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Kent, Allen – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
The author was assigned the task to comment on the broad topic: "New sciences, technologies, and media--impact on education for librarianship (or libraries)." The author choose to emphasize "information science." Narrowing the subject down even further, in this article the author emphasizes some of the aspects of the…
Descriptors: Library Education, Information Science, Library Science, Educational Trends
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Mukerjee, Sheila – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
This paper presents a practitioner's view on student system implementations in the Australian university sector. A student information system is a core system of any university and integral to its operations and services to students. These systems are constantly on the list of major projects and at any point in time, a university is either…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Systems, Program Implementation, Change Strategies
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Kriesen, Gretchen L. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2011
This report demonstrates how the application of Behavioral Systems Analysis (BSA) methods assisted in assessing a small training company's Print Production Management (PPM) system. PPM is the process by which printed materials are conceptualized, estimated, released to a commercial printer, proofed, and delivered to the client. The current PPM…
Descriptors: Industrial Psychology, Behavioral Science Research, Systems Analysis, Printing
North Dakota University System, 2008
The North Dakota University System's (the "System") discussion and analysis (MD&A) provides an overview of the System's financial activities and issues for the year ended June 30, 2008. It is designed to focus on the current year's activities, resulting changes and currently known facts to assist readers in understanding the…
Descriptors: Financial Audits, Educational Finance, Operating Expenses, Annual Reports
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Krapfl, Jon E.; Cooke, John; Sullivan, Timothy; Cogar, William – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2009
This account describes the total reengineering of an organization with the attendant changes to the culture, the nature of the work, the rethinking of the organizational purpose, and the identification of a new customer base and new concepts of how the organization will reach it. The case is presented not as scientific research but as a case of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Systems Analysis, Museums, Work Environment
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Kirwan, William E. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
As an enterprise that relies heavily on state funding, public higher education has long seen its support rise and fall with the boom-and-bust cycle of the economy. This chapter examines how the University System of Maryland repositioned itself as a state system able to thrive in an era of permanently diminished resources and perpetually escalating…
Descriptors: Operations Research, Organizational Theories, Organizational Change, Cost Effectiveness
American School and University, 1982
An electrical load limiter system has reduced the electricity bills by 18 percent at a Pennsylvania junior high school. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Control, Energy Conservation, Heating
School Business Affairs, 1980
The Portsmouth (Virginia) school district, through its computerized energy management system, has saved money in energy use and also reduced manpower and maintenance expenses. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness
Westerman, Mel – 1985
The greater organizational complexity of libraries and information centers in recent years has given rise to more complex problems for managers. To facilitate solutions, operations research (OR) techniques have been developed that consider the quantitative dimensions of problems along with their political and organizational aspects. Eight standard…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Information Centers, Library Administration, Management Systems
Gretler, Armin – 1987
This paper argues that the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED) had a highly successful first stage of development, but that it is currently going through a period of stagnation. The system's decentralization, multilingual approach, and coverage of a full range of educational data make it plain that EUDISED is a…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Developed Nations, Educational Research
Priest, Bill J.; Pickelman, John E. – 1976
The first section of this report defines and discusses the concept of productivity in education, reviews methods used to identify community college outputs and conversion factors, and reviews possible approaches to productivity management. The second section describes the step-by-step procedure used by the Dallas County Community College District…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
Lipman, Art – Media & Methods, 1994
Discusses the planning that is needed to effectively network school computers. Topics addressed include advantages of networking, including electronic mail, cost effectiveness, and time savings; use by students and teachers; wiring systems; network configurations; and use by library/media centers. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Planning
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Sellers, Minna; Beam, Joan – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1995
Describes the implementation of a user-centered document delivery system at Colorado State University. Evaluates the system via a statistical compilation of system usage and a telephone survey of the service's users. Results indicate that the system usually provided fast delivery at acceptable costs, but fell short as a substitution for mediated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Document Delivery
Stromqvist, Sture – International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, 2006
Student support consists not only of direct financial support, but also of educational provisions that are free of charge or subsidized by the state and local authorities. These provisions include formal education, as schools for young people and adults as well as higher education, and non-formal education, such as study circles and folk high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Environment, Financial Support, Lifelong Learning
McIntyre, Patrick J. – 1976
The Western Washington State College Teacher Corps Project (WWSC/TC) has developed a teacher designed inservice model as part of its Ninth Cycle program. The model is based on a collaborative approach to inservice education, in which the teacher is able to draw on the resources of an institution of higher learning, a local education association,…
Descriptors: Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Development, Educational Planning
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