Eric Flower
Publications
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2008 "Asynchronous Streaming Video from the Classroom to the Remote Student’s Desktop: Report of a Distributed Education Project." With Stacey Sawa. In Proceedings of SITE 2008 Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference, March 3-7, 2008, Las Vegas, NV, USA. (Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education): 372-377.
2006 "Asynchronous Streaming Video from the Classroom to the Remote Student’s Desktop: Preliminary Results of a Distance Education Project." With Stacey Sawa. In Proceedings of E-Learn 2006 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care, & Higher Education October 13-17, 2006, Honolulu, HI, USA. (Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education): 898-903.
2005 "Synchronous Streaming Video from the Classroom to the Remote Student’s Desktop: Report of a Distributed Education Project." With Stacey Sawa. In Proceedings of E-Learn 2005 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Health Care, & Higher Education October 24-28, 2005, Vancouver BC, Canada. (Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education): 654-659.
"Competition, Technology, and Planning for Libraries and Information Services: Theorists, Critics, and Commentators." International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management. [Papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, University of Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, 3-6 August 2004] 4: 403-408.
"Memory Lane: Celebrating 25 Years of CIL Magazine." With Dan Marmion, D. Scott Brandt, David Hoffman, Janet Balas, and Lisa Boccadutre. Computers in Libraries 25 (July/August): 10-15.
2004 "Competition, Technology, and Planning: Preparing for Tomorrow's Library Environment." Information Technology and Libraries 23 (June): 67-69.
"Competition, Technology, and Planning: Preparing for Tomorrow's Library Environment." In Computers in Libraries 2004 Collected Presentations. (Medford, NJ: Information Today): 98-111.
2003 "Low Cost Narrow Bandwidth Classroom-based Streaming Video with RealNetworks Products at the University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu, Pearl City, Hawai‘i." In Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2003 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, June 23-28, 2003; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. (Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education): 3087-3088.
"Competition, Technology, and Planning: Preparing for Tomorrow's Library Environment." In InfoToday 2003 Collected Presentations. (Medford, NJ: Information Today): 225-236.
2002 "Corporate Visions of Personal Computing Space." Computers in Libraries 22 (July/August): 10-12+.
(Correction to editing error in second paragraph in September 2002 issue, page 13.)"Faster Network Improves Streaming Video Viewer Satisfaction." InfobITS 8 (Spring) online publication at http://www.hawaii.edu/infobits/s2002/quickbits.html.
"Streaming Video On The Net With RealNetworks Products." In Computers in Libraries 2002 Collected Presentations. (Medford, NJ: Information Today): 92-103.
2001 "Personal Computing Space: Specifications Subject to Change." Computers in Libraries 21 (July/August): 8-10+.
2000 "PC Systems for the Connected Desktop: Networking in the 21st Century." Computers in Libraries 20 (July/August): 8-10+.
1999 "Intel, Work-Alikes, and Microsoft: Purchasing Systems at the Millennium." Computers in Libraries 19 (July/August): 8+.
1998 "Price, Performance, and System Selection in the Intel-Based PC Market." Computers in Libraries 18 (July/August): 8+.
1997 "A Plethora of Powerful Products: Four Pentiums, Two Work-Alikes, and a Pair of Networked Alternatives." Reprinted in Hawai'i Library Association Newsletter 39 (September): 6+.
"A Plethora of Powerful Products: Four Pentiums, Two Work-Alikes, and a Pair of Networked Alternatives." Computers in Libraries 17 (July/August): 8+.
1996 "Shipping Boxes: Pentium-Based Systems for 1996 and 1997." Computers in Libraries 16 (July/August): 22+.
University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu Affirmative Action Plan 1996.
1995 "Pentiums, PowerPCs, P6s, and Very Long Words." Computers in Libraries 15 (July/August): 20-33.
University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu Affirmative Action Plan 1995.
1994 "Buying Time: The Cyrix Upgrade Microprocessor." Computers in Libraries 14 (October 1994): 23-25.
"Buying Intel-Based Systems: CISC at Risk?" Computers in Libraries 14 (July/August 1994): 11-15.
"Step-Up to MS-DOS 6.2: An Early Look at Microsoft's Latest Upgrade." Computers in Libraries 14 (April 1994): 28-30.
University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu Affirmative Action Plan 1994.
1993 "Intel Processor Based Systems: Buying Today, Planning for Tomorrow." Computers in Libraries 13 (July/August): 14-17.
"Intel Processor Based Systems: Buying Today, Planning for Tomorrow." MeckJournal: An Electronic Journal 3 (April/May/June). (Although these two articles have the same title, there are differences in form, content, and presentation.)
1992 University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu Affirmative Action Plan 1993.
Editor-in-Chief of Computers in Libraries. January-September. Responsible for all material in each issue. Reviewed, selected, and edited all articles; assigned topics to columnists and edited their work; wrote a monthly column.
1991 Editor-in-Chief of Computers in Libraries. January-December. Responsible for all material in each issue. Reviewed, selected, and edited all articles; assigned topics to columnists and edited their work; wrote a monthly column.
"Developments in Intel Processor Based PCs." Program: Automated Library Systems 25 (October): 355-360.
Library Computing in Canada: Bilingualism, Multiculturism, and Transborder Connections. Nancy Nelson, co-editor. Westport, CT: Meckler. Also contributed chapter entitled "Hardware for the Nineties: Intel Processor-Based PCs." ISBN: 0887367925.
1990 Editor-in-Chief of Computers in Libraries. January-December. Responsible for all material in each issue. Reviewed, selected, and edited all articles; assigned topics to columnists and edited their work; wrote a monthly column.
