Intimate seminars

Article Abstract:

Computer conferencing lets people communicate at a time convenient to each and every one of them by placing messages on a computer system to be read and then responded to by others. It is widely used in the US and Scandinavia and is gradually becoming more popular in the UK. It is useful in places where certain people are frequently unavailable, such as lecturers in universities. People taking part feel more at ease when setting down problems. Benefits include quick, easy and cheap dissemination of large amounts of information to large groups of people, time efficiency, equal opportunities for all to express opinions and adequate time to prepare responses.

Methods, Communication, Communications, Teleconferencing

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Let's get physical

Article Abstract:

Violent Earth and The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands are two new CD-ROMs which allow users to learn about and experience geographical regions. Both CD-ROMs are available in PC and Mac format and The Digital Filed Trip to The Wetlands is available for $49 and $99, respectively. Violent Earth has animated drawings and can be enjoyed by both children and adults. The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands is primitive and has disappointing graphics, and animation.

Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Educational Software Pkgs (Micro), Product/Service Evaluation, Educational software, Violent Earth (Children's educational software), The Digital Field Trip to The Wetlands (Children's educational software)

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Musical traces' retraceable paths: the repatriation of recorded sound

Article Abstract:

Many archives have returned copies of field recordings to the community members whose music they documented. The major ethical concerns raised by the repatriation of objects from museums include the histories of ethnographic collection and interactions between the two cultures involved, changing conceptions of archives' social roles, and contending ideas of group and individual ownership of music.

Social aspects, Sound recordings, Music, Collections and collecting

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