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2. Can You Hear Us Now? A White Paper on Connecting Minority-Serving Institutions in the West to U.S. Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. Lariat Summit on Minority Institutions and Cyberinfrastructure in the West (Bozeman, Montana, August 14-15, 2006)
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and Fox, Louis
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Advanced information, communication, computation and collaboration technologies, known as "cyberinfrastructure," have become essential elements for research, education, and innovation in the 21st century. A major challenge confronting the United States today is how to ensure that all colleges and universities, including those that have not traditionally benefited from leading-edge research infrastructure, can participate seamlessly in national and multinational cyberinfrastructure-enabled efforts. The minority-serving-institution community has unique expertise, knowledge, and resources to share. Western leaders from the fields of science, education and cyberinfrastructure recognize an urgent need for action. Participants in the 2006 "Lariat Summit on Minority Institutions and Cyberinfrastructure in the West" gathered in Bozeman, Montana to develop strategies and recommendations for connecting minority-serving institutions in the West to national advanced cyberinfrastructure. This document is a first step towards developing both the will and the resources to ensure that minority-serving institutions are among the "connected" institutions in the Western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. (Contains 2 figures and 11 endnotes.) [Financial support for this white paper was provided by the University of Washington, Internet2, and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop.]
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- 2007
3. From District to Desktop: Making the Most of Broadband in Florida Schools. A White Paper
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Everhart, Nancy, Mardis, Marcia, Johnston, Melissa, and Smith, Daniella
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For Americans to engage in a global information society, it is critical that they have access to high-speed, high-bandwidth Internet, meaning broadband. Network connectivity opens up a wealth of possibilities to K-12 educators. While it has the potential to result in fundamental changes in teaching methods, it can definitely be used to enhance already effective teaching methods. However, schools must have confidence in their network infrastructure before network connectivity will be integrated into the classroom. Networks must be reliable and quick; and, if they do not function, as expected and technical support is not readily available, then educators will not use them. Schools face challenges to the integration of broadband in teaching and learning in the areas of access, skills, policy, and motivation. Last mile support is essential and all stakeholders must work together to address the main issues facing the improvement of broadband in schools. A solution to these situations is on-site support to streamline and enable effective use of broadband-enabled technology. For most schools, the school librarian, in their roles as school leaders, can expertly direct this "last mile" implementation by providing the technology coordination, support, and leadership necessary to address access issues from desktop to district. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.) [This report was produced by the Florida State University PALM (Partnerships Advancing Library Media) Center. Support for this paper was provided by Gale Cengage Learning.]
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- 2009
4. Late Departures from Paper-Based to Supported Networked Learning in South Africa: Lessons Learned
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Kok, Illasha, Beter, Petra, and Esterhuizen, Hennie
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Fragmented connectivity in South Africa is the dominant barrier for digitising initiatives. New insights surfaced when a university-based nursing programme introduced tablets within a supportive network learning environment. A qualitative, explorative design investigated adult nurses' experiences of the realities when moving from paper-based learning towards using tablets within a blended learning environment. Purposive sampling was applied. 45 (N) participants were included, each receiving a preloaded tablet (15 running on iOS, 15 on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and 15 on Windows® 8 operating systems), being WiFi-dependent, integrated into a supportive learning network. Participants completed eleven compulsory Internet-based activities. Three reflective focus groups with 18 (n) participants concluded the project. Through self-empowerment and supportive environment, students adopted seamlessly, overcame network and resource-related challenges. Valuable lessons were learned within the digital divide, integrate tablets into distance learning from a resilient and pragmatic approach.
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- 2018
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5. Digital Broadband Content: Digital Content Strategies and policies. OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 119
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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The development of digital content raises new issues as rapid technological developments challenge existing business models and government policies. This OECD study identifies and discusses six groups of business and public policy issues and illustrates these with existing and potential OECD Digital Content Strategies and Policies: (1) Innovation and Technology (Encouraging R&D and innovation in content and content-related networks, software and hardware; Building an environment conducive to content production, networks, and technological spillovers; Expanding venture capital financing and improving valuation of digital content; and Addressing skills, training, education and human resource development issues); (2) Value Chain and Business Model Issues (Encouraging non-discriminatory business and policy frameworks; Increasing competition and, where appropriate, co-ordination along value chains to develop new distribution and revenue models; Working to improve technology neutrality and consistent policy treatment of digital content across different, and in some cases converging, content delivery platforms; and Working out the role of support for new business and business expansion); (3) Enhancing the Infrastructure (Widening broadband coverage and high-quality access to infrastructure and applications; Building partnerships to address technological issues related to digital content, standards and interoperability; and Improving payment and micro-payment systems, electronic signatures, authentication, and development of international interoperability and portability of these infrastructures); (4) Business and Regulatory Environment (Adapting established regulatory frameworks to digital content value chains and business models; Protecting intellectual property and related issues; Working to improve digital rights management and development of new transparent business models; and Clarifying specific taxation treatment); (5) Supply and Use of Public Sector Information and Content (Digitising and distributing public sector information and improving access to public sector content; Building the role of governments as model suppliers in putting content online; Enhancing access to local content, diversity of content supply and use; and Expanding public demand for digital content in education, health, etc.); and (6) Conceptualisation, Classification and Measurement Issues (Improving the way digital content is measured.) (Contains 76 notes, 2 boxes, 3 figures and 2 tables.)
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- 2006
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6. Distributed Learning. CAUSE Professional Paper Series, No. 14.
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CAUSE, Boulder, CO., Oblinger, Diana G., and Maruyama, Mark K.
