Showing papers on "Digital media published in 1988"

Of that which we cannot write: Some notes on the phenomenology of media

Abstract: The advent of electronic media has fostered recognition of a deterministic relationship among media and communicative behavior: what we communicate about, how we communicate about it, and why we do are all bound up in the nature of the media we use to do so. This essay surveys these three issues across oral, literate, and video media to suggest how literate biases may hinder our mastery of oral and video media. Two critical examples of contemporary rhetoric are presented to illustrate the case. Much of the current difficulty can be eased, it is argued, through distinguishing oral literacy, video literacy, and video orality. Of special interest are the ways in which literacy inhibits the contemporary use, teaching, and study of rhetoric in speech and video.

Integrated Online Media Management Systems For Media Centers: A Model For Selection And Effective Use

Abstract: The researcher proposed to advise in the selection of an Integrated Online Library System (IOLS> for use in the 103 school media centers in the Palm Beach County Schools, Florida. This was accomplished by evaluating the two finalists of those vendors who answered the district's Request for Proposal . Of the five vendors who responded to the RFP. CLSI and SIRS! were selected as the systems most likely to meet the needs of the media centers of the school district. An overview and definition of IOLS was first discussed. This overview then related itself to the needs of the school district as presented in the RFP. A selection criteria was then designed from previous research on the subject to help find the ideal system. The history and development of an Integrated Online Library System was important in seeing where the systems have originated in contrast to the systems in the Eighties td the present time. Literature reviews also revealed the IOLS principles of operation.

General Concepts of Digital Computers

Abstract: This chapter is used to give a simplified overall view of a digital computer. A schematic viewpoint is used which can be related to more practical details in the following chapters. The potential of the digital computer is considered by indicating the diverse nature of common applications. The importance of human communication with the computer is explained with reference to a simple keyboard/display, such as the Visual Display Unit (VDU).