Six reports concerning design of an information system to aid the Los Angeles city schools in implementing accountability and program budgeting are summarized. Extensive interviewing and system analysis led to focusing decisionmaking and accountability on the individual school principal, unlike the present centralized decisionmaking and resource…

The development, use, and management of information systems in higher education are examined in these proceedings of the 1979 College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE) National Conference. General sessions deal with computer management to data resource management and institutional perspective for the 1980's. The remaining sessions are…

The computer-sorted word index to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), 3rd edition, 1965 (two volumes, two supplements) was developed in 1974 by the Research and Training Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin to facilitate use of DOT. The publication contains a 17page index section which refers the user from a…

Describes a series of decision-making steps regarding the purchase of microcomputers for administrative use in schools. Includes such topics as defining information needs and purchasing computer hardware and software. (Author/JJD)

Three papers on system requirements for on-line and batch retrieval presented at the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) annual meeting are included here. At G.D. Searle, data for records related to pharmacology screening are used in a batch system, and an on-line system is used to search information on mutagenic, carcinogenic, and…

The Information Sciences section at Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute (IITRI) is now operating a Computer Search Center (CSC) for handling numerous machine-readable data bases. The computer programs are generalized in the sense that they will handle any incoming data base. This is accomplished by means of a preprocessor system…

The National Library of Medicine maintains a computerized analysis and retrieval system and administers various programs for collecting, publishing, disseminating, and exchanging medical health information. A major use of the library's computer is to prepare bibliographies of biomedical subjects requested by medical schools, researchers,…

A description of a microcomputer based special education information management system which provides: class lists, program summaries, individual data files, pupil counts, mailing labels, and program titles. The text of the computer program is included. (JJD)

Information needs are growing more rapidly than the abilities of research libraries and information centers to meet them. Two reasons and their influence on information systems are discussed: a shift in scientific endeavor from basic science to applied, leading to the emergence of programmatic research; and the technology of science itself. (16…

Establishing the computerized information needs of a college development office involves defining the reporting needs, understanding the concept and content of structured files, defining the data elements to be included in those files, and outlining the potentially useful applications of the information and programs. (MSE)

User dissatisfaction with computer systems usually results from too little involvement of the user in the programing process. Defining information requirements satisfactorily and taking steps toward smooth staff acceptance of the system are important prerequisites to satisfaction with the system's design. (MSE)

Independent schools should consider installing computerized records management and word processing in development offices for efficiency, cost containment, better service, targeted solicitations, and information availability for decision making. However, an understanding of what can and cannot be accomplished is essential in deciding on computer…

Several current projects aim to improve the use of scientific and technical information by increasing research on the education of users, by upgrading instructional materials which teach the use of such information, and by increasing user motivation. Some projects attempt to increase motivation by incorporating literature searches into the…

Non-book materials are becoming more and more valued by educators as important resources, to be as readily accessible to teachers and learners as books are--however, the ready accessibility of a document presupposes the existence of an effective information system. This working paper provides a detailed discussion and report on the bibliographic…

The procedures for producing a report on departmental service to nonmajors are described in detail. The objective was to provide information for decision-making needs without reliance on the standardized pre-packaged models. An alternative to the Induced Course Load Matrix (ICLM) of the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM) package of the…