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This paper synthesizes current thought about the role of networking technologies in instruction and addresses the need for higher education to create affordable and flexible student-centered "distributed learning environments" employing networking technologies. First, relevant trends are identified in the areas of information volume, technology competency of the workforce, telecommuting, collaboration, reskilling, demographics, selectivity, government influence, and increasing demand for higher education. The current status quo is college instruction is characterized by the dominance of the lecture, little interaction, inefficiency, and the factory model. The need for change and the role of the distributed learning environment in new instructional models are emphasized. Guidelines for planning for change focus on values implicit in technology, the role of shared values, curriculum design, and computer mediated communication. The importance of institutional support is stressed in discussion of technology adoption patterns, support structure, funding, and organizational structures and relationships. Aspects of technology architecture considered include network infrastructure, content file servers, groupware infrastructure and content creation and access. The Internet's role in a distributed learning environment is also discussed. Finally, future requirements for distributed learning are suggested. Throughout the paper, sidebars provide examples of implementation at various institutions. A company profile of IBM completes the monograph. (Contains approximately 70 references.) (DB)
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- 1996
7. The Virtual Research and Extension Communication Network (VRECN): An Interactive Learning and Communication Network for Research and Extension Personnel. Concept Paper for the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
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TeleCommons Development Group, Guelph (Ontario). and Richardson, Don
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A Virtual Research and Extension Communication Network (VRECN) is a set of networked electronic tools facilitating improvement in communication processes and information sharing among stakeholders involved in agricultural development. In developing countries, research and extension personnel within a ministry of agriculture, in consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders, can develop and implement a VRECN. The tools are artifacts of a planned and ongoing process of stakeholder involvement in mapping communication- and information-sharing relationships and identifying critical relationships that require improvement to reach agricultural development and food security goals. Creating a VRECN in a developing country requires a planned process of stakeholder engagement, multi-stakeholder assessments of communication and information needs, and collaborative workshops to determine the desired characteristics of a VRECN, management relationships, and development partnerships. Six steps are to conduct project preparation, information technology assessment, and VRECN prototype development; identify product and services for VRECN; create VRECN prototype and directory; evaluate product and services; identify and secure staff support; and evaluate project. A number of tangible products result from a preplanned process for creating a VRECN, particularly through efforts to establish stakeholder needs assessments and collaborative working groups. (YLB)
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- 1999
8. The New Technicians Study: Opportunities for Entry-Level Workers in Information Technology Occupations. Working Paper.
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The purpose of this study was to develop a body of labor market information to support the development of regional information technology instructional programs by a consortium of California Community Colleges located in the San Francisco Bay Region. This collection of summaries of six occupations begins with a guide that explains the components of each summary. Included are a job description; job titles; career ladder; hours worked; compensation (wages, benefits); employer requirements (education and vocational training, experience); supply and demand; growth; openings filled; location of jobs; and estimates of employment in each industry presented in the job location section. These occupations are included in the guide: computer-aided design technicians; computer and software support technicians; computer network technicians; computer support specialists; graphic designers; and Internet web site designers and developers (webmasters). Appendixes include the questionnaire; alternate job titles; and industries represented. (YLB)
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- 2003
9. Federal Subsidies of Advanced Telecommunications for Schools, Libraries, and Health Care Providers. CBO Papers.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office.
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include support for advanced telecommunications--such as the Internet and computer networking--for elementary and secondary schools, public libraries, and nonprofit rural health care providers among the Universal Service Fund (USF) mandates. In its plan, the FCC created a system of sliding-scale subsidies for schools and libraries that would average 60% of eligible expenses. This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Paper presents the CBO's baseline estimates for federal outlays and revenues under the FCC's May 1997 plan to provide those federal subsidies. CBO estimates that outlays would rise from about $0.6 billion in fiscal year 1998 to $1.2 billion in 1999. After that, outlays are expected to increase by a little more than $0.1 billion per year, reaching $2.4 billion in 2008. CBO assumes that revenues necessary to fund those expenditures will be collected as required and that the USF will be deficit neutral on a fiscal year basis. The paper includes the basis for CBO's estimates of outlays and revenues. In keeping with the CBO's mission to provide impartial information, the paper contains no recommendations. (SWC)
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- 1998
10. A Pretty Good Paper about Pretty Good Privacy.
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McCollum, Roy
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With today's growth in the use of electronic information systems for e-mail, data development and research, and the relative ease of access to such resources, protecting one's data and correspondence has become a great concern. "Pretty Good Privacy" (PGP), an encryption program developed by Phil Zimmermann, may be the software tool that will provide a person with a secure method to keep mail, manuscripts, and data private. PGP uses a two-key method of encryption. With PGP, a person gives out their public key to all who might send them encrypted messages. The person's private key, which they do not divulge, is then the only key that can access the encrypted messages, so information is secure. This paper contains detailed installation instructions, basic features and strengths of using PGP for e-mail purposes, and information on where and how to obtain current versions of the public domain PGP software. (Author/SWC)
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- 1995
11. Viable Global Networked Learning. JSRI Occasional Paper No. 23. Latino Studies Series.
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Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Julian Samora Research Inst. and Arias, Armando A.
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This paper discusses an innovative paradigm for looking at computer mediated/networked teaching, learning, and research known as BESTNET (Binational English and Spanish Telecommunications Network). BESTNET is functionally defined as an international community of universities and institutions linked by common educational goals and processes, computers, and telecommunications. BESTNET is conceptually designed as a virtual integrated educational system for learning and teaching across geographic spaces, i.e., from one campus to another, nationally/globally. Currently, the project involves over 7,000 culturally and linguistically diverse groups of students from over a dozen institutions in the United States, Mexico, and other globally specific regions. Following an overview and description of the BESTNET design, the paper discusses the growing need for multimedia computer global network communications, related developments with translation technologies, and the adaptive infrastructure of BESTNET. (AEF)
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- 1997
12. Cornell University Library Distance Learning White Paper.
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Davis, Philip, Finlay, Constance, Cosgrave, Tony, and McDonald, Peter
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This report identifies potential issues that the Cornell University Library (CUL) might face in supporting distance learning, and recommends solutions. While the precise budgetary implications are uncertain, additional resources, services, and personnel will need to be accounted for in the cost of serving distance learners. The report addresses: network access and authentication; acquisition and collection development; document services; reference and instruction services; faculty support; and the Library's relationship to other departments. Recommendations include: (1) CUL should play an active role in the development of distance learning policies; (2) CUL should develop a cost-recovery model to account for the additional resources, services, and personnel to support distance learners; (3) CUL should appoint a distance learning team composed of members from various key departments; (4) develop library-wide policies for support for distance learners; (5) develop a stronger relationship with CIT so that library computing needs are adequately supported; (6) actively promote indexing services; (7) explore proxy servers, permit servers, and related authentication technologies; (8) investigate 1-800 numbers for library services; and (9) increase development of Web-based training materials. (SWC)
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- 1998
13. [Papers of the ELF Project].
