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Marcus, Richard S.; Reintjes, J. Francis – 1977
A translating-computer-interface approach to providing a common, or virtual-system, mode of access to a network of heterogeneous online bibliographic retrieval systems has been investigated. Enhanced access to such systems by end users has been demonstrated through test usage of an experimental interface. A table-driven, rule-based message…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Retrieval
Hillison, John – 1978
Forty-six secondary school vocational agricultural teachers from eight states were surveyed to determine the need for revising the AGDEX filing system (which is used primarily for filing curriculum materials), the extent of revision needed, and the market potential for a revised edition. The data from thirty-one respondents were analyzed by using…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Resources, Information Storage, Information Systems
Noback, Richardson K.; Byrd, Gary D. – 1977
This report represents the extended research following an initial three-year grant reported on in 1975. Goals were: (1) to enact, observe, and assess the results of a program in which medical librarians become integral members of multi-disciplinary patient care and educational teams; and (2) to test the ability of these Clinical Medical Librarians…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases, Experimental Programs
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Education, Science, and Culture Div. – 1979
A description is presented of types of information and codes pertaining to graduation statistics of the University Student Information System (USIS), a data base that provides a Canada-wide system of university enrollment statistics. The information for this system is collected on an individual student basis. In 1974 the USIS enrollment statistics…
Descriptors: Codification, College Graduates, College Students, Databases
Saunders, Laura E. – 1979
Institutional research and the role of information systems are examined and three types of information provided by institutional research offices are discussed: institutional studies, management analyses, and periodic management reports. The varying characteristics of research offices are described and the role of the institutional research office…
Descriptors: Administration, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
STONE, C. WALTER; AND OTHERS – 1966
PART OF THE PLANNING NECESSARY FOR THE NEW CITY OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND (PROJECTED POPULATION OF 125,000) HAS BEEN THE ORGANIZATION OF AN OPTIMUM PROGRAM OF INFORMATION SERVICES FOR ALL AREAS OF ITS LIFE--BOTH FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND FOR ITS SCHOOLS, INDUSTRIES, AND BUSINESSES. COMMUNICATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Communications, Community Planning, Coordination
SCHEFFLER, F.L. – 1968
TWO CHEMISTRY GRADUATE STUDENTS WERE TRAINED IN INDEXING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH WAS MODIFIED FOR IMPROVEMENT. A STUDY OF INTRA- AND INTERINDEXER CONSISTENCY WAS MADE BY SUBJECTING A GROUP OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS TO INDEPENDENT INDEXING BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND TWO OF THE SAME INDIVIDUALS ONE YEAR LATER.…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Evaluation, Improvement, Indexing
Reilly, Kevin D. – 1967
This report describes various aspects of generalized or task-oriented programing systems and in particular, how their features can be adapted for retrieval from (typical) information center and library data bases such as those described in a previous report (LI 000 498). It is not meant to be comprehensive in the sense that all such systems are…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Information Centers
National Commission on Technology, Automation and Economic Progress, Washington, DC. – 1966
Findings of a study of the nation's manpower requirements to 1975 are presented. Part I, on the employment outlook, consists of a 10-year projection of manpower requirements by occupation and by industry prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an analysis of the growth prospects and the state of fiscal policy in the United States economy as…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Employment, Employment Patterns
Orlich, Donald C.; Craven, Evelyn M. – 1968
A descriptive research study was conducted to (1) develop an information system for collecting and processing information on teacher mobility, (2) obtain information concerning current conditions of teacher turnover in Idaho, (3) field test the instrument and computer programs and (4) provide accurate data about teacher turnover in the nation and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Economic Factors, Educational Research, Faculty Mobility
Brindle, Elizabeth A.; And Others – 1977
This paper describes research on the kinds of information needed by individuals in human service delivery and older persons' organizations. The Gerontological Information Program (GRIP) uses an integrated approach to gerontological information: research, systems development, and education. An information needs assessment questionnaire survey of 65…
Descriptors: Agencies, Course Descriptions, Gerontology, Graduate Study
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Brown, Charles I., Ed. – 1974
This collection of speeches views long-range planning and program evaluation as the real output of the institutional research practitioner. Long-range planning is discussed from different approaches, methods, technologies, and philosophies. Topics covered are: (1) long- and short-range planning policies and procedures; (2) institutional research;…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Rate, Educational Planning, Graduate Surveys
Creager, John A.
The report specifies the design of the data entry system for the Sample Data System subsystems (SDS-1 and SDS-2) providing connectability to meet previously specified purposes and functions of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE). General assumptions for specifying the SDS data entry system are stated including the…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing, Demonstration Programs
Management and Information System for Occupational Education, Winchester, MA. – 1975
The reporting booklet contains the reporting forms which collect basic enrollment, staff, and building facilities data from school heads, viz., principals and/or directors for the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) Census Data System (CDS). CDS, one of two major subsystems of the integrated management information…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Census Figures, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs
Brady, Ronald W.; And Others – 1975
Most efforts to achieve more effective administrative computing in higher education have focused on technical questions or on isolated applications required by middle management. Much less attention has been paid to the question of the proper role of administrative computing in the accomplishment of overall institutional objectives. The enormous…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators
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