An explanation of the regulation of forms, reports, correspondence, files, and records centers as required for the systematic control of active and inactive records. (JB)

Presents tips to help PTA leaders manage the paperwork that comes across their desks, explaining the importance of making a firm commitment to two rules of paper management: (1) deal with each item as soon as it lands on one's desk, and (2) make a decision to do one of four things with the paper (act on it, pass it on, file it, or toss it). (SM)

This manual is designed to guide school personnel in installing a basic filing system in their schools. It provides both a filing system outline that can be patterned to any school and instructions for selecting materials and making the installation. Some of the topics covered include planning the installation, adapting the system, determining…

An initial attempt at presenting a coherent approach to the design and analysis of file structures include a discussion of the relative effeciency of different file implementations as a function of usage statistics. The fundamental differences between item and descriptor-organized files are discussed in terms of input-output requirements.…

Lists six steps for developing and maintaining a filing system for teachers' resource and reference materials. (MKM)

Stresses the importance of filing and records management and indicates that the teacher must set the attitude for the class. It is vital to keep up to date with office practice changes, particularly computer records, data transmission, and miniaturized records. (JOW)

Presents a filing system for paper-based tools and resources for performance technologists. Ways to organize are described, and a performance technology model is presented that can be used as a basis for a filing system that includes needs analysis, training and nontraining interventions, and evaluation. (LRW)

The article describes the steps involved and some problems to avoid in filing materials according to AGDEX, a standardized numerical filing system for agricultural materials organized by agricultural enterprise areas and enterprise practices. (MS)

This article suggests some guidelines for the administration of the archives as a depository for the inactive official records of a college or university. Records scheduling and transmittal are discussed, as are suggestions for educating the users of such archives. (Author)

Four basic approaches to the manual organization of information which concentrate on information storage and subject retrieval are described. Uniterm and Optical Coincidence are indexing systems, Keysort is an indexing tool as well as a storage and retrieval method, and Filing is used in conjunction with the above systems to store and retrieve…