...Kebede Hundie Electronic mail (e‐mail) has become one of the most indispensable means of communication of our times. One of its applications is discussion lists. The paper looks at discussion lists in general and academic discussion lists in particular. It further highlights some very important...

.... Ryan   Bernard . The Corporate Intranet . John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 1996 . Communications Computer networks Online computing Organizations ...

... residing in different countries (Schoening, 1995; critique by Coombs, 1995). Mainstream communication seems to be the prime use (Gilbert, 1996; Green, 1996), with the observation from a survey of US academic institutions that e‐mail has become a “core tool” for communications (Green, 1996), increasing...

.... No impact on the group effectiveness was observed. Also indicates that computer mediation lowers barriers to, and, in turn, fosters more interdepartmental communication. This favours the occurrence of new BPR groups involving different departments. On the other hand, indicates that those groups lead to more...

...Robin Suits With the growth of the Internet, a global network of online computers developed by the military and academia over the past two decades, human communication is undergoing a paradigm shift of major proportions. America On Line estimates that about 20 million people in the world have...

...John Kane, III; Sharon Wright Shows how new project directions within the US Department of Agriculture Extension Service and the virtual revolution in communications technologies have allowed the Youth Development Center to redefine its mandate and greatly expand its services. Details...

...D. Scoff Brandt Presents an in‐depth view of some aspects of UNIX, especially those relating to communicating on the Internet. Details some of UNIX′s history, from its invention onwards and illustrates three scenarios whereby librarians may encounter UNIX. © MCB UP Limited 1992...