http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1304 29th Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (1992). Edited by Linda C. Smith and Prudence W. Dalrymple. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1351 Principles and Strategies for Designing Effective Computer-Mediated Instruction Small, Ruth V. Information professionals are increasingly asked to assist instructional designers or to be designers of computer-mediated information systems including the online instruction that facilitates their independent, skillful use by information consumers. This paper provides some guidelines for information professionals asked to create effective computer-mediated instruction. It begins with a discussion of a number of issues to consider both before and during the design process, describes a simple yet powerful instructional design model that forms a framework for making design decisions, and presents a wide range of design strategies for implementation. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1350 The Gateway to Information: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Tiefel, Virginia M. The Ohio State University Library has developed The Gateway to Information, which is a computer-assisted program for undergraduate students. The program guides students in identifying, locating, evaluating, and selecting information independently. The Gateway has been in development for six years, funded by four grants, and has undergone continuous evaluation. No help screens or handouts are needed to use the system. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1349 Free-Net in Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University Library: Linking Community and University Sievers, Arlene Moore Free-Net Cleveland is a completely free, open-access community computer system operated and coordinated by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Through Free-Net, users can access a wide range of electronic services and features including free electronic mail and the Internet as well as valuable university information sources such as the university's online catalog, government documents, and links to faculty members in academic areas. Free-Net also functions as a communication medium for the university, providing opportunities for enhanced student/faculty interaction, and it functions as an educational resource for schoolchildren through its Academy One component. Free- Net relies heavily on volunteers from the community to operate it and keep it current. Free-Net Cleveland is part of the National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN), which is being created to provide networked services and links between Free-Nets throughout North America and the world. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1348 Hypertext . . . Information at Your Fingertips Scott, Peter Hypertext is an alternative to traditional linear text and has been used successfully to create useful indexes on various types of computers. HyperRez, from MaxThink, is discussed in detail, as is the creation of the major Internet index, HYTELNET. Reference is also made to hypertext utilities currently under development that make use of the HyperRez software. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1347 The Development of Computer- Based Training in a Systematic Staff Training Program Rader, Joe C. In 1990, the Libraries of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, successfully developed a seven-unit program of computer-based training (CBT) for library staff under a Department of Education grant. The program's development and its implementation mark a first in libraries for systematic CBT for staff. Named New Horizons in Library Training, the program has been distributed widely to other libraries. Although expensive, this pioneering work has promise for further development and refinement as a staff training tool and for joint utility with computerbased programs of user instruction. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1346 Somebody Knock in': The Public Library at the Electronic Door Polly, Jean Armour A suburban public library with a long history of technological innovation chronicles its adventures during its first year of Internet connectivity, including staff use of electronic mail, TELNET, and File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Future plans include public use from the computer lab located in the library. A resource section includes information on how to get on the Internet and how to learn more about it through user guides. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1345 Designing for the Computer Screen Peters, Ronnie Designing for the computer screen poses new challenges for the designer. While some of the issues are new such as time, motion, and sound, other aspects such as the readability of typography, the separation and combination of image and type, and the general issues associated with projecting the three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional surface are part of a complex design tradition. When designing for this new medium, the designer is faced with the problem of organizing a large amount of information in a small area and must establish the most orderly arrangement of information, determine the hierarchic scale of importance, arrange the easiest accessibility of information, and design the appearance accordingly. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1344 Electronic Information in School Libraries Loertscher, David V. Microcomputers have progressed from toys to tools in managing school libraries. Equipment inventory, circulation, online catalogs, acquisitions, and serials management/check-in have all been affected. In addition, high technology has presented new possibilities for educating young people, and school librarians are faced with a role change as they rise to meet this challenge. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1343 Delivering a Variety of Information in a Networked Environment Klemperer, Katharina The volume and variety of electronic information resources, the increase in desktop computing power, and the pervasiveness of networks have combined to make access to information fundamentally different from that of a decade ago. This paper describes the nature of information resources that libraries are dealing with now and discusses the different needs of each with regard to access and delivery. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems http://hdl.handle.net/2142/1342 New Technology, New Tools, New Librarians: Shaping the Future Jacob, M.E.L. Speakers' comments from the Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing are summarized. The focus of the clinic was designing information, and topics discussed include design principles, knowledge management, applications of technology to information workstations, graphical interfaces, public library use of the Internet, electronic information in school libraries, computer-mediated instruction, computer-based staff training, design techniques, hypertext, information delivery in a networked environment, and the Cleveland Free-Net. Libraries --United States --Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems