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Courseware/Andersen Consulting, San Diego, CA. – 1990
This concept paper begins by arguing that Integrated Performance Support Systems (IPSS) are an imperative for boosting productivity in the workplace and gaining competitive advantage in the marketplace. It then presents the framework for an IPSS solution to meet the challenges of the 1990s. Discussion of the implementation of an IPSS solution…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Diagrams, Individualized Instruction, Industrial Training
Barnfather, Tony; Rosmanitz, Fred – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The academic transcript system at the University of Calgary, a successful application that combines online and batch processing to generate student transcripts, is described. In addition to improved service to students and alumni, the registrar's operating budget has been reduced and productivity has increased. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Records, College Administration, Data Processing, Databases
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Dick, Richard S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
Discusses evolution of Integrated Library System (ILS) since its beginning at National Library of Medicine, highlighting events leading to ILS development; formative design stages, formation of Online Computer System; installation of ILS version 1.0 at Pentagon library; development of version 2.0, formation of Avatar Systems; OCLC's acquisition of…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Library Automation, Library Networks, Online Systems
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Levine, Gwen Reveley – Online Review, 1981
Describes the six tasks required in the development of an online database: analysis, design, programing, testing, loading, and documentation. Figures illustrate file formats, and a bibliography lists five sources. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Emerson, Jeff D. – 1979
This paper describes the characteristics of a computerized information retrieval system which could be used by attorneys engaged in such complex litigation as (1) cases which involve multi-district litigation; (2) cases involving complex issues of fact, as in regulatory agency actions; (3) cases involving a large number of documents; and (4) cases…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
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Martella, G.; Gobbi, G. – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Proposes a microprocessor-based architecture that makes large use of parallelism both in processing and in retrieval operations. The proposed system consists of three functional blocks: the query processor, simple query executers, and the answer composer. Twenty-one references are listed. (FM)
Descriptors: Data Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Microcomputers
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Bourne, Charles P. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Reviews the development of online systems in science and technology from batch searching through the advent of multinational online services, describes the key technological components, and discusses the economics of online systems. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Economics, History, Information Systems
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Cortez, Edwin M. – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Examines six steps inherent to development of in-house automated library system: (1) problem definition, (2) requirement specifications, (3) analysis of alternatives and solutions, (4, 5) design and implementation of hardware and software, and (6) evaluation. Practical method for comparing and weighting options is illustrated and explained. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Systems, Library Automation, Online Systems
Evans, Glyn T. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Traces the development of online library networks through published literature, noting the existence of conditions necessary for successful networking and characteristics of the literature, and includes a bibliography of works cited. (CWM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Documentation, Essays, Information Systems
Hilton, Howard J. – 1980
This paper proposes a user designed system, HUC, intended to provide a single index and retrieval system covering all recorded knowledge and information capable of being retrieved from all modes of storage, from manual to the most sophisticated retrieval system. The concept integrates terminal hardware, software, and database structure to allow…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Online Systems, Research Projects
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Rybinski, Henryk; Szymanski, Boleslaw – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Discusses the multilevel information system (MLIS), a retrieval system that integrates functions typical for database management systems and retrieval-oriented systems and provides several levels of data accessing, each developed for a different class of users. Twenty-two sources are cited. (FM)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Processing, Flow Charts, Information Retrieval
CAUSE/EFFECT, 1981
The creation of the Claremont Computing Center as a separate organization to serve only administrative information systems represented a significant change from past combined academic and administrative computing operations. File integration and custom reports are handled by individual users; database design and file maintenance are controlled by…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Higher Education
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Rush, James E. – Online Review, 1980
Reviews the development of a fault tolerant database processor system which replaced OCLC's conventional file system. A general introduction to database management systems and the operating environment is followed by a description of the hardware selection, software processes, and system characteristics. (SW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computers, Databases, Information Systems
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Landau, Ruth N.; Wanger, Judith – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Presents an overview of nonbibliographic computerized databases in business and economics, science and technology, and the social sciences, and discusses some major issues in the field. (FM)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Services, Information Systems, Online Systems
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Ashford, John – Information Development, 1985
Proposals are made for practical approaches to the design of electronic office systems to provide for the effective storage and retrieval of the documents that they generate. Problems of records management and requirements to be met by the designer of an electronic office system are highlighted. Nineteen references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
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