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Buchanan, Larry – MultiMedia Schools, 1997
Describes how to connect to the RealAudio Web site to download a player that provides sound from Web pages to the computer through streaming technology. Explains hardware and software requirements and provides addresses for other RealAudio Web sites are provided, including weather information and current news. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Downloading
Williams, Tom; Smith, Kevin – Media & Methods, 1999
Offers guidelines for schools selecting or upgrading their computers. Highlights include type of user; computer capability; capacity and compatibility; printing; extra features such as zip drives; upgrade capabilities; technical support; and a list of eight vendors with descriptions of the computer hardware they offer for schools. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Computer Printers, Computer Selection, Elementary Secondary Education
Robertson, Michael – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Discussion of the project at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) that experimented with wireless technology focuses on the technical issues involved. Highlights include choosing a vendor; site survey; installing drops; preparing laptop computers that circulated; future issues; and a glossary of wireless terminology. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Selection, Futures (of Society), Glossaries
Galganski, Carol; Peters, Tom; Bell, Lori – Computers in Libraries, 2002
Describes the integration of personal digital assistants into a medical center library's services in Illinois. Discusses training for users; hardware selection; software selection and content; technical support; the role of libraries, including the creation of policies and procedures; and future challenges. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
Almquist, Arne J. – Technology Connection, 1996
Presents an overview of the hardware and software required to network CD-ROMs in schools. Topics include network infrastructures, networking software, file server-based systems, CD-ROM servers, vendors of network components, workstations, network utilities, and network management. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Selection, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education

Stowe, Melinda – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Discussion of methodologies for libraries to use when selecting an integrated library system focuses on the benefits of using a Request for Proposal (RFP), based on experiences at the University of Rochester. A copy of the system vision statement which describes the purpose of the RFP is appended. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Selection, Higher Education, Information Technology
Goldsborough, Reid – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
This article discusses PC reliability, one of the most pressing issues regarding computers. Nearly a quarter century after the introduction of the first IBM PC and the outset of the personal computer revolution, PCs have largely become commodities, with little differentiating one brand from another in terms of capability and performance. Most of…
Descriptors: Computers, Reliability, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Selection

Riley, Peter C.; Gallo, Louis C. – T.H.E. Journal, 2000
Discusses the use of technology in training and higher education. Considers current technologies; establishing a vision before implementing technology; needs assessment; hardware and software considerations; facility limitations; design considerations; curriculum support; and student and instructor needs. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Courseware
Anderson, Stephen T., Sr. – 1996
This paper describes one educator's experience with creating multimedia presentation materials for a college computer literacy class. The paper discusses: selecting software--the decision between authoring software and presentation software; selecting hardware--what type of computer systems to select, and issues when classrooms are equipped with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection
Hale, Charles – Illinois Libraries, 1996
Describes the development of a community information network funded by LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) Title III money, from the Illinois State Library to Millikin University (Decatur, IL). Highlights include a historical background; strategic planning; community planning for the network infrastructure, including hardware and software…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Planning, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection

Haugland, Susan W. – Young Children, 2000
Discusses how to use computers to facilitate learning with young children in early care and education settings. Includes discussion of software selection, website selection, connections of software and websites to the curriculum, and computer selection. Lists strategies for facilitating equitable access, improving computer availability, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Computer Uses in Education
Kirkpatrick, Cheryl H.; Morgan, Catherine Buck – Computers in Libraries, 2001
Describes methods used by the South Carolina State Library to make its library, both the workstations and the Web site, more accessible to visually and physically handicapped patrons. Discusses choosing new hardware and software, renovating the workstations, and becoming more aware of user needs; and lists resources for Web accessibility…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Selection
Stocking, Martha L.; And Others – 1991
This paper presents a new heuristic approach to interactive test assembly that is called the successive item replacement algorithm. This approach builds on the work of W. J. van der Linden (1987) and W. J. van der Linden and E. Boekkooi-Timminga (1989) in which methods of mathematical optimization are combined with item response theory to…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Computer Selection, Heuristics
Sauls, Samuel J. – 1997
As digital audio evolves, it is only natural that college radio stations reflect the same industry standards. Managers of college radio stations are facing the dilemma of making the decision of which digital audio system to acquire. A specific characteristic for those in the academic world is that whatever piece of equipment is chosen will be…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Computer Selection, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education

Wierschem, David; Ginther, Dean – Educause Quarterly, 2002
Identifies the main issues confronting academic institutions in developing a structured plan for acquisition and replacement of information technology hardware assets, and recommends steps for developing such a plan. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Uses in Education, Equipment Evaluation, Higher Education