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The articles in this collection identify and discuss challenges facing community colleges as they attempt to implement the new microcomputer technology for instructional and administrative purposes. The collection includes: "The Microcomputer Revolution and Its Impact on Community Colleges," by Donald A. Dellow and Lawrence H. Poole; "Microcomputers in Science Education," by Laurence D. Spraggs; "Behavioral Science Applications of Microcomputers," by Clifford Roger Dillmann; "The Microcomputer in Business Education," by David R. McKay; "Computer-Assisted Writing," by Robert L. Levin; "A Microcomputer-Based Computer Science Program," by Larry D. Compeau; "Microcomputer Applications for Community College Administrators," by Dale O'Daniel; "Application of Micros in Libraries and Learning Resource Centers," by Eleanor M. Carter; "Computer-Assisted Adult Learning and the Community College Response," by Barry Heermann; "The Use of Microcomputers in the Continuing Education of Community and Professional Constituencies," by James E. Garmon; "Choosing a Microcomputer for Use as a Teaching Aid," by Cheryl Visniesky and Joan Hocking; "The Future of Microcomputers in Community Colleges," by Dale F. Campbell and William L. Ballenger; and "Sources and Information: Microcomputers," by Jim Palmer. (LAL)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert