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Wasserman, Anthony I. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Describes the motivating reasons for a systematic approach to the specification, design, and development of information systems, and surveys some of the methods developed to assist software specification and design. Ways that system development organizations can create and use such techniques are emphasized. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Design, Information Systems, Methods, Systems Analysis

Cheney, Hal – Library Software Review, 1986
Addresses problems encountered by self-taught "talented amateurs" doing microcomputer systems work for libraries: not maintaining design control, not maintaining operational control, attempting to use someone else's database, having variety of diverse systems activity converging on common database, attempting to run whole show, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Information Systems, Library Automation