1st Edition
The Reality Of National Computer Networking For Higher Education Proceedings Of The 1978 Educom Fall Conference
By James Emery
Copyright 1980
104 Pages
by
Routledge
104 Pages
by
Routledge
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Contributors to this book present a comprehensive view of the current status, prospects, and problems of computer networking in higher education, examining networking from the perspectives of both computer users and network suppliers. In the opening chapter, William F. Miller discusses the role that computer networking is likely to play in higher education. He notes that a national network often... Read more
Preface -- The Role of National Networking in a Changing Computing Environment -- Likely Characteristics of a National Computer Network for Higher Education and Research: Results of a Simulation and Gaming Study -- EDUNET: A National Facilitating Computer Service Network for Higher Education and Research -- The EDUNET Business Plan -- Policy Issues in Networking -- Facilitating Services for Networking -- Network Resources
Biography
James C. Emery has been president of EDUCOM since 1976. He previously served as director of computing activities at the University of Pennsylvania and as chairman of the Decision Sciences Department of the Wharton School of Business.
