Author/ASK)

Discusses trends in the development of computer-mediated instruction. Highlights include a history of computers in education; intelligent tutoring systems; computer assisted language learning; computer based multimedia application in teaching; the use of electronic mail in language teaching; use of the Internet in language teaching; and…

Describes briefly e-mail and listservs. Discusses the promise and perils of e-mail for teacher-student electronic communication, and shows how listservs can provide solutions for e-mail problems involving communicating with large groups of students. (SR)

A World Wide Web search identified five sites providing nursing continuing education online and one using electronic mail to deliver programs. All offered certificates and were approved by state boards or other agencies to offer continuing education credit. (SK)

Provides an examination of the five categories of the national standards for foreign language learning in light of specific Internet resources that can help advance language learners' attainment of the standards. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the use of electronic mail within the general resolution and management of administrative problems and emphasizes the need for careful attention to problem definition and clarity of language. Presents a research-based five-step model for the effective use of electronic mail based on experiences at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.…