A COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR VOCATIONAL DECISIONS IS DESCRIBED AND DEMONSTRATED. DEMONSTRATION MATERIALS INCLUDE AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEM, SIX SCRIPTS, A TEST OF OCCUPATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND A SCRIPT WRITING LANGUAGE. THE INQUIRER'S NAME IS FIRST REQUESTED BY THE SYSTEM. THE INQUIRER DECIDES WHETHER HE WISHES TO CHOOSE A SPECIFIC…

An integrated data base system providing online services to purchasing and accounts payable, which was implemented at the University of Michigan, is described. The system was designed to use online IMS transactions for data entry and inquiry and IMS batch reporting programs. With the implementation of the system, departmental and vendor inquiries…

A set of twenty five questions was processed against a computer-stored file of 9159 document references in the field of ferrous metallurgy, representing the 1965 coverage of the Iron and Steel Institute (London) information service. A basis for evaluation of system performance characteristics and analysis of system failures was provided by using…

This study of the computer/user interface investigated the role of the computer in performing information tasks that users now perform without computer assistance. Users' perceptual/cognitive processes are to be accelerated or augmented by the computer; a long term goal is to delegate information tasks entirely to the computer. Cybernetic and…

This paper examines the proposition that management information systems (MIS) for colleges and universities are not achieving their original objectives of supporting better management decisions by providing more and better information in a more timely manner. As a consequence, the MIS activity should be reduced in scope, and standardized to…

After updating and revising the manual serials record in June 1973, the serials department of the Kearney State College Library was automated. The functions automated were: (1) citation of index and abstract services, (2) binding notification, (3) indication of publication frequency, (4) compilation of subject lists, and (5) holding statements…

This research was based upon the rationale that occupational information is an educational essential. The subjects were Occupational Work Experience (OWE) students who were randomly assigned to individual guidance from either a computerized occupational information systems, a counselor-based information system, or to a control group. The groups…

This study briefly describes the documentation and information projects of seven nations, stressing their use in the field of education. The sections are: (1) automated documentation and the human sciences in France, (2) documentation for education and the social sciences in the Federal Republic of Germany, (3) mechanized projects in library work…

CAMPUS is composed of 4 basic elements. The central element is a computer-based simulation model that is designed to estimate the resource implications of alternative administrative and educational plans and policies. A planning, programming and budgeting system is used to integrate the simulation model into the formal planning and budgeting…

The Northwest Louisiana Supplementary Educational Center, also referred to as the Advantage Center, is described and information is provided to staffs of schools and systems interested in the regional center concept. The publication lists the operational objectives of the Center as follows: 1) to develop computer-based, regional total information…

A series of observations is made regarding the potential impact of the Remotely Accessible Management System (RAMS) upon the administrative structure of the Pontiac, Michigan City School System. Nine major results of the district wide needs assessment are reported, and evidence is advanced to support the conclusion that modern educational…

GLURP is a script-writing language constructed to suit the purposes of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD). Scripts tell the computer what to say and how to act; they allow the computer to interact with whoever is using the system. Teachers, counselors, etc. wishing to structure the learning of their students and clients need to…

This report describes a project designed to provide a cost effective centralized data collection, analysis, and retrieval system to handle all data on adult basic education (ABE) clients and staff personnel for all adult learning sites in Massachusetts for reporting, research, and evaluation purposes at local and State levels. This report is…

This report provides technical information on an on-line student registration system developed by Montgomery College. Part I, Systems Development, describes the background, objectives and benefits, system design, and reports generated by the system. Part II, Operating Instructions, describes input forms, registration system functions, file…

TRACE is a system for conducting followup surveys of high school graduates using a stratified random sampling model. Developed and tested in the State of California, the system has been approved as an alternate method that districts may use to obtain data for State-required vocational education reports. Intended for administrators at the school or…