Computer Science and Information Systems Filmography
updated (2/00)

Aldus Pagemaker. c1993. 6 videocassettes (approx. 102 min. ea.). Windows Academy/MacAcademy Video Training Series. These video programs provide executive training for the computer program PageMaker for users of the Macintosh Computer in the Windows environment. VHS 3161

Barbara Nessim: Anatomy of an Artists Idea. 1987? 1 videocassette (approx. 30 min.). David Howard's Art Seen: Computer Art. Barbara Nessim discusses her use of computers, photography, sketching and painting to reach and explore her subconscious through art. VHS 2922

Birth of the Computer. 1990. 1 videocassette (26 min.). The Computer Revolution. Covers the work of John von Neumann and the basic theory of computers; discusses the history of computer development in this century. VHS 3136

Classroom Design with Technology in Mind. c1994. 1 videocassette (123 min.). Discusses the future of technology application in the classroom and its potential impact. VHS 2486

The Computer Programme. 10-part British Broadcasting Corporation series which explore the development, operation, applications, and social implications of computers. VHS 5391-5393

In Control. c1982. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Students view the world of silicon chips or microprocessors, which are used to control or run everyday machines. VHS 5393

It's Happening Now. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Introductory program to the series on the basic concepts of microcomputers and their applications. Explores the abilities of computers, and their use in business, industry, and education. VHS 5391

It's on the Computer. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Describes how computers store and sort information. Explains bytes, RAM and ROM memory and use of a computer in a hospital to organize and order patient meals. VHS 5391

Let's Pretend. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Discusses computer games and simulation, and explains the technology involved. VHS 5392

The New Media. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Discusses the beneficial potential of electronic communication, through personal access to data bases, by means of computer networking, and as seen in the office of the future. VHS 5392

One Thing After Another. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Explains the background and history of programming and gives some examples: washing machines, the automobile assembly line, the Jacquard loom; demonstrates simple programming commands: print, run, list, if-then. VHS 5391

Sound and Moving Pictures. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Examines computer-generated graphics and sound and voice recognition, and explores some new technology in the computer field. VHS 5392 .

Talking to a Machine. 1983. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Discusses and demonstrates computer languages. Illustrates some history of early computers (Argu 200) and explains subroutines. VHS 5391

Things to Come. 1982. 1 videocassette (26 min.). While indicating present and future computerization in product and service industries, emphasizes the profound effect of computer applications in processing the kinds of information that presently require large amounts of paper shuffling. VHS 5393

The Thinking Machine. c1982. 1 videocassette (25 min.). Discusses the idea that a computer can think, and examines artificial intelligence. VHS 5392

Computers and Politics. c1988. 1 videocassette (94 min.). Following introductory remarks by Bill Sweeney, Richard Galen, President, American Campaign Academy, and Alan Baron, editor of The Baron report, discuss the use of computers for record-keeping, fund accounting, and targeting voters on particular issues. VHS 641

Computers, Spies, and Private Lives. 1982. 1 videocassette (57 min.). Nova. Reveals how computers may pose a threat to people's privacy. Discusses nationwide computer banks and computer thieves who can break computer codes to obtain data that may endanger both domestic and international financial institutions. Also examines telecomputers and "smart cards," which contain a computer code known only to the owner. VHS 5691

Connections: AT&T's Vision of the Future. c1993. 1 videocassette (14 min.). Presents a dramatization of the impact that advances in telecommunications and computer technology will have on business and personal lives within the next 20 years. VHS 2627

Darcy Gerbarg: Artist of the Computer Revolution. c1987. 1 videocassette. David Howard's Art Seen: Computer Art. Computer artist Darcy Gerbarg discusses her work. VHS 2921

Electronic Media Summit. 1994. 1 videocassette (75 min.). C-SPAN. Vice-President Gore describes the administration's proposals for the National Information Infrastructure, supporting legislation, and the changes needed in telecommunication regulation policy to ensure universal access and a full range of interactive media. VHS 2495

Exploring Internet. 1993. 1 videocassette (ca. 135 min.). Video teleconference designed for librarians, college and university teachers, and information specialists to introduce the Internet and show how it is used to improve information access. VHS 2659

Exploring Internet: 4 World Wide Web and Mosaic. 1995. 1 videocassette (120 min.). An interactive teleconference on World Wide Web and Mosaic. Bill Eager and William Erbes explore the different aspects of the WWW giving many examples of various applications. Topics covered include: an overview of the WWW, applications of the Web, how to connect to the Web, Web browsers and navigation, future directions and technologies. VHS 3187

For All Practical Purposes: Computer Science. c1986. 5 videocassettes. A five-part series exploring the history and functions of electronic computers and the computer's role in modern-day mathematical research. VHS 433 no. 21-25.

