Describes statistical techniques for analyzing data collected by management information systems. The techniques permit comparison of the performance of service providers and are applicable to databases developed for all service systems where human beings are being provided total care. The approach involves the application of both traditional…

Kendall Demonstration Elementary School's computer managed education system with functions for individualized educational plan development and monitoring, computer assisted learning, word processing, curriculum management, and other capabilities is described in terms of the decision-making process leading to the development of the system and its…

This 440-item annotated bibliography presents a highly selected list of documents which focus on information theory applications to information science, information processing, or information systems analysis and design. The bibliography is arranged alphabetically by author and a subject/keyword index is provided.

The administrative data processing department at Michigan State provides support to all colleges and departments, and designs, programs, tests, and implements university management systems. A steering committee determines priorities for development projects and provides a sounding board for long-range plans of information systems. (MLW)

A test was carried out to investigate the assumption that there is a significant level of redundancy between documents. The conclusions were that notional overlap exists, but there appear to be very few cases of extreme redundancy, and at the document level, there is little possibility of practical application. (Author)

Describes the steps taken in setting up a National Register of Danish library and information science research. (Author)

The parameters of effectiveness evaluation of information systems put forward in this paper take account of the fact that both evaluation of the relevance and evaluation of the pertinence of documents are of a continuous character. (Author)

The writer describes a system established in Texas to provide a wide variety of materials, services, and resources to teachers of exceptional children.

Discusses the need for national information delivery systems and summarizes the responsibilities of the federal government as identified by the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. (PF)

A survey is given of the potential role of artificial intelligence in retrieval systems. The paper concludes with an outline of areas for further research on artificial intelligence in information retrieval systems. (Author)

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A discussion of MDS, a multi-point distribution service which is a recently evolved supplementary telecommunications service that suggests new possibilities for improving the reach, impact and effectiveness of audio-visual communications. (Author)

In 1969 the American University offered a Workshop in Chemical Substructure Information Handling Systems. Topics covered in the courses are described. (Authors)

Cost data were collected from eighteen computer-based systems in the U.S.A. and Europe. Analysis of the data shows costs affected more significantly by system management, salary variations, and productivity of staff, than by technical factors such as depth of indexing, data preparation methods, or computer programming. (4 references) (Author/SJ)

The main purpose of this paper is to seek classes of design implications in data-base oriented languages. Its scope is not limited to library automation, but extends to the problem of scientific and business data-bases. (14 references) (Authors)