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Complete texts of presentations and discussions at a 1975 UNESCO symposium on information systems in ongoing scientific and technical research are included in this volume. Forty-five papers were presented in four sessions: (1) ongoing research information in the service of science and science policy; (2) problems in developing and operating…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Information Needs
Aherne, Michael P.; Navarro, Joseph J. – 1976
Computerized information systems are often installed to reduce costs of: (1) system maintenance by requiring fewer man-hours, (2) system enhancement by requiring less manpower, (3) mechanical efficiency by doing more per clock-hour of time, (4) personnel by substituting machine expenditures, (5) supplies and support services by using microforms or…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
Download full textGoldfine, Alan H., Ed. – 1982
This workshop investigated how managers can evaluate, select, and effectively use information resource management (IRM) tools, especially data dictionary systems (DDS). An executive summary, which provides a definition of IRM as developed by workshop participants, precedes the keynote address, "Data: The Raw Material of a Paper Factory,"…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Information Needs, Information Services
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). General Information Programme. – 1984
Participants in the meeting summarized in this report advised and made recommendations on appropriate activities and programs conducive to the development of cooperative networks and the exchange of information and experience in science and technology in the Asia Pacific Region. Invited in their personal capacity as experts, the 14 participants…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Networks
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1979
This report of the UNISIST II conference presents the general proceedings of the conference and makes recommendations on the future activities at national, regional, and international levels in the field of scientific and technical information. The opening section reports the welcoming addresses to the delegates and the administrative business of…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Processing, Information Systems
Joyce, Peter, Ed.; Watters, Ron, Ed. – 1996
These proceedings contain 20 papers from the 1992 and 1993 International Conferences on Outdoor Recreation. The papers include program descriptions; models for instruction and certification; and materials relevant to program development and administration in outdoor recreation, outdoor education, and adventure therapy and education. Papers are:…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Certification, Computer Oriented Programs, Equipment
1989
The conference program and the texts of 24 papers presented at the conference are provided in this document. Selected papers include: "The Use of the College Student Experience Questionnaire in Policy and Program Development" (Karen Bauer and Dale Trusheim); "Predicting Freshman Performance as Admissions Criteria" (David Zubrow); "Has the Middle…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Database Design, Educational Planning, Enrollment
Interuniversity Communications Council (EDUCOM), Princeton, NJ. – 1975
Following the keynote address on the importance of planning and the changing style of management in colleges and universities, various prepared papers developed the meeting theme of using technology in college and university planning. William Massey described the development and use of a computer model for strategic planning at Stanford. Edmund…
Descriptors: College Administration, Communications Satellites, Computers, Conference Reports
Moeller, T.; Mushonga, B. L. B. – 1981
The aim of this seminar was twofold: to make senior civil servants of Zimbabwe aware of the importance of information and documentation for planning and decision-making, and to introduce the concept of a national information and documentation center (NIDC) as designed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Pan-African Documentation…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Decision Making, Developing Nations, Documentation
Micek, Sidney S., Ed. – 1980
Papers and summaries of discussions from the 1979 forum of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems are presented. Contents are organized into three sections: (1) the links between long-range planning and short-range budgeting, (2) the relationship of program review and evaluation to academic planning and budgeting, and (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Budgeting, College Curriculum, College Planning
Cronin, F. Patrick, Comp.; Newton, Mark, Comp. – 1977
Objectives of the conference, proceedings of which are described in this report, were to (1) provide decision makers with information designed to foster the continued development of essential attitudes and skills in planning, implementing, administering, regulating, and assessing vocational education in corrections; (2) provide a forum for the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Development
American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Business Education and Information Systems Research Special Interest Group. – 2000
This document contains 1 conference paper abstract and 10 papers from a conference on business education and information systems research. The document begins with the abstract of the paper "The Relationships among Work-Based Learning Initiatives, Anticipated Benefits, and Stakeholder Involvement" (Bridget N. O'Connor). The remainder of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Beginning Teachers, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Business Communication