Counting by Twos. c1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Explains the computer's use of the binary code by using various illustrations from real life situations. Gives the history and development of the code and shows how numbers can be written in base 2. VHS 433 no. 23

Creating a Code. c1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Explains how words are input into a computer by the use of the binary code and also shows how the computer code ASCII is used. Computer art is also shown to be generated by the use of codes. VHS 433 no. 24

Moving Picture Show. c1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Shows how computer art, graphics and animation are created. Explains pixels and how their collective image can represent a picture or any graphic symbol. VHS 433 no. 25

Overview. c1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.). An overview of the relationship between mathematics and computer science. Discusses the role mathematics has played in the development of computers, beginning with the development of Turing machines in the 1930s, and gives a short history of famous mathematicians, including Von Neumann, who also contributed to this field. VHS 433 no. 21

Rules of the Game. c1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.). Explains the characteristics of algorithms and how a computer uses them. Shows how the advance in computer speed is due in large part to new methods of calculations, or algorithms and the computer's ability to select the best one to use. VHS 433 no. 22

From Computer Literacy to Information Literacy. c1995. 1 videocassette (48 min.). C-SPAN. Following introductions of authors and distinguished guests, Dave Hancock introduces Peter Drucker. Mr. Drucker says we are still in an age of computer literacy, characterized by concentration on the technology itself. We must move beyond that to identify needed information, recognize the possibilities and limitations of the computer to provide it, and educate employees to seek and convey information within the organization. A short question period follows. VHS 3183

From Information to Wisdom? 1991. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Smithsonian World. This program explores the impact of computer technology on society and the power deriving from the control of information. It features interviews with leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence. In confronting questions about life and humanness, viewers venture into American classrooms to ask students: "Are computers alive?". VHS 1791

The Future of Communication Speech. 1993. 1 videocassette (23 min.). C-SPAN. In the closing speech of a three-day World Future Society conference, Ray Smith, CEO of Bell Atlantic, discusses the recent and imminent changes in communication technology, what the new system will look like, and the increasingly democratic workplace and work organization that will result from the new information networks. VHS 2503

Going Online: An Introduction to the World of Online Information. 1986. 1 videocassette (35 min.). A discussion of search techniques to use with online data bases. VHS 241

The Information Highway. c1994. 2 videocassettes (163 min.). The Distinguished Lecture Series: Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.An American Association for the Advancement of Science and Association of Computing Machinery blue ribbon panel explores the most urgent issues concerning the National Information Infrastructure, Internet, Global Internet, and what they have in common - to include cost/funding, information rights (privacy, freedom of speech, access to public information, etc); and public applications such as education, research, libraries, public health and government agencies/ services; issues also include the controversial clipper chip, social and constitutional concerns, trusting the government, and more. VHS 2877

Internet Basics. c1995. 1 videocassette (66 min.). The Internet Collection. Whether you use a Mac or a PC, this workshop has been designed to Help you get started by covering nearly all the useful tools available with explanations and demonstrations of how they work. Learn about e-mail, FTP (file transfer protocol), Gopher, Telnet, the World Wide web and more. VHS 3455

Introduction to Quattro Pro, 4.0. 1992? 1 videocassette. A tutorial for users of Quattro pro functions and applications. VHS 1821

Japanese Software Industry: Where's the Walkman? c1993. 1 videocassette (45 min.). The Distinguished Lecture Series: Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. The lecture includes reproduced overheads. It describes the problems of the Japanese software industry, including bundling software with hardware; harmful government procurement practices; the belief that software is a service and not a product; rampant piracy; rigid industrial structures; difficulties facing entrepreneurs; a predisposition towards software engineering as inferior, and many other factors. VHS 2533

The KGB, the Computer and Me. c1990. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Astronomer-turned computer scientist, Clifford Stoll traced a 75-cent error to an international computer espionage ring by using the scientific method. VHS 1474

Knowledge Navigator. 1987. 1 videocassette (5 min., 45 sec.). This film provides a glimpse of how developments in information technology dramatically change the daily routine and work of a college professor in the 21st century. VHS 954

The Knowledge Navigator Technologies to Get Us There and Beyond. 1 videocassette (60 min.). Imagine. Members of Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group describe future possibilities in educational technology using the Macintosh computer. Includes interactive computers which respond to speech; the "spider" communication system which allows persons to see and talk to each other via computer while looking at the same document on the computer screen; simulations of meteorological phenomena; and other computer-based educational technology now being developed. Emphasis is on applications in higher education. VHS 3432

Life on the Internet. c1996. 13 videocassettes (30 min. each). National Public Radio's Scott Simon hosts this series presenting the human side of this global technology, a series about how people use the Internet to make a difference in their lives. VHS 3731-3743

