This article provides a feel for the "real world" of interactive computing systems and it offers a description of the enormous flexibility of the MISOE data files. (Author/RK)

An interview with Robert E. Horn, the originator of information mapping, which is a technique that attempts to be a comprehensive design and presentation technology for making communication, especially learning and reference communication, easier and quicker. (GB)

Educational accountability is still an abstract concept that needs to be translated into operational terms for utility. (RA)

A model for evaluating special education programs is presented and applied to a microcomputer management and instruction program. The five stages of the model are developing the evaluation model, collecting the evaluation information, analyzing the data, writing and presenting the report, and applying the evaluation findings. (CL)

The management information systems executive-in-charge, important to a management information system's success or failure, is examined. Successful and not-so-successful executive styles in the business world and their counterparts in higher education are characterized. (Author/MLW)

The article addresses the use of microcomputers in special education management by discussing data collection and information management, the selection of microcomputer software and hardware, and the potential of computer based special education management. (CL)

Discusses the problems encountered and solutions adopted in application of the ADABAS database management system to the ECDIN (Environmental Chemicals Data and Information Network) data bank. SIMAS, the pilot system, and ADABAS are compared, and ECDIN ADABAS design features are described. Appendices provide additional facts about ADABAS and SIMAS.…

Wayne State University bookstore uses a Hewlitt-Packard HP 300 computer to keep track of 35,000 text and trade book items, as well as 15,000 school and office supply items purchased from over 1,000 vendors each year. (MSE)

A system for translating clinical information into automatic data processing language and format was developed for use in a comprehensive learning disabilities diagnostic clinic. This allows for many cross-sectional and longitudinal research studies, as well as more consistent and efficient flow of information clinically. (Author)

Discusses management needs for timely, appropriate, and comprehensive library acquisitions information, noting that the requirement for summary and exception reporting mandates online automated acquisition systems. (Author/FM)

Examines the management information system concept and its implications for university fiscal management, particularly in accounting, budgeting, costing, and staffing. (Author/IRT)

Analyzes the managerial shortcomings of nonprofit organizations and offers some remedies for improving their information systems and then using the data generated to produce better funding procedures and more effective training for top managers. (Author/JG)

When a special-education student in the Tucson (Arizona) Unified School District moves to a new address, that information is communicated quickly and efficiently to every office needing to know. School community members have discovered the value of a well-planned information-management system. Specifics about line speed, vendor reliability,…

The effects of a technological change on organizational structure and power were investigated in a longitudinal study of the introduction and diffusion of a computerized information system. Employees, particularly early adopters of the technology, increased their power and network centrality following the technological change. Includes 67…