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‘COMES TO DOUGLAS COLLEGE _

A Telidon terminal has been installed
in the McBride ‘Site Library for six
months as part of the B.C. ‘Telephone's
field trial. Telidon is the name for
an electonic, interactive information
and commmication system. Services
that can be provided through Telidon
are information retrieval, electronic
messaging, computer-aided instruction
and teleshopping. The user can ob-

 

 

tain from a computer, via the tele-
phone network a wide variety of in-
formation ior display on a T.V. set.
The other equipment is a decoder
which translates the "computerese"
See down the line into an image on

 

nected to the T-V. ieee. for user com
mands.

Telidon is easy to use, and has ex-
cellent colour and graphics. Why

not come into the library and use the
various data-bases including Market-
scan which contain: daily. quotations
for stocks listed on the Toronto, New
York, Montreal, Alberta and Vancouver
jes. Grassroots is also a
Telidon based agricultural information
system provided by Infomart in Winnipeg.
It provides the agriculture industry
with information on weather, _commodi-
ties, farm implements and financial
advice. ‘The Ottawa Telidon data-base
has government service information as
well as local business advertising.

The Department of Commmications fore-
casts that there will be Telidon ter-
minals in 65% of Canadian homes by the
end of the decade.

 

 

 

 

The library holds a daily demonstration

at 3:00 p.m. - so come and use the ter-

minal - it's a great and fin information
source.

 

 

 

 

 

WHEELCHAIR VOLLEYBALL DEMONSTRATION

Qn Tuesday, February 16, a volleyball
team sponsored by the Canadian Wheel-
chair Sports Association will challenge
two Douglas College Volleyball teams
to a match. The C.W.S.A. team will
consist of 2 wheelchair players and
one able-bodied player. The purpose
of this event is to demonstrate m-
bility and recreational potential of ©
wheelchair bound people as well as
provide entertainment. The demonstra-
tion will take place at the Winslow

Gym at 12:00 p.m.

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For more si eautesaen
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contact Gladys
local 285 McBride Site. —

 

 

The DOUGLAS | CALENDAR is pres-
ently being aaaeed) for the Fall
Semester.

Please check the appropriate faculty

listing in the back of the existing

calendar to ensure that you are listed
ifications are re-

 

ported accurately.

Please advise the Personnel Office of
any additions, deletions, changes or
corrections by February 8, 1

1982.