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Download full textBreazeal, Juliette Ow – 1986
This study examines the integration of heterogeneous bibliographic information resources from geographically distributed locations in an automated, unified, and controlled way using abstract data types called "classes" through the Message-Object Model defined in Smalltalk-80 software. The concept of achieving data consistency by…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Classification, Computer Software, Databases
Heuvel, John W. – 1985
This paper introduces the essential concepts underlying management information systems (MIS) from the managerial perspective, then outlines a form of MIS design and implementation that may be attainable in a Caribbean educational setting. The growing importance of information and the increasing need to amass thorough information for decision…
Descriptors: Administrators, Databases, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Spurgin, Judy Barrett – 1985
Since electronic networking via microcomputers is fast becoming one of the most popular communications mediums of this decade, this manual is designed to help educators use personal computers as communication devices. The purpose of the document is to acquaint the reader with: (1) the many available communications options on electronic networks;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Communications, Computer Networks, Databases
Katzer, Jeffrey; And Others – 1985
This research project was motivated by results of earlier work (Katzer et al., 1982) on the overlap among document representations. In the earlier study, one representation used in the INSPEC database proved to perform unexpectedly well in comparison with other commonly used representations, such as controlled vocabulary or free-text terms from…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Weldon, Kent; Makowski, David J. – 1976
Information is provided on the data sources and tools used in-house at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). The objective of the guide is to serve as a central resource for the various data management and analysis activities of NCHEMS. Summaries are provided of NCHEMS information and analytic resources including…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Databases, Higher Education
Lundu, Maurice C. – 1987
Arguing that the information needs of the rural community are largely ignored in the establishment of information systems and services, this paper: (1) identifies the unique characteristics of information users in rural areas; (2) identifies and analyzes the types of communication channels most likely to deliver the information related to…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Services, Information Systems
Gallagher, Leonard; Salazar, Sandra – 1984
This report describes approaches to database translation (i.e., transferring data and data definitions from a source, either a database management system (DBMS) or a batch file, to a target DBMS), and recommends a method for representing the data structures of newly-proposed network and relational data models in a form suitable for database…
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Processing
Farid, Mona – 1984
This digest on the economics of information in education argues that the production, organization, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of information in education constitute major economic activities, with associated costs and benefits. The document comprises sections on: the value of information; information as an "economic good";…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Economics, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Seivert, Dick; Thomas, Frank B. – 1983
Two functions necessary for managing a computer center (organizing and controlling) are discussed with a focus on a nomenclature that was found to be useful for identifying parts of a system and was compatible with the definitions of most operational systems. For example, it is necessary to identify files, reports, and programs used in daily…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Documentation, Higher Education
Biblioteca di Documentazione Pedagogica, Florence (Italy). – 1983
The Library of Educational Documentation in Florence, Italy began work in 1980 on the establishment of an educational documentation system for Italy. Recognition of its role in this regard was accorded by the Regional Institutes for Educational Research, Innovation and Teacher Training (IRRSAE) and by the European Centre for Education (CEDE) in…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Documentation, Educational Technology, Information Needs
National Center for Telecommunications and Information Policy, Washington, DC. – 1988
This chronology and policy analysis of U.S. telecommunications-related decisions from 1980 to 1988 begins with a narrative detailing the year-by-year issues and actions of the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Congress related to telecommunications. An overview of telecommunications policy is then provided, which briefly reviews: (1)…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Decision Making, Government Role, Information Systems
Vaughn, B. J.; Eisenberg, Michael B. – 1988
This digest describes the traditional, new, and emerging points of access to the ERIC system: (1) traditional print access; (2) online access through commercial vendors; (3) CD-ROM; and (4) ERIC Digests Online. Also described are services offered by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources (ERIC/IR) that provide access to the system--ERIC…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Clearinghouses, Databases, Indexes
Rosenfeld, Samuel A.; Sable, Jerome – 1969
The report discusses the file management requirements of a computer-based information storage and retrieval system for the Language Information Network and Clearinghouse System (LINCS). It discusses a hypothetical structure for the LINCS system, requirements of file management, long-range trends in data management technology of interest to the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases, Information Needs
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1987
The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a study to collect data on mental health resources of pilot areas within several European countries. This report presents data from the study and provides a detailed and reliable description of the development of mental health services within the WHO European Region. Part I of the report describes the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Dearstyne, Bruce W.; And Others – 1985
This manual for local government officials provides a basic introduction to all aspects of records management, including the administration of an archival program. The direct result of two recent projects which have affected State Archives services toward local governments, the manual is intended to introduce and briefly explain the essential…
Descriptors: Archives, Government Publications, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
