National toll-free numbers of organizations that provide assistance to people with disabilities and their families are listed. The list, which includes approximately 100 organizations and government agencies, is categorized by specific disabilities and also by such topics as computers, career counseling, second opinions, and travel. (JDD)

Information technology (IT) presents universities with new challenges and opportunities. This paper identifies three principles to guide IT management: consideration of IT when formulating strategic plans; integration of IT management to enhance recognition of economies of scale and opportunities for technical substitution; and direct user…

The National Career Information System provides software, occupational and educational information, and technical assistance to operating agencies in 16 states. This article summarizes successful characteristics of programs in secondary schools, as identified in an 11-state study, and describes programs in Idaho and Georgia. (six references) (MLH)

Discusses the geographic information system (GIS), a database that permits the integration, management, and analysis of diverse geographical information. Reports that the GIS has brought gains in cartography and remote sensing but also has brought problems. Identifies the need to balance instruction in technical developments and mainstream…

A discussion of information management within institutions looks at the relationship between data administration, the application of formal rules and methods to information resources, and distributed data processing, the dispersion of computing functions, and data at electronically interconnected nodes within the organization. Technology, tools,…

Discusses several articles and a book with differing views on technological advance and its benefits or problems. (SR)

Describes the origins and provisions of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), which addresses community action against toxic and environmental hazards. Federal information policy and the flow of information is discussed, regulatory reform is considered, and participatory information systems are described. (69…

Introduces a new way of looking at concepts called Hazyspace that focuses on the messiness of real life and the indeterminancy of concepts as key features in understanding the conceptual domain of human beings. Although Hazyspace has general applicability to education, this discussion focuses on use of the term to describe how new users…

Use of the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System, a computerized information system, by patients with breast cancer or HIV was compared. Groups differed in the frequency of access and use of certain aspects (e.g., discussion groups). Identification of patient concerns provided useful information for system improvements. (SK)

Discusses the digital reformatting project of the Archivo General de Indias (AGI) in Seville, Spain; the goal was to design, develop, and implement an automated data system capable of integrated management of common functions of a historical archive. Describes the general system architecture, and the design and attributes of the information and…

Reports on a survey about employer expectations of students attending job fairs, including how students should conduct themselves and dress. More than one-third indicated they expect students to be knowledgeable about their company. According to respondents, lack of clear career objectives accounts for the most common mistake made by students.…

Considers a general problem of combining the classifications or predictions of local information systems into a single system. Introduces a new approach for solving an aggregation problem where a decision maker needs to classify an observation based on group-membership predictions coming from multiple experts, and describes results from empirical…

A centralized relational database is used to manage information on advanced practice nursing students and their preceptors at Johns Hopkins University. The system relieves faculty of time-consuming tasks and enables rapid report generation, consistent tracking, and timely communications. (SK)

Presents a system which supports image retrieval by high-level chromatic contents, the sensations that color accordances generate on the observer. Surveys Itten's theory of color semantics and discusses image description and query specification. Presents examples of visual querying. (AEF)

An ethnographic study of organizational change in a bank considered issues surrounding virtual teamwork in virtual organizations. Problems in communication, management control, and approach to customer service were found. An underlying cause is that "virtual" work involves "real" customers, workers, and problems. (Contains 36 references.) (SK)