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Jedamus,Paul – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1984
The key to the success of decision support systems will be the way that institutional researchers integrate the variety of specific and personal systems into a viable and coordinated institutionwide system. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Higher Education

McClure, Richard H.; Wells, Charles E. – College and University, 1986
A method for scheduling teaching assignments is described that can asssist in projecting future course offering needs, assess the impact of consolidating or rescheduling sections, determine the necessary interests and qualifications of faculty additions, and predict the impact of a faculty member's absence. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Departments
Clark, Phillip M. – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Describes some of the available software and hardware tools that can be used to develop a decision support system implemented on microcomputers. Activities that should be supported by software are discussed, including data entry, data coding, finding and combining data, and data compatibility. Hardware considerations include speed, storage…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Data Processing, Database Design, Database Management Systems

Dubey, Yogendra P. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Reports on emergence of decision support system (DSS) as a practical approach for applying computers and information to problems facing management. Information processing and decision making in organizations, simulation-model-based DSS in management of library resource sharing networks, and a resource-sharing simulation system are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems