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Peer reviewedSuomi, Reima – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Describes interorganizational information systems and the necessity for cooperation. Topics discussed include managerial considerations, including objectives, benefits, and resources; considerations in systems development, including telecommunications skills; considerations for users of information systems, including user needs; and considerations…
Descriptors: Administration, Cooperation, Information Systems, Organizational Objectives
Peer reviewedKaplan, Denise, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1990
Eight authors discuss five questions related to user searching of online catalogs: What user needs can be met by online assistance? Should assistance be tailored to particular groups? Should there be more than one level of assistance? Do users learn through computer-assisted instruction? and Will increased system friendliness eliminate the need…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Library Automation, Library Role
Eddison, Elizabeth B. – Database, 1988
Provides generic guidelines covering the basic issues of database building within an organization. The areas discussed include assessing organizational needs, selecting and testing hardware and software, estimating costs, and creating and maintaining the database. A check list of important considerations and a list of additional readings are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cost Estimates, Databases, Formative Evaluation
Finlayson, Jean, Ed. – Coombe Lodge Report, 1989
This collection of papers addresses key questions facing college managers and others choosing, introducing, and living with big, complex computer-based systems. "What Use the User Requirement?" (Tony Coles) stresses the importance of an information strategy driven by corporate objectives, not technology. "Process of Selecting a…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAzubuike, Abraham A. – Journal of Information Science, 1988
Identifies factors that reduce the effectiveness of computers as intermediaries and discusses possible negative effects on user satisfaction and the interaction between users and librarians. A set of guidelines for the improvement of online catalogs, based on user needs and abilities, is presented. (41 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Display Systems, Guidelines, Human Factors Engineering
Peer reviewedPaulsen, Morten Flate – Education and Computing, 1992
Presents a 10-step goal-oriented method for establishing an electronic college. Commitment to training, support, and motivation of people is advocated, as well as technological expertise. Each of the steps is described in detail using the "TowerNet" system from the Adult Education Department at Pennsylvania State University as a case…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education
Rumble, Greville – 1992
This booklet focuses on how to manage a distance learning system so that it maximizes the efficient use of resources while meeting its goals. The management of a distance learning system involves planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The author focuses on the choice of institutional framework and the funding system; and then describes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Cohn, John M.; Kelsey, Ann L.; Fiels, Keith Michael – 1997
This manual is written for any library planning to introduce a new or replacement automated system. It focuses on planning for an integrated system that computerizes a multiplicity of library functions using one common database. This second edition contains a new section on the preparation of a technology strategic plan, a section on developing…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Consultants
