The use of computers in the science classrooms of Great Britain is reviewed. Major emphasis is given to the Computer Aided Learning (CAL) Packages. Criteria which justify the development and use of CAL materials are illustrated through reference to and description of specific packages. (BT)

Three forms of computer-augmented algebra programs were evaluated at each of two secondary schools with respect to mathematics achievement and attitude. Results of the 4-month program showed lower achievement among the computer group, while results of the 9-month program showed the no-computer group achieved significantly higher. (DT)

The purpose of this book is to introduce innovative educational concepts and techniques to help librarians and other information professionals create technology learning courses, sessions, workshops, and modules. The book applies the concepts of instructional systems design (ISD) to designing courses, or parts of courses, for instruction on…

In 1997, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) supported a project on the geographic spread of the commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) market. This Research Brief describes some of the principle findings of a report (by Professor Shane Greenstein of the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University) on the…

The objective of this study was to gain enough familiarity with developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies to be able to advise the information service community on what can be applied today and what one might reasonably expect to be applicable to library and information services in the near future. The emphasis is on…

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the developmental stages of academic publication collaborations through both research on the collaborative process itself, as well as through analysis of the discovery process. Using the qualitative software package, NUD*IST, the teleconferencing system, FirstClass, and standard e-mail, the study…

Standard setting, when carefully done, can be an expensive and time-consuming process. The modified Angoff method and the benchmark method, as utilized in this study, employ representative panels of judges to provide recommended passing scores to standard setting decision-makers. It has been considered preferable to have the judges meet in a…

Presents a manual for effectively imbedding information literacy skills across all grade levels and subject areas. At the book's core is the Skills Framework, a 33 page listing of all the skills needed for addressing information needs using the Internet as the main information source. For any teacher the Framework serves as a set of instructions…

Local job banks, computer aided man-job matching systems, are the spearhead of the multiphased Federal program to improve the functioning of the labor market information system. As evaluated here, the program may eventually achieve this objective but the evidence concerning the first phase is not encouraging. (DS)

This article is a proposal to reduce the rapidly increasing unemployment problems throughout the world and, simultaneously, to strive to facilitate economic balance between developing and developed countries. (Author)

Considered the use of computers in education as an aid to teachers and the effect of the use of computer technology. (RK)

A file management system provides a powerful search tool for library reference groups. The system described produces current awareness and retrospective searches from diverse data bases. The same query language is used to interrogate all data bases in on-line or batch mode searches. (4 references) (Author/DH)