The "Operations Manual" is the third volume of the final report of the URBANDOC Demonstration Project. All three volumes are concerned with the applicability of computerized documentation techniques to the literature of urban planning and renewal. Volume one is the "Demonstration Report" (see LI 002 880), which discusses the…

This report is the fourth of a series of reports on Education in Information Science (Documentation). The first three reports cover educational issues in general and the details of central course offerings in the UCLA Library School program. These reports are reviewed and commented upon to set the stage for the present writing which outlines the…

Summarized are the results of efforts exerted by the Puerto Rico Research Coordinating Unit to expand the Puerto Rico research capability in vocational education by: (1) identifying relevant legislation and its historical antecedents, (2) identifying the administrative structure responsible for conducting research in occupational education, (3)…

This is the first of a 2-volume final report of a 20-month research and development project conducted by the Michigan State Employment Service agency and a private research firm. The purpose of the project was to design and test innovative methods of increasing the volume and quality of jobs listed with the employment service. Included are: (1) a…

Higher education currently faces more than a financial crisis: it faces five severe challenges to its performance and purposes: (1) public confidence in the value of a college education is weak; (2) educational demand is shifting from liberal arts to vocational courses; (3) teaching must be able to keep up with the rapid expansion of knowledge;…

Simulation continues to be a very popular management-science method of analysis, and users report favorably on the results. Although applications can be found in all functional areas, its use is most common in finance and production. FORTRAN continues to dominate the programing languages used for simulation modeling. (Author/CMV)

Explains how movies made from computer output data of complex numerical models offer perceptual advantages that can speed the recognition of unexpected behavior and encourage fruitful discussion. (Author/GA)

The use of mathematical models originally developed by economists and operations researchers is described for legal process research. Situations involving plea bargaining, arraignment, and civil liberties illustrate the applicability of decision theory, inventory modeling, and linear programming in operations research. (LBH)

This final article in a series on identification of cost/benefits data, formulation of models, and data collection discusses use of cost/benefits analysis results. The following issues are addressed: how to be prepared for study objections; how to increase understanding of your study; and viewing cost/benefit analysis as an iterative activity.…

Develops an approach for advance estimation of user charges based on information actually retrieved by searching numeric databases, and defines a method for query cardinality estimation. Based on the relational data model, which uses relational algebra, this method uses formal file descriptions to describe the database files. (LRW)

This article specifies several dimensions of coordination and advocacy and examines the relationship between client use of counselors functioning in these two roles and the nature and degree of subsequent improvement in several areas of client functioning. (Author)

Defines educational planning from differing perspectives and describes four bodies of knowledge bearing on the concept. Current uses of research by professors are depicted and future research and training needs bearing on planning are recommended. (Author/WM)

Develops models to systematically forecast the tendency of an educational administrator in charge of personnel selection processes to shift from one decision strategy to another under generally stable environmental conditions. Urges further research on these processes by educational planners. (JF)

Systems analysis, in this context, is not the process which is the necessary prelude to library automation; it is something more basic. It involves seeking out the fundamentals of a situation and applying scientific methods to their study, to find an optimal solution to the problems facing the manager. (20 references) (Author/TW)

A model with only ten or twenty decision variables can be more instructive than large scale cost simulation models. Research efforts should concentrate on understanding the order-of-magnitude effects of proposed policy changes on various indicators of system performance. (Author/VW)