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Barker, Philip
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The five papers in this collection discuss various aspects of the Electronic Learning-Package Factory (ELF) project at the University of Bradford in England. In the first paper, "Adoption of CAL in Higher Education: A Cooperative Approach to Research, Development and Implementation," Philip Barker considers the opportunities for collaborative implementation of simple user-friendly software tools in computer assisted learning (CAL) in higher education. In the second paper, "The Computerisation of a UK University: The Bradford Experience," Tom Stonier, Stephen J. Fallows, and Andrew Radtke examine the background to the computerization project and the rationales behind providing networking facilities to the entire campus and encouraging ownership of microcomputers. In the third paper, "The Development of ELFsoft: A User-Friendly CAL Authoring System," T. R. King and S. J. Fallows examine a form-based design system called the ELF Starter Pack, which can be used by novice computer users to generate simple but sophisticated software. The features and technical requirements of the ELF Starter Pack are reviewed by T. R. King and S. J. Fallows in the fourth paper, "ELFSoft: A Simple But Effective CAL Authoring System." (In the fifth paper, "A Study of Attitudes towards Computerisation of the University of Bradford," A. L. Radtke and T. Stonier describe a survey of 190 students and 321 faculty designed to ascertain their opinions on computerization of the university, as well as to collect data on their current and projected usage of microcomputers. (DB)
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- 1990
14. Information and Networking Technologies in Russian Libraries. UDT Occasional Paper #1.
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Ottawa (Ontario). International Office for Universal Dataflow & Telecommunications. and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Ottawa (Ontario). International Office for Universal Dataflow & Telecommunications.
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The Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications (UDT) Occasional Papers distribute information on the use of networking, information technology and telecommunications by and of interest to the international library community. This occasional paper is comprised of three papers related to technologies in Russian libraries: (1) "The First Russian Computerized Library Network: Description and Perspectives of the LIBNET Project" (Yakov Shraiberg and Mikhail Goncharov); (2) "The Current State and Prospects of Online Systems in Russian Libraries" (Yakov Shraiberg); and (3) "Problems of Optical Character Recognition Technologies in Russian Libraries and Information Centres" (M. Goncharov; and D. Nikolaev). (MAS)
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- 1995
15. Accessibility and Integrity of Networked Information Collections. Background Paper.
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Lynch, Clifford A.
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This paper considers questions related to the integrity and accessibility of new electronic information resources. It begins with a review of recent developments in networked information resources and the tools to identify, navigate, and use such resources. An overview is then given of the issues involved in access and integrity questions. Links between access and integrity are stressed. For example, ensuring the integrity of a body of information is meaningless if there is no access to the body of information. The changing legal framework that governs the use of electronic information as contract law rather than simple sale within the context of copyright law becomes the dominant model for acquiring access to electronic information. Effects of this shift on libraries and the interlibrary loan system are examined. Other issues considered are those of the relationships between privacy and access in the electronic environment. Final sections consider identifying and citing electronic information works and networked information resources. It is emphasized that, until standards are developed and services in support of integrity and authentication are deployed, problems of access and integrity cannot be entirely resolved. (Contains 93 references.) (SLD)
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- 1993
16. Technology in Education. PREL Briefing Paper.
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Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, Honolulu, HI. and Mann, Monica
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For many schools in Hawaii and the Pacific, the increase of technology is a priority. A plan to improve instruction through the use of technology must be based on objectives pointing to improvement in student performance, rather than solely the acquisition of technology. The content of the curriculum needs to be developed first, with the best strategies and methods to improve teaching and learning considered later. Educators must examine why they are utilizing technology. Technology can be used for: accessing information, creating products and learning environments where teachers facilitate students' tackling of real problems, storing archives, and communicating through local and wide area networks. New technologies can help transform schools, but only if the technologies are used to support new models of teaching and learning. Distinct changes must occur in the classroom for technology to be integrated into instruction. These changes include: the switch from teacher-centered to student-centered activities; from whole class to small-group instruction; from structured to exploratory, open-ended learning; from competitive to cooperative work including group problem solving; and from classroom to whole-world interaction, using issues and case studies that require an interdisciplinary awareness and multiple resources. Issues and questions that decision-makers must consider include: how technology can be used to support existing goals, priorities, and direction; improve information management systems; change curriculum and instruction; change teacher and student roles; implications for equal access to technology and professional development; and the need to help teachers integrate technology into their instruction. (SWC)
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- 1998
17. Virtual Community and Invisible Colleges: Alterations in Faculty Scholarly Networks and Professional Self-Image. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Lincoln, Yvonna S.
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This descriptive study examines how the proliferation of electronic hook-ups to remote locations, to databases, and particularly to electronic mail (e-mail), is changing the work, communication patterns and self-image of higher education faculty. In particular the study examined whether technological acquisition had an impact on professors' perceptions of their "invisible colleges", and whether or not there were systematic differences between men and women in their constructions of these changes in their worklife. Explored are "invisible colleges," scientific communities whose members do not live and work in close proximity; human-machine interaction; and literature on gender differences in computer skill acquisition processes and psychological approaches to exploration of computer logic. In-depth open-ended interviews were conducted with six new electronic mail users. Additional data were derived from one network's ongoing conversations regarding the nature of "community." Results indicated that users conversing regularly on networks were forming "communities" with self-conscious discussion of "courtesy" and fair intellectual exchange; that e-mail has made communication between scholars more democratic and broader particularly for women; that style of conversation is informal and humorous; and that mastering the technology had different effects on men's and women's self-image. (Contains 23 references.) (JB)
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- 1992
18. Use of Z39.50 To Access Distributed Union Catalogues. Discussion Paper.
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National Library of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario)., Zeeman, J., and Turner, F.
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A distributed union catalog is a network of bibliographic systems that cooperate to enable their users to discover sites that hold copies of known items. Some participating systems will be traditional union catalogs, others will be single sites with comprehensive collections, and others will be local or regional resource sharing systems. A principal goal of the distributed union catalog is to allow the user to obtain a useful number of locations for an item with a minimal number of searches. Z39.50 (an information protocol standard) is a vital tool in enabling libraries and their patrons handle resource sharing in libraries and the computing environment. For Z39.50 to be used effectively for resource sharing, implementors, particularly library system vendors, must begin to support agreed-upon mechanisms transferring locations, holdings, and circulation information in a standardized way. Various approaches and issues surrounding the electronic transfer of library holdings information through union catalogs are discussed. Appendices include a definition of an OPAC record; and USMARC for "holdings" field list. (SWC)
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- 1997
19. 'Whose Knowledge Is It?: Involving Teachers in the Generating and Using of Information on Educational Innovations.' Working Paper.
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Campbell-Kibler Associates, Groton, MA. and Campbell, Patricia B.
