The document describes the implementation (Phase Two) of the Vocational Educational module--one component of an educational management information system. Phase Two entails the technical effort of final system design, final output specifications, edit specifications, system software selection, computer programing, systems documentation and the…

The findings of a CAUSE survey of institutions of higher education that are either currently using or have used a database management system are presented. In addition to demographic information, other issues addressed are: management implications, systems concepts, systems development, personnel, operational considerations and prospects for the…

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)

The ERIC Administrative Bulletin (EAB) is the internal "house organ" of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), the nationwide bibliographic information system covering the educational literature. ERIC is sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) within the U.S. Department of Education. The EAB…

The Appalachia Educational Laboratory introduces its Career Information System designed to help students coordinate the complex information needed to make the right career decisions. (Author)

How one company uses a 24-hour message service to inform its people. (Author)

The indexing depth in several documentation systems is shown to have a mixed Poisson distribution. (PF)

How one company uses a 24-hour message service to inform its people. (Author)

The proposed Index takes into account the interdependencies between the measured variables and the relative value placed on these variables by the system evaluator. (Author/JB)

Computer based information services available to the Australian community as of June 1977 are listed and described in this directory. The main section is a subject list providing information on 81 data bases, 26 of which are presently operating in Australia. The list is divided into 19 broad subject categories with a brief description, name, year…

The purpose of the guidelines is to focus on the mutual benefits which arise from close cooperation between Data Base Suppliers (DBS) and Hosts, and to identify some of the individual responsibilities. The guidelines have been assembled from accepted policies and procedures in information supply activities to assist EURONET Hosts and DBS to work…

In November 1975, a committee of 13 editors of national surveys of educational research met in Strasbourg, Austria to: (1) report on the present state of research in each country; (2) discuss the current status of the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED) Research and Development experiment; (3) discuss procedures…