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Gray, Peter J. – 1984
Designed to assist evaluators in selecting the appropriate software for the generation of various data collection instruments, this guide discusses such key program characteristics as text entry, item storage and manipulation, item retrieval, and printing. Some characteristics of a good instrument generation program are discussed; these include…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods

Fidel, Raya – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Describes use of case study method to systematically develop model of online searching behavior in which study design is flexible, data gathering and analyses are determined by subject matter, and specific procedures are decided upon while study progresses. Problems and measures taken to reduce their effect are discussed. (Eleven references are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Information Retrieval
Wise, Lauress L.; And Others – 1983
This report describes plans for the development of a major longitudinal research database designed to support the development and validation of new predictors of Army performance, and also new measures of Army performance against which the new predictors can be validated. The following aspects of the database are addressed: (1) the anticipated…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases

Wagner, Mary; Fiester, Leila; Reisner, Elizabeth; Murphy, Daniel; Golan, Shari – 1997
A consensus has emerged in recent years that the fragmented systems serving children and families need to be restructured and integrated in ways that make them accessible, family-focused, and able to accommodate cultural differences. Collaborative partnerships involving schools, families, and other community stakeholders are learning that they are…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination, Data Collection
Hudson, Judith; Turek, Kathleen A. – 1992
Electronic access to research on women is available in a variety of forms, from both primary and secondary sources. Both types of sources are growing dramatically in number and scope. This guide provides information on resources directly available to the researcher through electronic communications media. It includes enough technical information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Data Collection, Databases, Electronic Mail
Rosenfeld, Pilar N. – 1985
This investigation of the use of database management systems (DBMS) in a research environment used the Rand Corporation as a case study. After a general introduction in section 1, eight sections present the major components of the study. Section 2 contains an overview of DBMS terminology and concepts, followed in section 3 by a general dsecription…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Computer Software, Data Collection