Cyber Secrets. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Discusses law enforcement and privacy issues of the Internet. VHS 3740

Cyber Students. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes the growth of the Internet from the grassroots up. Schools, educators, and parents are taking the lead in introducing the Internet to students. VHS 3734

Digital Doctors. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). National Public radio's Scot simon describes how doctors use the Internet to speed diagnosis and exchange treatment plans. VHS 3731

Digital Dollars. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes the potential use of digital cash transactions. VHS 3743

Electric Ink. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). The Internet provides a new arena for the fiercely competitive magazine publishing industry. VHS 3739

Electric Mail. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes how electronic mail has changed the way people live and work. VHS 3741

Holly Net. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes how the entertainment industry has begun to explore and exploit the marketing potential of the Internet. VHS 3732

Internauts. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes the people who use the Internet. VHS 3736

Internetworking. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes newsgroups, which millions of people use to debate, preach, or gather information. VHS 3738

Net Profits. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes the burgeoning and lucrative use of the Internet in marketing. VHS 3737

Next Stop, The Future. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes the Internet's continuing growth in practical usefulness and how it may become as ubiquitous a household utility as the telephone. VHS 3733

Sounds from Cyberspace. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). Describes new audio technologies used the Internet. VHS 3735

Spiritual Surfers. c1996. 1 videocassette (30 min.). The Internet offers a wide variety of options for those embarked on spiritual quests.

The Machine That Changed the World. c1992. 5 videocassettes. Traces the history of computers, from the ENIAC to the Apple. Discusses the people and the companies involved in the development of computers and the social repercussions of the computer revolution.

Giant Brains. c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.). This program tells the story of the birth of computers, such as the ENIAC, the most complicated electronic machine ever built, and of the men and women who assisted in that birth: Charles Babbage, Alan Turing, Herman Goldstine, John Mauchly, Ada Lovelace and J. Presper Eckert. VHS 1751

Inventing the Future. c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.). This program covers the work of the early pioneers in computer science, the invention of programming languages, and the hardware revolution, first to transistors, and later to integrated circuits, that made computers smaller and cheaper and ultimately led to personal computers. VHS 1752

The Paperback Computer. c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.). This program shows how room-sized computers evolved into desktop machines easy enough for a child to use. It covers the Apple story, the development of microprocessors, and the innovative work of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Michael Markkula. VHS 1753

The Thinking Machine. c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.). The Machine That Changed the World. This program is devoted to artificial intelligence, and what computer scientists, psychologists and philosophers have learned about human intelligence in the process of trying to teach computers to "think." It includes information provided by Marvin Minsky, one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence at MIT. VHS 1754

The World at Your Fingertips. c1992. 1 videocassette (58 min.). This program looks at the social revolution wrought by computers, and at what price: the disappearance of place as an attribute, the loss of privacy, the pollution of information - and the transmission, sharing and replication of polluted information; and the near-catastrophes that can occur when (as happened in the October 1987 stock market plunge) computer networks take on a life of their own. VHS 1755

MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, May 18, 1994. 1 videocassette (57 min.). In the second segment, Spencer Michaels of KQED reports on the competition between Intel's continually improved chip and the Apple chip known as the "power PC." Computer experts discuss the pros and cons of these developments. In the third segment, Fred de Sam Lazaro travels to India to report on the rising computer software industry there and its influence on Indian life. He interviews industry personnel who have decided to remain in India. VHS 2693

Maximizing Multi-Media a How-To Session for Faculty. 1993. 1 videocassette (93 min.). Teleconference presents how-to use multimedia in the college classroom. It displays Multimedia Toolworks! as the software to accomplish this task. VHS 2345

Multimedia 101: Getting Started. c1990. 1 videocassette (61 min.). Imagine. Demonstrates new educational media technologies utilizing the Macintosh computer. Emphasizes applications for higher education. VHS 992

Multimedia How Does it Really Work in the Classroom? 1993. 1 videocassette (120 min.). Explores the various applications of multimedia techniques to university and college teaching. VHS 1989

Networked Information and the Scholar. 1994. 1 videocassette (227 min.). A national satellite videoconference focusing on the growing use of networked information and how it can support the goals of higher education. To plan for the future and cope with the present, faculty and administrators need to understand the positive and negative impacts of networked information on policies, scholarly communication, and on the nature of teaching and research. VHS 3239

The New ABC's. 1992. 1 videocassette (VHS) (ca. 60 min.). Innovation: The Future is Now. Discusses how computers have changed and can change learning environments for individuals of all ages in various social and economic situations. Illustrates a number of innovative programs. VHS 1653

