IAT Infobits - August, 1993
No. 2
ISSN 1071-5223
About INFOBITS
Infobits is an electronic service of the Institute for Academic Technology's Information Resources Group. Each month we monitor and select from a number of information technology and instruction technology sources that come to our attention and provide brief notes for electronic dissemination to educators.
HEIRAlliance Report #2 Focuses on University Libraries
Selecting a Graduate Program in Instructional Technology
Assistive Technology for the Disabled Computer User
Partnering: Myths and Realities
AACE-Sponsored Conferences -- Calls for Participation
HEIRALLIANCE REPORT #2 FOCUSES ON UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
The evolution of the university library in the information age is the focus of a new report for college and university presidents published by the Higher Education Information Resources Alliance. The HEIRAlliance was formed in 1990 by the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE, and EDUCOM to bring together the information technology and library communities in higher education on issues of shared interest.
The HEIRAlliance Executive Strategies Report #2, "What Presidents Need to Know...about the Future of University Libraries," summarizes a recent report published by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation on the operations and economics of research libraries as vehicles for scholarly communication, with special attention to the impact of new information technologies. The report was mailed to presidents and chancellors of all U.S. colleges and universities and primary representatives of the institutional members of the three sponsoring organizations. The report is available for $5.00 through the CAUSE office, 303-449-4430, fax 303-440-0461, and is also available electronically via the Internet by sending email to HEIRA@CAUSE.colorado.edu containing the message: GET HEIRA.ES2
For a copy of the first report, "What Presidents Need to Know...about the Integration of Information Technologies on Campus," send email to HEIRA@CAUSE.colorado.edu containing the following message: GET HEIRA.ES1
SELECTING A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
"Selecting a Graduate Program in Instructional Technology" by Anthony A. Pina. Educational Technology, July 1993, pp. 47-51. This article describes "selected issues and concerns facing students who are deciding upon a masters or doctoral program in instructional technology." Rather than describing specific programs at individual institutions, the article takes a more general "where to start" approach. The author directs readers to publications and professional associations that serve as resources in the instructional technology field. A bibliography of suggested readings is included.
Educational Technology, 700 Palisade Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 USA. Subscription: USA--$119/year; elsewhere--$139/year.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DISABLED COMPUTER USER
"Assistive Technology for the Disabled Computer User" by Linda Wilson.
This new IAT document has been added to our Information Resource Guides series. Its purposes are to introduce administrators and staff of colleges and universities to the assistive technology that helps the physically disabled student use a computer; and to refer those who need more specific information -- whether on products and prices, or on agencies that work with and assist the disabled -- to resources in their area.
Get a copy from the IAT Web site at URL http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-20.html.
PARTNERING: MYTHS AND REALITIES
"Partnering: Myths and Realities" by Ray L. Steele. TECHNOS, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer 1993, pp. 10-13.
The IAT is a partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill and IBM, so I read with great interest Steele's article on corporate-education partnerships. As he states, this is not a "how-to" article, but does provide a good, brief introduction to the necessary essentials and some of the pitfalls both partners may encounter.
TECHNOS: Quarterly for Education and Technology is a quarterly publication of the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT).The AIT is a nonprofit U.S.-Canadian organization established in 1962 to strengthen education through technology. The Agency provides leadership and service through the development, acquisition, and distribution of technology-based instructional materials.
For more information about the AIT and TECHNOS, contact: Agency for Instructional Technology, Box A, Bloomington, IN 47402-0121 USA; tel: 812-339-2203; fax: 812-333-4218; email: technos@linknet.com. For a sample copy of TECHNOS, send email to Carole Novak, the editor, at technos@linknet.com. Annual subscription price is $20; library rates are available.
AACE-SPONSORED CONFERENCES -- CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) has issued calls for participation for two conferences:
STATE 94 -- Society for Technology and Teacher Education 5th Annual Meeting, March 16-19, 1994, in Washington, DC New strands for 94 include: Social Studies, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Special Education, Language Arts, Early Childhood/Elementary Ed. Hosted by George Washington University, Gallaudet University, James Madison University, University of Maryland, and University of Virginia. Submission deadline is October 2, 1993.
For an information brochure, write: STATE 94/AACE, P. O. Box 2966, Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA; tel: 804-973-3987; fax: 804-978-7449; email: AACE@virginia.edu.
ED-MEDIA 94, June 25-29, 1994, in Vancouver, Canada ED-MEDIA 94 is billed as a World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. New strands added for 1994 are Distance Education and Artificial Intelligence in Education. Submission deadline is October 22, 1993. For an information brochure, write: ED-MEDIA 94/AACE, P. O. Box 2966, Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA; tel: 804-973-3987; fax: 804-978-7449; email: AACE@virginia.edu.
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