...Ya-Ling Wu; Eldon Y. Li; Wei-Lun Chang Purpose – Creative performance relies on the capability of developing and presenting an original concept or idea, and the collaborative production of creative content which enhances feeling of connection with others and formation of strong community...

... operation with reference to an example. Presents two statistical selection algorithms which are designed to select the jth smallest key from a very large file distributed over many computers. The objective of these algorithms is to minimise the number of communication messages necessary...

... users’ needs. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Internet Telecommunications Communications Technology Planning Conjoint analysis Historically, telephony consumers in the USA have had limited purchasing options when choosing their local telephone services. This is primarily because...

...Christopher K. Bart Mission statements are considered to be one of the most popular management tools in the world – and also one of the most frustrating. To secure their success, it has been recommended that mission statements be communicated and disseminated to as many internal and external...

...John M. Carroll; Mary Beth Rosson; Philip L. Isenhour; Christina Van Metre; Wendy A. Schafer; Craig H. Ganoe MOOsburg is a community‐oriented multi‐user domain. It was created to enrich the Blacksburg Electronic Village by providing real‐time, situated, interaction, and a place‐based information...

... of research to produce and disseminate results which benefit scholarly communication. The knowledge continuum assesses the various elements that contribute to scholarly communication and seeks to provide a continuum of support services whereby the identification, absorption, utilization, and manipulation...

...David G. Schwartz Examines the use of shared semantics information to link concepts in an organizational memory to e‐mail communications. E‐mail is by far the dominant business application of the Internet, yet the use of e‐mail relies on a number of assumptions regarding the effectiveness...

... security considerations normally feature prominently, this changes when the online/distance scenario is considered. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Communications Computer networks Electronic publishing Newsletters Science The provision of education and training facilities at a distance...

...‐growing popularity of electronic commerce and presence of many companies on the virtual market, the opportunities offered by this new environment are still unknown. Many marketers still approach the Web based on the traditional mass communication model. The paper addresses the opportunities offered...

... exchange model. As users become more experienced in the using e‐mail for requesting service, broader acceptance and use of a dialog model of help provision might occur. The types of qualitative approaches used are also comparable to the techniques used to study other aspects of electronic communication...

...Amos P.N. Thapisa; Elizabeth Birabwa The article explores Africa’s initiative at building a regional plan for the formulation and development of a National Information and Communication Infrastructure (NICIP) in every African state. The paper also examines the challenges and opportunities...

...Abby Day Presents a model which organizations can use to monitor Web site effectiveness. Argues that anecdotal evidence can be colorful but is not useful in structuring and managing an effective site. Suggests that traditional disciplines of composition and communication ‐ explicit purpose...

...László Lukács Discusses the (primarily Catholic) Church in the “information society,” and explores the nature of communications in this context, and specifically the Internet. Suggests that the Church must embrace today’s communications media and leverage its position as social and ethical advisor...

... for communication among its users, it poses challenges to the computing and information systems professionals who support them. It also presents librarians with the opportunity to apply their established skills as educators, information managers, custodians, information providers and change agents in their work...

...Richard J. Schaefer Relies on critical theories of technology and democratic disclosure to construct normative communication principles for the development of the national information infrastructure. Suggests that efforts to privatize the information highway, which are currently underway,undermine...

...David D. Thornburg The passing of the information age is announced and explained, and we are welcomed to its successor and paradigm for the immediate future,the communication age. The vital importance of the communication age to K‐12 education is outlined. Special notice is made of the emerging...

... providing access to information. The success of KIDLINK provides a useful model for others. Communications Education Electronic mail Information exchange Internet Language Mailing lists Organizational development Telecommunications Young people The index list was introduced in January 1992...

...Diane Bradley; Janet Frederick The Clinton Electronic Communications Project is the successor to the Clinton campaign′s e‐mail program. The object of the work reported here was to determine to which White House material posted to the Internet is more current and comprehensive than information...

...Kim Mills; Geoffrey Fox InfoMall is a program led by the Northeast Parallel Architectures Center featuring a partnership of approximately twenty‐four organizations with a plan for accelerating development of the High‐Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) software and systems industry...