The evolution of administrative data processing systems at the University of Georgia is summarized. Nolan's revised stage model was used as a framework to present the university's experience and relate it to the growing body of system implementation research. (Author/MLW)

Six steps in creating a master plan for the institutional computing system include: describing a mission for computing technology, establishing program objectives, matching the technology to the objectives, prioritizing alternative approaches, developing alternative approaches, and selecting the preferred approach. (MSE)

Describes "optimization" computer programing to aid in school redistricting. Using diverse demographic data, the computer plots district boundaries to minimize children's walking distance and maximize safety, improve racial balance, and keep enrollment within school capacity. (TE)

Describes the data bases and programs of numerous on-line retrieval systems for chemical information, including mass spectra, NMR, x-ray, and substructure data. (MLH)

Expanded version of a paper presented to the section on Computer Research in Language and Literature of the Midwest Modern Language Association, October 24, 1969. Article is part of Lexicography and Dialect Geography, Festgabe for Hans Kurath''. (DD)

On-line circulation systems divide into two types. One type contains records only for charged or otherwise absent items. The other contains a file of records for all titles or volumes in the library collection, regardless of their circulation status. This paper traces differences between the two types. (31 references) (Author)

Article describes how badge input and data collection terminals raise productivity and support new library services at the University of Maryland. (HB)

With MSRTS, a computerized record transfer system, continuity is at last being brought to the schooling of our most mobile students. (Editor)

A small Toronto school found a ready solution to the task of manual scheduling through the use of a computer service utlity. (Author/JN)

Included in this feature section are selected articles on various aspects of the business education program. (AG)

Student Charge accounts, immediate inventory control and instant feedback on turnover are among the benefits from transforming Lehigh's book store to electronic data processing (EDP). (Editor/PG)

Northwestern University's Remote Information Query System (RIQS), an information storage and retrieval system characterized by a mixture of data structures for the internal record organization, is discussed. On-line and batch mode search capabilities handle both textual and quantitative information. Other system characteristics, capabilities and…

The Multiterm system is shown to be a unique concept for producing a multilingual index via computer processing. The new concept has significance for international cooperative programs. (6 references) (Author/NH)

Four operational systems for searching and retrieving information from the ERIC data base are described. (NH)