"Hardware for the Nineties: Intel Processor Based PCs." Library Software Review 9 (July/August): 220-221.
"What is the Critical Issue in Library Systems?" Information Today 7 (March): 7.
"80386: The High Performance Market." In Technology for the '90s: Microcomputers in Libraries. (Westport, CT: Meckler): 29-45.
1989 "80386-Based PCs: A Workstation Strategy for the Nineties." Computers in Libraries 9 (September): 13-15.
"Computers in Libraries '89: A Conference Report." Clara Flower, co-author. Computers in Libraries 9 (June): 12-19.
"Windows/386: A Multitasking Environment." Computers in Libraries 9 (April): 4-7.
"The 80386 High Performance Market." In Computers in Libraries 1989 Conference and Exposition Proceedings. (Westport, CT: Meckler): xviii-xix.
1988 "Christmas Wish Lists." Small Computers in Libraries 8 (December): 4-8.
"The Workstation Market: Coping with a Changing Scenario." Wilson Library Bulletin 63 (October): 24-27.
"Setting Up a Public Use Local Area Network." Lisa Thulstrup, co-author. Wilson Library Bulletin 63 (September): 45-47.
"The Technology Connection." Small Computers in Libraries 8 (July/August): 22-26.
"The Aging PC, the '286, the '386, OS/2 and You." Small Computers in Libraries 8 (May): 20-26.
"The Inevitable '386." Library Workstation and PC Report 5 (April): 1-2.
1987 "Full Featured MS-PC/DOS Computing on the Move." Small Computers in Libraries 7 (October): 4-20.
"A True Multi-Column Report with dBASE III Plus." Gary Menchen, co-author. Library Software Review 6 (July/August): 182-183.
"Relating Two Databases: A dBASE III Plus Example." Gary Menchen, co-author. Small Computers in Libraries 7 (May): 29-31.
"Full Featured MS/PC-DOS Computing on the Move." In SCIL 1987 Software / Computer / Database Conference and Exposition Proceedings. (Westport, CT: Meckler): 56-57.
"Full Featured MS/PC-DOS Computing on the Move." Small Computers in Libraries 7 (March): 40-41.
1986 "The Clipper Compiler for dBASE III." Gary Menchen, co-author. Library Software Review 5 (September/October): 280-283.
"Computing on the Move." Small Computers in Libraries 6 (July/August): 30-31.
"Meckler's Software/Computer Conference." Library Journal 111 (May): LC22-LC24.
"Acquisition and Use of Maine State Documents." Downeast Libraries 12 (2): 14.
"Three dBASE Applications." Gary Menchen, co-author. Small Computers in Libraries 6 (May): 13-16.
1985 "Non-Fiction Book Use in Port Moresby Public Libraries." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk, The Journal of the Papua New Guinea Library Association No. 36: 4-7.
"Contributions to Maine Local History, 1984." Maine History News 21 (October): 5+
1984 "A Simple Newspaper Index Using dBASE II." Gary Menchen, co-author. Small Computers in Libraries 4 (December): 6-8.
"Contributions to Maine Local History, 1979-1983." Maine History News 10 (July): 8+.
"Local History Acquisitions in Five Maine Libraries." Downeast Libraries 20 (Spring): 7+.
1983 Procedures Manual for Public Libraries in Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby: National Library Service, 1983.
"Book Loss Rates at the Waigani Public Library." National Library Bulletin 2 (2): 2-3.
"Standards for Public Libraries in Papua New Guinea." In The Need to Read, Ross Shimmon, ed. (Port Moresby: The Library Council and the National Library of Papua New Guinea): 8-12.
1982 "Suggestions for a Self-Study of Your Library." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 32: 43-52.
"Catalogue Use and Catalogue Variable Costs at the Port Moresby Public Library at Ela Beach." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 31: 40-44.
"An Informal Survey of Juvenile Fiction in Papua New Guinea." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 31: 19-24.
1981 "Public Library Users in Papua New Guinea." National Library Bulletin 1 (September): 6-9.
"Patterns of Public Library Use and Financial Support in Papua New Guinea." National Library Bulletin 1 (July): 5-13.
"Library Users in Port Moresby." National Library Bulletin 1 (May): 5-6.
"Books Borrowed From the Adult Fiction Collection at Ela Beach Library." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 29: 59-62.
"Port Moresby Public Libraries: A Snapshot in Time." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 28: 36-43.
"What Are They Reading? An Informal Survey of Adult Fiction Reading Habits in Papua New Guinea." Tok Tok Bilong Haus Buk No. 28: 16-21.
1980 "A Down East Fish Story." Maine Life 23 (August): 36-37.
"Are Maine Local Histories Meant to be Read?" Maine History News 16 (January): 6-7.
1979 "Maine Local Histories, 1978." Maine History News 15 (April): 9.
1978 "Local History and the Bicentennial Year in Maine: A Review Essay." Maine Historical Society Quarterly 18 (Fall): 107-118.
"A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Maine Books." Maine Life 32 (September): 39-41.
Review of Maine: A Bibliography of its History in Maine Historical Society Quarterly 18 (Summer): 63-66.
"Maine Local Histories, 1977." Maine History News 13 (July): 15.
1977 "Maine Local Histories, 1976." Maine History News 12 (October): 15+.
"Maine in the University Library." Maine Life 31 (February): 18-21.
"Maine Local Histories, 1960-1975." Maine History News 12 (January): 14-15+.
1976 Bibliography of Maine, 1960-1975. Orono, Me.: The Maine Library Association, 1976. Pp. 109.