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Direct linkSamuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2012
GreatSchools.org neatly ranks more than 136,000 traditional public, private, and charter schools nationwide on a scale of 1 to 10, based on state test scores. But what often draws readers are the gossipy insider comments posted by parents, students, and teachers, and the star ratings those commenters contribute. The growth of online school rating…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Choice, Nonprofit Organizations, Classification
Paskin, Norman; Canos, Jose H.; Jaen, Javier; Lorente, Juan C.; Perez, Jennifer; Rinehart, Richard; Smith, MacKenzie; Barton, Mary; Branschofsky, Margaret; McClellan, Greg; Walker, Julie Harford; Mass, Mick; Stuve, Dave; Tansley, Robert; Mitchell, Steve; Mooney, Margaret; Paynter, Gordon W.; Mason, Julie; Ruscheinski, Johannes; Kedzierski, Artur; Humphreys, Keith – D-Lib Magazine, 2003
Includes five articles that discuss copies in terms of metadata and digital rights management; safety oriented systems, a new type of decision support systems; MOAC (Museums and the Online Archive of California); DSpace, an open source digital repository; and iVia, an open source Internet subject portal or virtual library system. (LRW)
Descriptors: Decision Support Systems, Electronic Libraries, Internet, Metadata
Peer reviewedGrimshaw, D. J. – International Journal of Information Management, 1989
Reviews current applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and suggests that industry can use such systems to aid in decision making. The discussion covers factors that will influence future use of GIS, potential uses of GIS in the private sector, and the need to develop an integrated GIS. (CLB)
Descriptors: Databases, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Foreign Countries
Jonas, Ronald W. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1985
The University Information Center has transformed data retrieval and reporting from a slow process performed by high-priced technical personnel to an instantaneous service performed by those who need and can define the service required. The result at Indiana University has been improved quality of computing. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Change, College Administration, Computers, Data Processing
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 reviewedKoenig, Michael E. D.; Kochoff, Stephen T. – Special Libraries, 1984
Reports on recent advances in development and use of database management systems and increased recognition of importance of information requirements determination and the data dictionary/directory which have created a new role for librarians. Further potential for library careers in data administration is discussed. Twenty-seven references and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases, Decision Support Systems
Peer reviewedDubey, Yogendra P. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Reports on emergence of decision support system (DSS) as a practical approach for applying computers and information to problems facing management. Information processing and decision making in organizations, simulation-model-based DSS in management of library resource sharing networks, and a resource-sharing simulation system are highlighted.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems
Lukesh, Susan S. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
Decision support systems integrate information from multiple data sources, both internal and external, to produce concise analytic reports for both decision making and planning. The administrator requiring information for decision making is usually not concerned with daily, detailed changes, but rather with aggregated numbers, from fixed points in…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection
Larsen, Patricia M., Ed.; And Others – Library Administration and Management, 1996
Four articles address issues of collecting, compiling, reporting, and interpreting statistics generated by automated library systems for administrative decision making. Topics include using a management information system to forecast growth and assess areas for downsizing; statistics for collection development and analysis; and online system…
Descriptors: Decision Support Systems, Evaluation Methods, Information Management, Information Systems
Peer reviewedBichteler, Julie; And Others – Science and Technology Libraries, 1986
Articles in this theme issue discuss applications of microcomputers in science/technology libraries, a UNIX-based online catalog, online versus print sources, computer-based statistics, and the applicability and implications of the Matheson-Cooper Report on health science centers for science/technology libraries. A bibliography of new reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Databases, Decision Support Systems
