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Peer reviewedMasland, Andrew T. – Research in Higher Education, 1984
The perceived success of EDUCOM's Financial Planning Model (EFPM) and the relationship between success and organizational services--the integrator functions--that support EFPM's use are examined. The study finds that the integrator functions are significantly related to success. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
Penrod, James I.; Wasileski, John S. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
A description of how the decision support systems at Pepperdine University are helping its office of institutional research and planning provide the support necessary to keep the university's administration well-informed in their decision-making role is presented. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Administration, Costs, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
Peer reviewedMilter, Richard G. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1986
A powerful but straightforward computer-based approach to university resource allocation has been successfully integrated with group process techniques to assist top-level administrators in making difficult choices. (Author)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
Peer reviewedChorba, Ronald W.; Bommer, Michael R. W. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
The approach to designing decision support systems for academic library management which is described explores online retrieval of profiles of user productivity, resource utilization, and resource availability. Database models, implementation considerations, database management systems, a sample application, and supplementing manager's judgement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
Peer reviewedPerry-Holmes, Claudia – Library Software Review, 1985
Describes the use of electronic spreadsheet software for library decision support systems using personal computers. Discussion covers templates, formulas for allocating the materials budget, LOTUS 1-2-3 and budget allocations, choosing a formula, the spreadsheet itself, graphing capabilities, and advantages and disadvantages of templates. Six…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Decision Making
Peer reviewedOttensmann, John R.; Gleeson, Michael E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Describes a computerized decision support system based on circulation data that was developed to assist the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library in materials acquisition budgeting and other library management decision making. The budget allocation model is explained, and implementation and testing of the decision support system is described.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedAdams, Roy – Information Services and Use, 1991
Describes research at Leicester Polytechnic Institute (UK) which examined possible applications of decision support system tools in libraries; in particular, this research explored the role of decision support systems in relation to the development of resources allocation modelling. (five references) (MAB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