The Origins of ATM. c1994. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Distinguished Lecture Series: Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Sandy Fraser, AT&T Bell Laboratories' Executive Director of Research (Information Sciences Division), describes the evolution of Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing (ATDM) and ATM. He shows how three experimental networks developed basic concepts, and how they Helped illuminate ATM's special properties. Spider, the first network, concentrated traffic into one port of a switch in software. The second network switched data entirely in hardware. The third network, Datakit, eventually became an AT&T product and provided lessons in error detection, flow control, retransmission, managing traffic, fairness, and assurances. VHS 2532

Primetime Live: Virtual Reality. 1991. 1 videocassette (14 min.). This report describes virtual reality, a computer-generated world that enables people to experience activities and places without leaving home by wrapping around the senses with pictures and sounds. Gloves and masks enable users to move objects around in space. Virtual reality has already found applications in space sciences, medicine, architecture and design, military logistics, and video games. VHS 1728

Reengineering Business: the Shift to Client/Server. c1994. 1 videocassette (82 min.). Distinguished Lecture Series: Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. David Vaskevitch, who directs Microsoft's product strategy for large corporations, addresses the inevitable shift to distributed, client/server systems and its implication in business process re- engineering. He discusses business needs vs. technological pressures and why the old application architecture doesn't work. Then he explains the planning and design of new systems, including methodologies, the mainframe's role, future application architecture, and the design of distributed databases. VHS 2531

Samia Halaby: An Artists Personal Promise. 1987? 1 videocassette (approx. 30 min.). David Howard's Art Seen: Computer Art. Contemporary artist Samia Halaby discusses her use of the computer to create innovative abstract designs while combining technology and art. VHS 2923

Setting Up an Internet Server. c1995. 1 videocassette (95 min.). The Internet Collection. If you want to establish a presence on the Internet to share files and information, or, perhaps, to give your client base access to your files, this workshop is a must. We show you how to obtain the correct Internet address account, determine which services you will offer and actually demonstrate the procedures required to obtain and setup the needed software. VHS 3460

Staking a Claim in Cyberspace. 1993. 1 videocassette (31 min.). Describes the converging technologies of computers, telephone and interactive TV and examines the question: who is going to build and control the new Information Highway? Presented are the voices and ideas of media advocates and community organizers working to ensure that communication is accessible and functional for all. VHS 2841

State of the Art in Information Systems. 1994? 1 videocassette (118 min.). Five experts report on aspects of information systems. Australian commentators produce a set of resultant opportunities and challenges for information systems. KIT 46

This is Internet. c1994. 1 videocassette (20 min.). Provides an introduction to the Internet, describing it as the on-ramp to the information superhighway. Tells who uses it and what they use it for, and explains e-mail, moving files between computers, Telnet, Mosaic and more. VHS 3102

Thor: An Object-Oriented Database System. c1993. 1 videocassette (56 min.). Distinguished Lecture Series: Leaders in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.Presents Thor, a new database system that combines the advantages of the object-oriented approach with those of relational databases. Programs written in different programming languages can share objects and reflect the kinds of information users desire. VHS 2781

Triumph of the Nerds. 1996. 3 videocassettes.

Impressing Their Friends. 1996. 1 videocassette. Describes the early years in the Silicon Valley, including the rise of Intel, the arrival of Paul Allen and Bill Gates, and the successes of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.

Riding the Bear. 1996. 1 videocassette. Discusses the competition between IBM and Microsoft and the success of Microsoft in developing personal computers and clones and Windows.

Great Artists Steal. 1996. 1 videocassette. Discusses recent events including Windows 95 and the growth of the Internet. VHS 3851

Understanding and Using FTP. c1995. 1 videocassette (77 min.). The Internet Collection. This course is designed to Help you understand the power of FTP (file transfer protocol) and teach you the simple techniques required to start effectively taking advantage of this enormous source of free files and software from around the world. VHS 3457

Understanding and Using Gopher. c1995. 1 videocassette (77 min.). The Internet Collection. This course will Help the MAC or PC user understand ways to use this powerful protocol to gain quick and easy access to thousands of sites around the world with millions of documents and other software available. VHS 3456

Understanding and Using Telnet. c1995. 1 videocassette (65 min.). The Internet Collection. If you've ever connected to a BBS you can easily understand Telnet. This powerful protocol enables you to control a remote site as if it were your own. BBS systems worldwide are connecting to the Internet making them available to the world without long distance costs. VHS 3458

Understanding and Using WWW. c1995. 1 videocassette (75 min.). The Internet Collection. By far, the fastest growing commercial use of the Internet is with the World Wide Web. This system of linked computers with thousands upon thousands of documents and files available is proving to be a very popular way of sharing and accessing information. VHS 3459

We Know Where You Live. c1990. 1 videocassette (58 min.). Computers have enabled unsolicited advertising and other gimmicks such as personalization to more effectively generate junk mail to millions of Americans. VHS 1377

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