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National Center on Accessible Educational Materials, 2021
This guide is for any individual seeking to develop knowledge and practical skills related to the "Quality Indicators with Critical Components for K-12." The target audience includes administrators, educators, and service providers at the state and local levels, as well as families of students with disabilities. As a result of completing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Students with Disabilities, Best Practices, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
National Forum on Education Statistics, 2009
The purpose of this guide is to empower people to more effectively use data as information. To accomplish this, the publication explains what metadata are; why metadata are critical to the development of sound education data systems; what components comprise a metadata system; what value metadata bring to data management and use; and how to…
Descriptors: Metadata, Information Utilization, Empowerment, Word Lists
Rinderknecht, David L. – School Business Affairs, 1988
The personal computer is a valuable tool for school business officials. Useful software programs for day-to-day tasks include spreadsheets, word processing, and database. Figures give an example of a spreadsheet output and the formula used in each calculation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education

Stronge, James – CEFP Journal, 1987
General and special purpose database programs are appropriate for inventory control at the school building level. A fixed asset equipment inventory example illustrates the feasibility of computerized inventory control. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Lachat, Mary Ann – 2001
High schools are increasingly expected to use data for improvement and to provide evidence that programs and instructional practices are preparing all students to develop essential knowledge and skills. This publication describes how schools can develop the capacity to analyze and use data as a core component of improving secondary schools using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
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
Desmarais, Norman – Optical Information Systems, 1987
Explores the following issues affecting the integration of an optical information system in a library: (1) database contents; (2) retrieval software and indexing; (3) cost effectiveness; (4) data access time; (5) costs; (6) standardization; (7) security and access; and (8) impact on other services. (MES)
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Library Material Selection, Optical Data Disks
School Business Affairs, 1986
The University of Pittsburgh has a 2-year agreement designating the Xerox Corporation as the primary supplier of word processing and related office automation equipment in order to increase productivity and more efficient use of campus resources. (MLF)
Descriptors: Automation, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Office Practice
McLaughlin, Gerald W.; Howard, Richard D.; Balkan, Lore A.; Blythe, Elizabeth W. – 1998
This monograph, based on a conceptual model called an information support circle, describes a structured management process that can be used by higher education institutions to add value to institutional data and information. The model offers a sequence of (1) thinking about the management and use of data, (2) considering problems in providing…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Database Design, Databases, Decision Making
Wallace, Walter R. – School Business Affairs, 1988
Describes the implementation of a FOCUS, a fourth-generation language (4GL) database management system for the St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools, that allows for the analysis of individual department or school files and the districtwide file. (MLF)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Office Automation, Programing Languages
Maynard, Michael M. – School Business Affairs, 1986
Developed by the Sperry Corporation, MAPPER is an interactive report processing system that uses simple English-language commands. The system is used by departments at the State University of New York at Albany to access institutional data. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Database Management Systems, Higher Education
Microcomputers: Means to Achievement. Using Information More Efficiently for Special Needs Learners.

Brown, James M. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1984
Discusses database management systems for special needs student information management. Considers data access policies, implementation, software selection criteria, and special needs related uses. (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Educational Administration, Evaluation Criteria
New York State Library, Albany. – 1987
Prepared by the Statewide Automation Committee of the New York State Education Department, this plan outlines strategic directions for library automation development in New York, as supported by state and federal funds, through the year 1989. This plan comprises 20 recommendations for accomplishing a three-part automation program: (1) statewide…
Descriptors: Databases, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning

Kingma, Gerben J. – CEFP Journal, 1984
A public utility company uses laser wands to read bar-coded labels on furniture and equipment. The system allows an 80 percent savings of the time required to create reports for inventory control. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Databases, Facility Inventory
Netherton, Robin – Currents, 1995
Five suggestions are made for moving the college public relations program toward more personal communication: (1) study the communication successes and strategies of others; (2) reassess current communication methods; (3) begin building a small-scale constituency-relations program; (4) establish a contact database; and (5) put the best principles…
Descriptors: College Administration, Communication Skills, Databases, Higher Education