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This is the second of four working papers on dissemination policies, commissioned in 1993 by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It is intended to stimulate discussion and the exchange of insights on the government's role in empowering educators to contribute to the evaluation of innovations they use to improve education. Traditionally, information has been shared in education through feedback to the teacher, and the useful information teachers can provide about the implementation and impact of innovations has often been ignored. This report describes and analyzes key types of strategies as well as technical and psychological issues in establishing strategies to develop a systematic national education dissemination system. In addition, several consumer evaluation options are presented. The growth of electronic networks has the potential to make a model of two-way communication and information-sharing possible. While the technical challenges of setting up such a system are not great, the societal and psychological challenges of regarding the teacher, student, and policy maker as a customer are large. A possible model of an information feedback system and the types of information it could collect are presented. An appendix contains some key contacts. (Contains 36 references.) (SLD)
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- 1994
20. Advanced Network Technology. Background Paper.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.
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This background paper analyzes technologies for tomorrow's information superhighways. Advanced networks will first be used to support scientists in their work, but will soon be deployed more widely in business, entertainment, health care, and education. Significant progress has been made toward the development of gigabit network technology since the basic characteristics of the design of broadband networks began to emerge in the mid-1980s. No insurmountable technological barriers to the gigabit National Research and Education Network (NREN) appear to exist, as work in the testbeds (i.e., initial testing programs) is demonstrating. Testbed networks model the configuration in which the technology is expected to be deployed, in that test sites are separated by realistic distances and realistic technological applications will be used. Testbed applications research helps researchers understand how the NREN can be used to achieve science goals and as a testbed in itself, demonstrating technology that can be deployed more widely. The following topics are reviewed: (1) the Internet; (2) broadband network technology; (3) gigabit research; and (4) application of testbed research. One table and 17 figures illustrate the discussion. Highlighted points are summarized in 10 boxes. (SLD)
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- 1993
21. Decision 2000: Moving Beyond Boundaries. Contributed Papers Presented at the Joint Conference of the Arizona State Library Association and the Arizona Educational Media Association (Phoenix, Arizona, November 13-17, 1990).
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Arizona State Library Association, Phoenix. and Hammond, Carol
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Five of the seven papers in this collection focus on the use of technology for information retrieval and resource sharing: (1) "Teaching Students How To Search Bibliographic Retrieval Systems: The Unit Record Approach" (George Bell); (2) "The Online Catalog and Bibliographic Databases as Shared Resources: The Impact and Issues of Networking a Library's Online System" (Dennis Brunning and George Machovec); (3) "The Development and Use of Online Indexes" (Arlys MacDonald); (4) "Collection Development and Compact Discs: Establishing Criteria" (Jeanne Pfander); and (5) "Union Lists of Serials--An Old Idea with a New Application in Modern Resource Sharing" (Terese Varga). The two remaining papers are "'Information Power' and the School Librarian: An Educational Resource" (Joanna Jones) and "Librarianship in El Salvador" (Sheila Milam). A copy of the questionnaire for the school librarian survey is included. (BBM)
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- 1990
22. Riding the Electronic Wave--Document Delivery: Proceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee Meeting (Washington, D.C., November 29-December 1, 1989). Network Planning Paper Number 20.
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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
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Papers delivered at the 1989 program session of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) focused on ways in which newer technologies and document delivery networks are changing current practices in document delivery and information services. Charles P. Bourne, chair of the program committee, presented an overview of document delivery services and the impact of technology on the growth of these services in his paper, "A Review of Technology and Trends in Document Delivery Services." This was followed by seven papers focusing on various aspects of document delivery service: (1) "Interlibrary Loan: Current Use and Patterns" (Kate Nevins, OCLC); (2) "DOCLINE (an automated document requesting and routine system): The National Library of Medicine Experience" (Lois Ann Colaianni); (3) "Document Delivery Systems at the University of California: An Overview" (Dennis E. Smith and Clifford A. Lynch); (4) "Application of Technology in Document Delivery: The CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) Experience" (Margaret Y. Walshe); (5) "Information on Demand: Information Broker Services--The IOD (Information on Demand) Experience" (Christine Maxwell); (6) "UMI/IEEE Products" (Pauline Angione Zoellick); and (7) "Image Transmission over Internet: The NAL (National Agricultural Library) Experience" (Gary K. McCone). This report includes the text of the eight papers, a summary of the business session, and five appendices: the meeting agenda; a statement by James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress; Network Advisory Committee (NAC) criteria for membership; letters to Daniel H. Carter by Henriette D. Avram and George F. J. Mesmer; and the 1989 report of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information and Information Science. (DB)
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- 1990
23. A Blueprint for Big Broadband. An EDUCAUSE White Paper
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EDUCAUSE, Washington, DC. and Windhausen, John
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This white paper proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making high-speed Internet services available across the country. It proposes the creation of a new federal Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) that, together with matching funds from the states and the private and/or public sector, should be used to build open, big broadband networks of at least 100 Mbps (scalable upwards to 1 Gbps) to every home and business by 2012. U.S. state governors and foreign heads of state have found the resources to subsidize broadband deployment; the U.S. federal government should as well. The report also contains a detailed analysis of broadband deployment in the United States and in key countries around the world. Policymakers are urged to adopt this plan as soon as possible to restore our nation's leadership position in high-technology and to prepare for the 21st century. (Contains 161 footnotes.)
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- 2008
24. Blockchain Applications in Higher Education Based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
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Brady D. Lund
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This paper investigates the integration of blockchain technology into core systems within institutions of higher education, utilizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework as a guiding framework. It supplies definitions of key terminology including blockchain, consensus mechanisms, decentralized identity, and smart contracts, and examines the application of secure blockchain across various educational functions such as enrollment management, degree auditing, and award processing. Each facet of the NIST Framework is utilized to explore the integration of blockchain technology and address persistent security concerns. The paper contributes to the literature by defining blockchain technology applications and opportunities within the education sector.
