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Gamso, Gary S.; Service, Allan L. – 1976
A fundamental purpose of the NCHEMS Information Exchange Procedures (IEP) is to assist postsecondary education institutions in establishing a basic set of historical data useful for campus decision-making. This purpose is pursued through IEP in two ways: (1) by helping the institution create its own internally useful data, and (2) by fostering the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedTague, Jean – Canadian Library Journal, 1979
Discusses the use of computer information systems to aid in library management functions such as planning, control, and decision making. Outlined are applications of macroanalysis (comparative library data, performance measures, use statistics) and microanalysis (circulation, acquisition, catalog support, and online catalog systems). (SW)
Descriptors: Computers, Guides, Information Utilization, Library Administration
Download full textFurman, James M. – 1975
The kind of data useful to a statewide planning agency is considered, with focus on Illinois, and attention is directed to the use of these data once generated, including resulting problems. Illinois is currently engaged in the conceptual design of a computerized management information system that will contain as a subset the State Level…
Descriptors: College Planning, Data Collection, Databases, Enrollment Projections
Peer reviewedBess, James L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1979
Improving the quality of classroom, academic, and management decisions through more intelligent and systematic use of student data is addressed. Kinds of student-data users are classified, variables of student attitudes and behavior relevant to each user are identified, and relevant published instruments are listed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Data Collection, Decision Making
Jones, Dennis P.; Drews, Theodore H. – 1977
This sixth version of "A Manual for Manpower Accounting in Higher Education" is the product of a six-year joint effort by NCES and NCHEMS. Data on manpower resources within an institution reflects the nature, amount, and use of the asset or resource that its personnel represent. Conventional personnel data, by contrast, typically consist only of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Administration, Guides, Higher Education
English, Thomas W. – 1977
Focusing on systems and approaches to providing career guidance services rather than specific techniques, this guide is divided into eight chapters. Chapters 1-4 describe the state of the art of career guidance, including discussion of theory and prior research, theories of vocational development, career guidance concepts and practices, and career…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
