Browsing by Subject: Change
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Urban Systems by the Third Millennium: A Second Look
Brian J. L. Berry
Journal of Geography Vol. 89, No. 3 (1990) pp. 98–100
Reexamines the author's 1969 paper "The Geography of the U.S. in the Year 2000." Discusses the new interplay of countervailing pressures that bring about change in the urban environment. Discusses ... More
pp. 98-100
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Change Impact--Building a Rural Telecommunications Network
Lucy G. Burton
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A framework to consider a successful change effort in an organization consists of four elements: conditions for change; manner of initiation; road blocks or facilitators; and lasting results. A... More
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Navigating the '90s: The Teacher-Librarian as Change Agent
Jean Brown
Emergency Librarian Vol. 18, No. 1 (1990) pp. 19–25
Discussion of the increasing demands being placed on teachers and schools focuses on the effectiveness of teacher-librarians as change agents. Topics discussed include information technologies;... More
pp. 19-25
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Global Change Capabilities to Improve Authority Control in an Online Catalog
Judith A. Fox & Kay Kanafani
Information Technology and Libraries Vol. 8, No. 3 (1989) pp. 273–83
Describes the development and implementation of software that provides a global change capability by allowing correction of a single heading in a large file of bibliographic records through... More
pp. 273-83
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[Classroom Change (Three Papers).]
John F. Foster
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The first paper, "Pupils--Panaceas and Pragmatism," provides background on computer-assisted instruction and national programs in Great Britain for introducing computers into the schools. The... More
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The Electronic Library: Changing the Character of Research
Timothy C. Weiskel
Change Vol. 20, No. 6 (1988) pp. 38–47
Advancements in computer technology are making great changes in the way scholars go about their research, affecting access to information, control over information, the nature of inputs and outputs... More
pp. 38-47
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Implementing Technological Change
Peggy Johnson
College and Research Libraries Vol. 49, No. 1 (1988) pp. 38–46
Addresses some problems associated with technological change and examines the nature of data and technology, organizations, and computer-mediated work. Concepts of sociotechnical systems design are... More
pp. 38-46
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Excellence for the Future--The Principal's Role
Carmelo V. Sapone
Catalyst for Change Vol. 13, No. 3 (1984) pp. 4–10
To adapt education to rapid social change, schools must develop new curriculum models that teach "higher order reasoning skills" essential to survival. Recent literature and a survey of college... More
pp. 4-10
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1984's School Enrollee
Jerry L. Hamm
Catalyst for Change Vol. 13, No. 2 (1984) pp. 12–13
Whimsically adopting the first-person viewpoint of a robot, this article describes a four-phase program integrating robotics into the school curriculum in Coffeyville, Kansas: (1) Awareness, (2)... More
pp. 12-13
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Strategies for Change: Part II
Hugh C. Atkinson
Library Journal Vol. 109, No. 5 (1984) pp. 556–57
Discusses present and future changes in library organization and management resulting from increasingly smaller library units, use of electronics to support decentralized services, new management... More
pp. 556-57
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Strategies for Change: Part I
Hugh C. Atkinson
Library Journal Vol. 109, No. 1 (1984) pp. 58–59
Focusing on notion of change as integrated into personal and library settings, this essay discusses routines versus change, redistribution of resources, effects of economic recession, technological... More
pp. 58-59
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Computers in Public Education: The Second Time Around
Frank P. DiGiammarino
Catalyst for Change Vol. 10, No. 1 (1980) pp. 8–11
Suggests that computers today have even more uses in schools than they did in the sixties. Presents the plan used in the Lexington (Massachusetts) Public Schools to employ computers in education. (JM) More
pp. 8-11
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Britain's Open University: Text, Telly and Tutor
Jane Craig
Change Vol. 12, No. 7 (October 1980) pp. 43–48
Britain's Open University is described as an open admissions university that does not compromise academic standards, a technological system that delivers a traditional education, and a distance... More
pp. 43-48
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Courseware Development and the NSF
Jesse M. Heines
Change Vol. 13, No. 7 (July 1980) pp. 31–34
Argues that with project prices of courseware surpassing those of hardware, the National Science Foundation (NSF) must promote transportability if computer-based instruction is to gain widespread... More
pp. 31-34
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10,000 Microcomputers for French Secondary Schools
Jacques Hebenstreit
Change Vol. 13, No. 7 (July 1980) pp. 17–21
Reviews the implementation program for computer assisted instruction in French secondary schools. The initial time-sharing system is evaluated, and plans for the succeeding phase using... More
pp. 17-21
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Into the 80's with Microcomputer-Based Learning
Robert M. Aiken & Ludwig Braun
Change Vol. 13, No. 7 (July 1980) pp. 11–16
Briefly reviews the development of microcomputers and their impact on education. Future applications in the classroom are discussed as well as techniques to evaluate the effect of using... More
pp. 11-16
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The Automated Dictionary
Mark S. Fox
Change Vol. 13, No. 7 (July 1980) pp. 36–48
Describes a portable language-oriented digital computer used to define and spell words. Future directions for design and development are discussed. (BK) More
pp. 36-48
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How to Implement a New Search System and Make Friends While Doing It!
Michelle M. Powers & Rhonda Contreras
Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning Vol. 7, No. 1 (2013) pp. 73–83
What could bring more change to an online library than going from a federated to a discovery search system? Not much! This paper will share what was learned about initiating and implementing an... More
pp. 73-83
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Understanding a Resistance to Change: A Challenge for Universities
Gail D. Caruth & Donald L. Caruth
Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education Vol. 14, No. 2 (April 2013) pp. 12–21
Change is inevitable. Today more than ever the pace of change is accelerating. Where there is organizational change there will be resistance to this change. To deal with the resistance effectively ... More
pp. 12-21
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Online learning and the process of change: The experiences of faculty and students at a two-year college
Christine L. Schafer, University of St. Thomas , United States
(2012) pp. 1–154
This phenomenological case study examined the process of change at a rural two-year college migrating from traditional face-to-face instruction to an online learning environment and its affect on... More
pp. 1-154