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- 2024
25. The I-Search Paper Goes Global: Using the Internet as a Research Tool.
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Davis, Chris
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Explains how high school students may learn to use the Internet as a resource for writing research papers, and considers some of the special problems and dangers the new medium poses. Reviews basic hardware information and procedures for getting started on the Internet. (TB)
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- 1995
26. Preparing Students for the Data-Driven Life Science Era through a Real-World Viral Infection Case
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Laukens, Kris, Eyckmans, Marleen, De Neuter, Nicolas, Naulaerts, Stefan, Meysman, Pieter, and Van Ostade, Xaveer
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While computational biology and bioinformatics became an inherent part of most life science degrees, it remains challenging to encourage students to employ these diverse skills in a practical research context. In this education paper, we present a method to enable students to acquire hands-on skills by the data-driven study of complex biomolecular datasets. The course starts with a series of introductory lectures, including a practical session on Cytoscape and associated computational network biology techniques. As we believe that enabling students to work on their own research questions will increase their motivation and interest, we introduced a recent hallmark virus-host protein-protein interaction article from which the database served as a starting point for the students to develop their research goal, which was presented and discussed in a first informal meeting. Over the next two months, about four interactive sessions were held, where students presented their problems, progress and challenges and exchanged ideas to help each other reach their goals. The role of the lecturers was to assist the students with independently collecting data and exploring new software tools for their research question. We present this concept and methods, and we share our experiences from an evaluation of the student learning outcomes.
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- 2021
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27. Network Utility Maximization by Updating Individual Transmission Rates
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Pasechnyuk, Dmitry, Raigorodskii, Andrei M., Filipe, Joaquim, Editorial Board Member, Ghosh, Ashish, Editorial Board Member, Prates, Raquel Oliveira, Editorial Board Member, Zhou, Lizhu, Editorial Board Member, Olenev, Nicholas N., editor, Evtushenko, Yuri G., editor, Jaćimović, Milojica, editor, Khachay, Michael, editor, and Malkova, Vlasta, editor
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- 2021
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28. Beyond Bibliographic Data: Proceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee Meeting (Washington, D.C., March 29-31, 1989). Network Planning Paper No. 19.
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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
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The seven papers in these proceedings focus on the characteristics and potentials of non-bibliographic databases in the context of library and commercial networks. Following an introduction by Sandra K. Paul, this report presents the individual papers: (1) "User Perspectives and Requirements: Creator of Non-Bibliographic Databases Has To Share with Others" (Rudolph M. Bell); (2) "Making Remotely Sensed Data More Accessible" (Charles E. Olson, Jr.); (3) "Networking and Access to Non-Bibliographic Databases: A Commercial Perspective" (Dennis McDonald); (4) "The Research Libraries Group (RLG) Assessment of Non-Bibliographic Information Needs" (Constance Gould); (5) "Summary of Three Non-Bibliographic Operating Entities" (C. James Schmidt); (6) "Beyond Bibliography or Creating the Rosetta Stone for the 21st Century" (Kenneth Dowlin); and (7) "Non-Bibliographic Databases in the Network Context: Meeting Notes and Discussion Comments" (Ronald F. Miller). A summary of the business session and a meeting agenda are included. (MAB)
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- 1989
29. Intellectual Property Issues in the Library Network Context. Proceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee Meeting (Washington, D.C., March 23-25, 1988). Network Planning Paper Number 17.
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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development and MARC Standards Office.
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The first half of the proceedings consists of three papers presented during the program session of a Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting. The first, a background paper by Robert L. Oakley, identifies some of the problems that modern information technology has created for the intellectual property system in the United States; reviews several alternative proposals for dealing with the problems; briefly examines the ways in which Canada and the United States have approached the same issues; and concludes that these problems are solvable through amendment, new "sui generis" approaches, and expanded roles for an administrative agency, or through the development of voluntary or compulsory licensing mechanisms. In the second paper, Shirley Echelman comments on issues raised by Robert Oakley's report, and summarizes presentations given at a previous program session. The third paper, by Robert J. Kost, interprets an Office of Technology Assessment report about intellectual property rights and explains why the marriage between the law and technology is currently "on the rocks." The second half of the proceedings is a report on the business session of the NAC. Appendixes include the meeting agenda; a list of working groups; criteria for membership in the NAC; a list of suggested and prioritized topics for future research on networking; and a statement from the American Library Association on the phone companies' open network architecture plans filed with the Federal Communications Commission and a request for input on these plans from libraries. (SD)
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- 1989
30. Interaction and Independence: Student Support in Distance Education and Open Learning. Papers from the International Conference Presented by the International Council for Distance Education with the British Open University Regional Academic Services (3rd, Cambridge, England, September 19-22, 1989).
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International Council for Distance Education., Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). British Open Univ. Regional Academic Services., and Tait, Alan
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Twenty-five papers presented at the conference include papers on the role of the site coordinator in a distributed education network in Ontario; student support systems in the Open University of Israel; the dilemmas of designing a computer mediated communication support system; interactive libraries; tutoring in technical science in the Open University of the Netherlands; research supervision at a distance; the role of tutoring and group support in distance education; the relationship between interaction and independence; distance education in India; applications of telecommunications for interactive tutoring; and cost effectiveness analysis of projects that increase student interaction in distance education. Most of the papers include references. The individual papers are briefly reviewed in the introduction, and continuity from papers presented at two earlier conferences is discussed. (GL)
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- 1989
31. The Role of Technology in Higher Education in North America: Policy Implication. Understanding the Differences. A Working Paper Series on Higher Education in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Working Paper Number 5.
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Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO., Farrell, Glen, Johnstone, Sally, and Lopez del Puerto, Patricio
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This paper describes the current policies and initiatives regarding the application of technology in Canada, Mexico and the United States. It also analyzes the need for policy development regarding technological networks, equipment, and educational content. The report also includes recommendations regarding specific initiatives for tri-national collaboration in the use of technology to improve higher education. The contents include descriptions of the policies and initiatives at the federal, regional, and state (provincial) levels in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Institutional policies and initiatives are also examined as are collaborations between business and higher education. The paper concludes with a summary of current policy climate in the three countries and suggests opportunities for cross-border collaboration. These include development of tri-national policies regarding accreditation of distance education courses and portability of students' knowledge and skills acquired among institutions and across borders; trinational staff and faculty training in the use of technology; trinational discipline--specific forums for faculty with similar interest; implementation of pilot projects; creation of a mechanism for international and inter-institutional sharing of information and experience; and creation of consortia and partnership models. (JLS)
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32. Multicriteria Analysis: Managing Complexity in Selecting a Student-Information System. AIR 1988 Annual Forum Paper.
