Guide to the Rhode Island College. Presidential Committees and Task Forces. Committee on Technology Utilization records, 1982-1986
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Published in 2025
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Rhode Island College. Presidential Committees and Task Forces. Committee on Technology Utilization records |
| Date range: |
1982-1986 |
| Creator: |
Rhode Island College (1960-) |
| Extent: |
0.4 cubic feet
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| Abstract: |
Correspondence, minutes, and reports from the Committee on Technology Utilization and its subcommittees, focusing on the continuing role of technology in a higher education setting. |
| Language of materials: |
English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
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| Collection number: |
CA-0092 |
Scope & content
The collection contains correspondence and reports of the Committee on Technology Utilization (CTU). Correspondence is between CTU committee members and several individuals and organizations within and outside of Rhode Island College (RIC). The collection includes several technology-related newsletters, papers, and projects from outside RIC that were collected by the committee. These include a Businessweek Communications article, a Brown University proposal to the System Development Foundation, and cooperation with the Annenberg School of Communication/ Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project, which funded the creation of various of video/audio courses and telecommunication projects across the country. The collection also contains the records of the CTU subcommittees: Subcommittee on Computer Support and the Inventory/Needs Assessment Subcommittee, which includes data collections from both subcommittees and their reports to the CTU.
Access Points
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Geographical Names
Document Types
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: Committee on Technology Utilization records; 1982-1986.
- Series 2: CTU Subcommittee on Computer Support records; 1982-1983.
- Series 3: CTU Inventory/Needs Assessment Subcommittee records; 1982-1983.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Committee on Technology Utilization (CTU) was formed in 1981 under Rhode Island College President Sweet to assess the development of computers, audio and visual systems, and other technologies that would be relevant to higher education at RIC. The CTU and advisory panel would break into six subcommittees and would reconvene sometime after May 1983.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: |
Rhode Island College holds copyright to materials in the collection. Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. |
| Alternate form: |
The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |
| Preferred citation: |
Rhode Island College. Presidential Committees and Task Forces. Committee on Technology Utilization records, CA-0092, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: |
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019. |
| Processing information: |
The collection was described under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison by Special Collections intern Kevin Eian Bennett in 2025. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Kevin Eian Bennett. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2025 |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: |
The collection has not been digitized and is not available online. |
Inventory
Series 1. Committee on Technology Utilization records, 1982-1986
0.2 cubic feet
General records from the Committee on Technology Utilization, including members correspondence and meeting minutes, as well as some subcommittee assignments.
| Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1982-1983 |
| Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Correspondence and minutes: The Annenberg School of Communication/Corporation for Public Broadcasting Project
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1984 February-June |
| Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1984 August-September |
| Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1984 October-December |
| Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1985 January-June |
| Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1985 September-December |
| Box 1, Folder 7 |
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Committee on Academic Computer Usage: Correspondence and minutes
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1986 January-June |
Series 2. CTU Subcommittee on Computer Support records, 1983-1984
0.15 cubic feet
Meeting minutes and correspondence from the Subcommittee on Computer Support, as well as data collected by the Subcommittee and the Subcommittee’s final report to the CTU.
| Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Correspondence and minutes
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1982 |
| Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Correspondence, minutes, and datasheets
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1983 January-February |
| Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Correspondence and minutes, Final report to CTU
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1983 March-May |
Series 3. CTU Inventory/Needs Assessment Subcommittee records, 1982-1983
0.05 cubic feet
Meeting minutes and correspondence from the Inventory/Needs Assessment Subcommittee, as well as questionnaires for academic departments at Rhode Island College, the data gathered through said questionnaires, and the Subcommittee’s reports to the CTU.
| Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Correspondence and Questionnaire for RIC section heads
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1982 |
| Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Data collected and Reports to CTU
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1983 |