Electronic Research Center

Sitting down at a computer and having access to 34 online and CD-ROM 
databases may seem like a future use for networking technology, but at 
California State Long Beach that future vision is at work today.  The 
Electronic Research Center, with support from IBM, has been developed by 
Cal State Long Beach to "explore the K-12 curriculum applications" and 
help faculty and students in the graduate school of education with 
electronic research and class assignments related to curriculum 
instruction.  

These online and CD-ROM databases include encyclopedias, periodical 
indexes, information  on  books and magazines, newspaper indexes, network 
software, and specialized information such  as The Whole Earth catalog by 
Broderbund and The Library of The Future by World Library.  In addition to 
research materials faculty, graduate students and educators in Los Angeles 
and Orange Counties can preview and evaluate over 1700 instructional 
software packages for Apple and IBM computers.  These programs are on long 
term loan from the publishers and are available in the Instructional 
Software Library at Long Beach.  Programs like these give educators and 
pre-service teachers a more effective way to stay current with a rapidly 
changing educational environment. 
  
For more information on the Electronic Research Center, contact:
Dr. Ann Lathrop
Dept. of Instructional Systems Technology
Graduate School of Education
California State University
Long Beach
(213) 985-1764
.