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Blanchard, William
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Seattle University recently decided to replace three separate, computerized student-information systems with a single, integrated system. The complexity of this decision was managed with a multicriteria method that was used to evaluate alternative systems. The method took into account the many and sometimes conflicting concerns of the people who would use whatever system was finally selected. Multicriteria analysis not only provided a way of managing a large amount of information, but apparently reduced people's resistance to change. The method and its application to this particular computer system selection decision is described, and a chart of criteria and ratings is provided. The method, which is simple in structure, is seen as adaptable to different kinds of decisions and decision-making processes encountered by institutional researchers. Contains 5 references. (Author/KM)
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- 1988
33. The WARNET Papers. Final Report.
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Air Force Human Resources Lab., Williams AFB, AZ. and Genet, Russell M.
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This report consists of several papers written, but not published, during the course of the WARNET study of requirements for a network of relatively low-cost, interconnected combat simulators for use in training pilots for combat readiness. It is projected that such a network would allow a number of aircraft to fight each other in simulated but realistic battles and incorporate many combat factors critical to the survival of the pilots. It would also allow aircraft to interact with ground vehicles and surface-to-air missiles. It is argued that this training would enable pilots to transfer skills from training to actual combat environments without the high risk of failure due to lack of experience. This conceptual research effort used information obtained from fighter pilots and computer and training experts to examine a range of questions and options that might be considered with a network of tactical aircraft combat simulators. Although the main emphasis of the research was on training, some consideration was given to the use of such a network in aircraft development and in pilot selection. While such a network of aircraft simulators remains to be built, the results of this study suggest that such a network should be given serious consideration. (DB)
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- 1988
34. Panels: Papers and Summaries.
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Besser, Howard
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Contains student papers and abstracts of panel discussions on the following topics: (1) social impact of networked communications; (2) text authenticity issues; (3) geographic information systems; (4) the dilemma of open networks versus information accuracy and personal rights; and (5) empowering medical applications via the network. (KRN)
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- 1994
35. Method of Encoding Structured Messages by Using State Vectors
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Andrushchenko, Roman, Zaitsev, Sergei, Druzhynin, Oleksandr, Shelest, Mykhaylo, Kacprzyk, Janusz, Series Editor, Pal, Nikhil R., Advisory Editor, Bello Perez, Rafael, Advisory Editor, Corchado, Emilio S., Advisory Editor, Hagras, Hani, Advisory Editor, Kóczy, László T., Advisory Editor, Kreinovich, Vladik, Advisory Editor, Lin, Chin-Teng, Advisory Editor, Lu, Jie, Advisory Editor, Melin, Patricia, Advisory Editor, Nedjah, Nadia, Advisory Editor, Nguyen, Ngoc Thanh, Advisory Editor, Wang, Jun, Advisory Editor, Palagin, Alexander, editor, Anisimov, Anatoliy, editor, Morozov, Anatoliy, editor, and Shkarlet, Serhiy, editor
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36. Analysis and Optimization of the Resilience Enhancement Circle via Data Farming
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Dally, Mario, Jahnen, Sebastian, Moll, Maximilian, Pickl, Stefan, Goos, Gerhard, Founding Editor, Hartmanis, Juris, Founding Editor, Bertino, Elisa, Editorial Board Member, Gao, Wen, Editorial Board Member, Steffen, Bernhard, Editorial Board Member, Woeginger, Gerhard, Editorial Board Member, Yung, Moti, Editorial Board Member, Mazal, Jan, editor, Fagiolini, Adriano, editor, and Vasik, Petr, editor
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37. High Performance Computing and Networking for Science--Background Paper.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment.
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The Office of Technology Assessment is conducting an assessment of the effects of new information technologies--including high performance computing, data networking, and mass data archiving--on research and development. This paper offers a view of the issues and their implications for current discussions about Federal supercomputer initiatives and legislative initiatives concerning a national data communication network. The observations to date emphasize the critical importance of advanced information technology to research and development in the United States, the interconnection of these telecommunications technologies into a national system program, and the need for immediate and coordinated federal action to bring into being an advanced information technology infrastructure to support U.S. research, engineering, and education. High performance computers are discussed in detail using the Cornell Theory Center, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the San Diego Supercomputer Center, and the John von Neumann National Supercomputer Center as examples. Several high performance computer facilities at the state level are also reviewed, as well as changes in the scientific computing environment, the review and renewal of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Centers, and international programs in Japan and Europe. A detailed discussion of the status of and policy issues surrounding data networking for science focused on the proposed National Research and Education Network (NREN) concludes the document. A list of reviewers and the names and affiliations of the High Performance Computing and Networking for Science Advisory Panel are included. (DB)
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- 1989
38. Communications and Information Technologies in Canadian Universities. New Technologies in Canadian Education Series. Paper 4.
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TV Ontario, Toronto. and Rosen, Thelma
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This paper reports information received from responses to a survey questionnaire from the presidents of 46 universities and their affiliated colleges across Canada. The questionnaire (circulated to all member institutions of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada) included queries about the experiences of the universities with communications and information technologies, and about the use of computer technology as a research tool in libraries and for distance education. The first section reports on use of the established technologies of film, television, videotape, radio, and audiotape. The second section explores the uses of computer technologies for instruction, research, networking, and conferencing. Comments on potential changes in higher education resulting from new technologies are discussed in the final section. The research questionnaire and list of responding colleges are provided. (DB)
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- 1984
39. JANUS: Joint Academic Network Using Satellite. Brief Description of Project. IET Papers on Broadcasting: No. 287.
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Bates, A. W.
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The JANUS (Joint Academic Network Using Satellite) satellite network is being planned to link European institutions wishing to jointly produce distance teaching materials. Earth stations with capabilities for transmit/receive functions, voice/data functions, two 64 kbs channels, and connection to local telephone exchange and computer networks will be located at each institution. Initially the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) will form the core of the system, but the network is expected to grow to include enterprises concerned with distance training. JANUS will have several functions: (1) two-way communication between sites; (2) audio-conferencing; (3) electronic mail; (4) computer conferencing; and (5) experimental video-conferencing. JANUS is being designed to reduce travel costs and time, reduce communication costs, speed up joint course production, secure external funding, and improve user-friendliness of electronic messaging and data transfer. Although most functions could be provided by existing services (face-to-face meetings, public telephone systems, public switched packet networks, private data networks, and VSAT satellite networks), there are problems with the cost and quality of service. Issues to be resolved before JANUS becomes operational include earth station design, location of a suitable satellite, development of user-friendly procedures, funding, and regulation of telecommunications services. (MES)
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- 1989
40. Distance Education Symposium: Selected Papers, Part 3. Papers Presented at the American Symposium on Research in Distance Education (2nd, University Park, Pennsylvania, May 1991). ACSDE Research Monograph Number 9.
