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Miller, Richard E. – 1993
The Association for the Advancement of Health Education (AAHE) and Academic Programs for Health Science, George Mason University (Virginia), have collaborated in upgrading AAHE's Health Resources Information System. The process involved updating the health resources information on file. This information, which represents addresses and telephone…
Descriptors: Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Producers, Databases
Pettersson, Rune – 1993
Different kinds of pictorial databases are described with respect to aims, user groups, search possibilities, storage, and distribution. Some specific examples are given for databases used for the following purposes: (1) labor markets for artists; (2) document management; (3) telling a story; (4) preservation (archives and museums); (5) research;…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Database Design, Databases, Documentation
Download full textWilkinson, L. David; And Others – 1993
This paper describes the first-year results of Distributive Information Systems for Campuses (DISC), a project implemented in the Austin Independent School District (Texas). The goal was to increase the data access and information-generating capabilities of campuses by decentralizing data manipulation functions, while maintaining centralized data…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Database Design, Database Management Systems
