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Martin, Thomas H. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Focusing on economic issues related to the NREN (National Research and Education Network), this paper examines the implications for the academic community of a shift to fee-based network services. Costs currently borne by institutions and the feasibility of charging end users are considered. Commercial use of the NREN is also addressed. (two…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Networks, Costs, Electronic Mail
Warshawsky, Gale Solotar – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1992
Examines commercial communications products that offer electronic mail and special interest forums to determine which would best meet the needs of members of Puppeteers of America and UNIMA (Union International de la Marionette). Services and costs of CompuServe, the WELL (Whole Earth Electronic Link), GEnnie, and Prodigy are described. (MES)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Networks, Costs, Electronic Mail
Bacsich, Paul D. – 1985
This paper surveys the various teleconferencing trials in the Open University, and attempts to analyze why they have been relatively unsuccessful compared to other new media initiatives such as audio cassettes and computer assisted learning. The situation is placed in the context of British and European educational use of telecommunications in…
Descriptors: Costs, Distance Education, Educational Objectives, Electronic Mail
Download full textMoldoff, David K. – 1997
The purpose of this paper is to project present trends in application development into the next decades. The revolution in information technology has reduced the cost of computer hardware as well as communications. Networks will consist of three kinds of specialized components: clients, servers, and processors. Standardization of component…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design, Costs
Lemke, Randal A.; And Others – 1992
This paper begins by arguing that access to education for those who do not attend classes on campus can be a question of their access to technology, i.e., the higher (or more exotic) the technology, the fewer the students who have means to use it. Almost universal access via the postal service is discussed in terms of speed, as compared with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Costs, Delivery Systems
Gardner, C. Hugh; Tillman, Murray H. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of using an electronic bulletin board in an off-campus doctoral program (Ed.D.) for health professionals offered by the University of Georgia. Participants included 14 doctoral students (13 female and 1 male) enrolled in an advanced course, Research in Instruction, who received training in…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Allied Health Occupations, Communication (Thought Transfer), Costs
Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1993
Identifies and analyzes federal government electronic bulletin boards; assesses the types of information available to users, including costs and technological access issues; discusses federal information policy; and considers the role of federal bulletin boards in accessing and managing electronic government information. (Contains 29 references.)…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs
