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Baum, Madeline; Dennis, J. Richard, Ed. – 1979
This paper presents an overview of administrative applications of computers and how they function to help teachers develop the ability to discriminate between well- and poorly-designed methods of using computers to solve administrative problems or accomplish administrative tasks. The administrative applications presented include school financial…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Financial Services, Guidelines, Learning Activities
ATHERTON, PAULINE; FREEMAN, ROBERT R. – 1967
STARTING FROM A MODEL OF CONTEMPORARY MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF INDEXING LANGUAGES USED THEREIN, THE AUTHORS DEVELOP A RATIONAL BASIS FOR USE OF THE UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION (UDC) IN THIS CONTEXT. PRACTICAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE USE OF UDC IN A MECHANIZED RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. EXAMPLES ARE…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Programs, Feasibility Studies
Information Management, Inc., Burlington, MA. – 1967
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SET OF STATEMENTS ABOUT INFORMATION NEEDS, SYSTEM GOALS, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, AND SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL CHEMICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. IN ITS PRESENT FORM, THE DOCUMENT CONSTITUTES A BASIS FOR FUTURE PLANNING. AS POLICY DECISIONS ARE MADE, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS SOLVED AND PLANS ARE ALTERED, THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Chemistry, Criteria, Information Centers
HARRIS, WAYNE M. – 1967
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DEVELOP A MODEL FOR COMPARING VOCATIONAL JOB PLACEMENT WITH ENROLLMENT AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS APPLICATION ON A STATEWIDE BASIS. THE MODEL WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH SEARCHING LITERATURE, CONSULTING WITH EDUCATORS AND ELECTRONIC DATA PROGRAMERS, AND OBSERVING EXISTING PROGRAMS. IT WAS ESSENTIALLY A DATA…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Industrial Education, Information Systems
Kinnear, D. H.; And Others – 1980
Following the lead of the Department of Further Education in South Australia, the Australian Conference of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Directors began a TAFE Clearinghouse, having as its major goal the promotion of initiatives in research, investigation, and innovation in technical and further education. The Clearinghouse's functions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clearinghouses, Information Services, Information Systems
Wynn, Eleanor Herasimchuk – 1980
The purpose of this study was to learn something about information-transmission procedures in offices. It was hypothesized that certain kinds of information and communication activities have particular properties, and that some of these activities are best pursued in face-to-face communication situations. Natural conversations involving an…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Human Relations, Information Sources, Information Systems
Mascarenhas, O. C. – 1977
This description of the Africa Bibliographic Centre (ABC) concept--which is still in a formative stage--provides brief summaries of the 12 components of the system, including an African lending library, bibliographic publishing, a commission on information and bibliographic systems, an African microfiche publications center, African abstracting…
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Indexes, Information Dissemination
Iyengar, T. K. S. – 1977
Brief summaries of the 30 papers presented to the UN/ICSU/COSTED International Seminar on "Technical Information Services for Developing Countries," held in March 1977 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, are provided in this overview of the session. The report concludes with four recommendations made by seminar participants:…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Health Education
Education Service Center Region 4, Houston, TX. – 1978
The primary goal of the Texas Telecommunication Satellite Demonstration consortium is to install, operate, and evaluate a comprehensive communication service delivery system which would provide the citizens of Texas with greater opportunity for equal access to education and information. The four major objectives of the demonstration are (1) to…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Consortia, Educational Finance, Educational Resources
Guess, Doug; And Others – 1977
The report presents results of the development and field testing procedures of a computer based language library retrieval system as part of the Assessment of Language Training for Preschool Handicapped Children Project. The report focuses on the data processing system, the user's manual or thesaurus, the dissemination strategy, a cost analysis,…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Handicapped Children, Information Retrieval
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1967
THIS DESCRIPTIVE OVERVIEW OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION TRANSFER ACTIVITIES AND SYSTEMS COVERS THE FULL RANGE OF INFORMATION SERVICES FROM TRADITIONAL PUBLICATION SERVICES THROUGH THE DEVELOPING COMPUTER-BASED SERVICES. THE REPORT IS CONCERNED WITH DOCUMENTATION RATHER THAN ORAL COMMUNICATION AND WITH RECOGNIZED INFORMATION SYSTEMS RATHER THAN INFORMAL…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automation, Chemistry, Documentation
COOK, DESMOND L. – 1967
THE COMBINED APPLICATION OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IS DESCRIBED AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM RESULTS IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. PROJECTS OF THIS TYPE ARE GENERALLY FINITE, COMPLEX, HOMOGENOUS, AND NONREPETITIVE. SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF A PROJECT INCLUDES ITS DISASSEMBLY INTO…
Descriptors: Administration, Charts, Critical Path Method, Educational Objectives
Whittenburg, John A.; Schumacher, Anne W. – 1968
One of the responsibilities of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is to support the effective dissemination of scientific information. The performance of this responsibility requires NSF to evaluate alternative information systems/services which are proposed for this purpose. This responsibility necessitates making decisions which are similar…
Descriptors: Administration, Decision Making, Guidelines, Information Systems
KURLAND, NORMAN D.; SARGENT, SHIRLEY – 1967
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE (1) THE VOLUME AND NATURE OF STATE EDUCATION AGENCY DOCUMENTS THAT MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN THE ERIC SYSTEM, AND (2) THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF COLLECTING, SELECTING AND ABSTRACTING THESE DOCUMENTS FOR THE ERIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THIS PURPOSE. CRITERIA TO…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Processing
Libbey, M. A.; Blum, A. R. – 1968
The identification of information elements can provide an important tool for the systematic development of an information system design. A state-of-the-art survey reveals mounting recognition and interest in the problem, a considerable history of prior efforts, but no well-defined methodology. A study in the context of a national information…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Data Analysis, Documentation
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