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Peebles, Patrick – History Microcomputer Review, 1988
Outlines the chronology of the microcomputer revolution, the nature of academic word processing, the impact of microcomputers on historical research, and the dangers as well as opportunities this creates for historians. Concludes that microcomputers will play a greater role in both historical research and historical writing and stresses the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Literacy, Educational Change, Higher Education
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Stoan, Stephen K. – Academe, 1982
Processes involved in computer searching of information systems are explained, with some caveats for the use of online searching by students and faculty. Among the concerns are overestimates of the efficacy of searching, inconsistency in search services and strategies, and other potential problems of search results' relevance. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Costs
Buschman, John – 1984
This paper explores issues related to the degree to which weight and emphasis are given in higher education hiring and promotion practices to research versus teaching and service. In particular it examines the special problems posed by research demands in traditionally non-research universities. Noting that one of the most significant…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Promotion