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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. American Center for the Study of Distance Education. and Atman, Kathryn S.
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The purpose of this symposium on research in distance education was to continue the process of building the network of scholars and climate of cooperation and communication necessary for further development of distance education and to provide an opportunity for discussion. Four main areas of focus for the symposium were learning and characteristics of learners; course design and communication; instruction and learner support; and theory, policy, and management. There are eight papers in this collection: "Conative Capacity and Attention Control Implications for Distance Education" (Kathryn S. Atman); "Boundary Articulation, Domain Determination, and Organizational Learning in Distance Education: Practice Opportunities and Research Needs" (Joe F. Donaldson); "Collaborative Learning and Group Dynamics in Computer-Mediated Communication Networks" (Charlotte N. Gunawardena); "Identifying Performance Improvement Prescriptions for Distance Learning and Teaching: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches" (M. Winston Egan, Joan Sebastian, Marshall Welch, and Brent Page); "Designing Policy Tools for the Third Generation of Distance Education" (Gary E. Miller); "Research-Based Approaches to Dealing with Student Attrition: Experiences at the American College" (John W. Bajtelsmit); "Synergistic Model for Statewide Telecommunications Success" (Robert B. Leiter); and "Theory of Distance Education" (Michael G. Moore). Most of the papers contain references. (JLB)
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- 1991
41. Educational Applications of Videotex/Telidon in Canada. New Technologies in Canadian Education Series. Paper 11.
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TV Ontario, Toronto. and Wilson, Joy
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Videotex is a generic term used to describe computerized two-way information delivery systems designed for simple, mass-market use which provide access to computer-based information via a telecommunications link and an information display, usually a modified home television set. In Canada videotex has become almost synonymous with the name Telidon, which has been described as a high level, efficient communication code for the creation, storage, and transmission of graphics and text. Telidon has been used by both academics and corporations in experiments, field trials, and applications for formal and nonformal education purposes. Flexible enough for use by people of all ages, Telidon has been applied in computer assisted instruction courses, business and information libraries, information databases, supplements to science and museum educational exhibits, distance education and teleconferencing programs, special education programs, TVOntario educational sequences, and many others. Some of the issues surrounding the use of Telidon/videotex are: (1) the need for more research, development, and evaluation in distance education, special education, and in the broader field of computers in education; (2) the need for support materials and resources; (3) the need for local access to page creation facilities (and inexpensive equipment) and the potentially prohibitive cost of the Telidon/videotex system; and (4) the effects of Telidon/videotex on privacy, employment, industrial development, technological change, and other 'social impact' questions. (30 references) (DB)
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- 1984
42. To Stand the Test of Time: Long-Term Stewardship of Digital Data Sets in Science and Engineering. A Report to the National Science Foundation from the ARL Workshop on New Collaborative Relationships--The Role of Academic Libraries in the Digital Data Universe (Arlington, Virginia, September 26-27, 2006)
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Association of Research Libraries, Friedlander, Amy, and Adler, Prudence
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The rapid adoption of information technology and ubiquitous networking has transformed the research and education landscape. Central to this transformation are scientific and engineering digital data collections. The life cycle management challenges associated with these intellectual assets are substantial. This is a report of a two-day workshop that examined the role of research and academic libraries with other partners in the stewardship of scientific and engineering digital data. Workshop participants explored issues concerning the need for new partnerships and collaborations among domain scientists, librarians, and data scientists to better manage digital data collections; necessary infrastructure development to support digital data; and the need for sustainable economic models to support long-term stewardship of scientific and engineering digital data for the nation's cyberinfrastructure. The workshop builds on prior studies supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), engaging numerous research communities. It reflects the recognition, voiced in many NSF workshop reports, that digital data stewardship is fundamental to the future of scientific and engineering research and the education enterprise, and hence to innovation and competitiveness. Overall, it is clear that an ecology of institutional arrangements among individuals and organizations, sharing an infrastructure, will be required to address the particularities of heterogeneous digital data and diverse scholarly and professional cultures. The background of the workshop is described in Chapter I. Descriptions of the discussions of the three major topics from the three breakout groups and in plenary sessions are provided in Chapters II, III, and IV, and Chapter V discusses additional topics raised in the plenary sessions and final recommendations. Appended are: (1) List of Participants; (2) Agenda; (3) Plenary Papers; (4) Breakout Session Reports; (5) Position Papers; and (6) Examples of Scientific Community Archives. (Contains 11 figures, 2 boxes, 20 footnotes and 5 endnotes.)
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43. On the Cost Differences between Publishing a Book in Paper and in the Electronic Medium.
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Clark, Tom
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Compares the processes and costs of publishing a book in printed versus electronic format. Discussion includes distribution by disk versus network distribution; flow charts for the two production processes; and implications for publishers resulting from cost savings for electronic publishing.(LRW)
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- 1995
44. Collection Development: Survival Tactics in an Age of Less. Selected Proceedings of the 1991 LACUNY Institute (New York, New York, April 12, 1991). LACUNY Occasional Paper No. 7.
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City Univ. of New York, NY. Library Association., Gillespie, Pamela, and Vaughn, Susan
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The six papers in this collection, which were presented at the 1991 Library Association of the City University of New York (CUNY) Institute, focus on the theme of library collection development: (1) "Evolving Knowledge Resource Access Systems: Keynote Address" (Peter R. Young, Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science); (2) "Cooperative and Collaborative Collection Development: Planning and Outcomes to Date in the University of California Experience" (Julia Gelfand, Applied Sciences Librarian at the University of California, Irvine); (3) "City University Resource Sharing--Is It Possible?" (Susan Vaughn, Associate Librarian for Collection Development at Brooklyn College, CUNY); (4) "The SUNY University Center Libraries' Participation in the PAClink Project and Two Other Grants" (Suzanne Fedunok, Assistant Director for Information and Research Services, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton); (5) "METRO's Collection Development Programs--How and Why They Do or Don't Work" (Rhonna A. Goodman, Assistant Coordinator of Programs and Services, METRO); and (6) "Collection Development: Survival Tactics in an Age of Less: Annotated Selective Bibliography" (Mimi B. Penchansky, Head, Online Search Service, and Suzanne R. Katz, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Queens College, CUNY). (MAB)
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- 1992
45. Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
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Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Washington, DC. and Detweiler, Richard A.
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Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students, and staff, the college affirmed its values, developed a statement of purpose, and brainstormed ways to better educate for the future. Over the next 18 months, dozens of task forces helped create an institutional five-year program with technology as a central feature. The college equipped students, faculty, and staff with personal computers; worked to resolve platform and software issues; garnered widespread enthusiasms and support; created a campus computer communications network; and changed its administrative computing system. Ten lessons for trustee boards were identified: (1) information technology implementation must be mission-driven; (2) information technology must fit the institution's values and future; (3) information technology is a resource; (4) try to meet 90 percent of needs 90 percent of the time; (5) think workable technology; (6) standardization is key; (7) focus on people not technology; (8) think about major trends in information technology; (9) information technology is costly; and (10) information technology investments are a leap of faith. (JLS)
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- 1997
46. International Perspectives on Distance Education Research. Papers Presented at the Preconference Workshop ICDE World Conference (Caracas, Venezuela, November 2-4, 1990). ACSDE Research Monograph Number 5.
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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. American Center for the Study of Distance Education. and Burge, Elizabeth J.
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The major purpose of the workshop, "Setting a Global Agenda for the Nineties," was to identify an agenda for International Council for Distance Education (ICDE)-sponsored research. Three papers that were prepared for the workshop make up the major part of this report: (1) "Marrow Bone Thinking: Toward a Fair Representation of Qualitative Research in Distance Education" (Elizabeth J. Burge); (2) "Concepts of Experimental Inquiry in Distance Education: 'A Systems Perspective'" (Dan O Coldeway); and (3) "On European Distance-Education Research" (Borje Holmberg). It is noted in the preface that outcomes of this workshop include an agenda of eight projects and the development of the Distance Education Online Symposium (DEOS), which allows researchers to communicate with colleagues worldwide using BITNET, INTERNET, EARN, and other internationally accessible computer conference networks. Three appendixes contain the agenda of the workshop program, research questions arising from the workshop, and a list of the names and addresses of the workshop participants. Each paper includes an extensive bibliography. (ALF)
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- 1990
47. Increasing Institutional Research Productivity, Resources, and Staffing. AIR 1990 Annual Forum Paper.
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Clagett, Craig A.
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The argument is made that without proper staffing and support (a condition that occurs as financial pressures on higher education institutions increase) institutional research will not be able to prepare analyses of enough depth and sophistication to constitute a meaningful contribution to policy-making. An outline is provided as to how to increase productivity, staffing, and resources. The outline contains ideas and recommendations concerning the use of personal time management techniques, the use of microcomputers by personnel, development of an annual research plan, acquiring an office management system, use of an institutional factbook, the creation of networked decision support systems, and collaboration with external organizations. Suggestions are made on gaining more research staff: using consultants and faculty research associates, obtaining grant-funded positions, making the researcher's office more valuable and visible, and requesting new positions at appropriate opportunities. Contains seven references. (GLR)
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- 1990
48. The Sun Technology Papers
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Mark Hall, John Barry, Mark Hall, and John Barry
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- Software engineering, Computer programming, Computer networks, Compilers (Computer programs), Computer graphics
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The Technology of Sun M icrosystems Two years ago, Sun Microsystems began publishing a quarterly tech nical journal, Sun Technology: The Journal for Sun Users. Since then, its pages have explored in detail diverse technology and products relating to Sun. The journal's technically sophisticated readers are likely to apply the information published in the journal to their work. Sun Technology has been written by technologists for technologists. In the pages of The Sun Technology Papers, you will find an extensive selection of those articles. No other single volume offers you such a broad view of Sun-related technology and products. Yet this sweeping embrace of subjects does not diminish the level of detail in this collection. Short of Sun's 40 pounds or so of documentation, no other single source provides as deep and broad an understanding of Sun technology as this book does. Because Sun is a key developer in so many areas of computer technology, the book comprises four general sections. The first,'Soft ware,'includes chapters on Open Network Computing, Sun's compil ers, SunOS and SPARC, and the Network Software Environment. The'Hardware'section covers SPARC in great detail and includes the most in-depth examination of the popular SPARCstation 1. This sec tion also contains chapters on the Sun386i workstation.
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49. Collaboration, Communication, and Computers: What Do We Think We Know about Networks and Learning?
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Fishman, Barry and Fishman, Barry
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There are many significant issues that need to be addressed for the future of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education. These include: the primary benefits of CMC technology in the past; the activity structures which are supported by computer-based collaboration; technological, social, institutional and cognitive barriers which prevent CMC technologies from working; theoretical perspectives that help explain how CMC might facilitate learning; and how to address equity issues in networking. These papers, a session overview and position statements, are from a symposium which examined these issues in light of previous approaches to collaborating or communicating via computers in education. In addition to the title paper, the following position papers address the topic of CMC in education: "Networked Learning: What Have We Learned and What Does it Mean?" (Linda Harasim); "Scaffolding Communication for Learning Through Structured Media" (Christopher Hoadley); "Better Computer-Mediated Collaboration through Improved Social Contexts and Partnerships" (Sherry Hsi); "Education and Society in the 21st Century: Networks, Diversity and Mediation" (Jim Levin); and "Networked Communities Focused on Knowledge Advancement (Marlene Scardamalia). Contains approximately 50 references in all. (AEF)
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- 1997
50. Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart. Regular and CMRxRecon Challenge Papers : 14th International Workshop, STACOM 2023, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2023, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 12, 2023, Revised Selected Papers
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Oscar Camara, Esther Puyol-Antón, Maxime Sermesant, Avan Suinesiaputra, Qian Tao, Chengyan Wang, Alistair Young, Oscar Camara, Esther Puyol-Antón, Maxime Sermesant, Avan Suinesiaputra, Qian Tao, Chengyan Wang, and Alistair Young
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- Computer vision, Computer science—Mathematics, Mathematical statistics, Machine learning, Computer engineering, Computer networks, Social sciences—Data processing
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Workshop on Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart, STACOM 2023, as well as the Cardiac MRI Reconstruction Challenge, CMRxRecon Challenge. There was a total of 53 submissions to the workshop. The 24 regular workshop papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 29 paper submissions. They deal with cardiac segmentation, modelling, strain quantification, registration, statistical shape analysis, and quality control. In addition, 21 papers from the CMRxRecon challenge are included in this volume. They focus on fast CMR image reconstruction and provide a benchmark dataset that enables the broader research community to promote advances in this area of research.
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- 2024
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