Examines the impacts of a computerized information system on eight neighborhood service organizations and their funding sources. Discusses how the new system changed interorganizational relationships and what effect those changes had on the integration of services. (Available from American Society for Public Administration, 1225 Connecticut…

Reviews a record-keeping system developed for a continuing education program for nurses in a state supported university. Discusses and includes samples of 18 forms representing three categories of records: individual offering records, registration process records, and Continuing Education Units permanent records (manual system). (EM)

GRIP, funded by a grant from the Administration on Aging, is a prototype information system on gerontology integrating (1) research on information needs and uses of service providers and administrators, (2) the operation and evaluation of the prototype system, and (3) an educational component, bringing together students from various disciplines.…

Rapid changes in information management in the EOP are taking place. Reasons why are considered from the perspective of an intensive planning project, as well as how outside ideas are gathered and used. (Author/MBR)

EUDISED is a European information system for education, contributed to by 14 European countries. (MKM)

Using the Derbyshire Project as an example, describes the adaptation for use in public libraries of Benefit Assessment and System Change (BASYC), which was developed as a decision-support framework coordinating subjective and objective factors that influence management decisions to change policies or systems. Three data tables are included.…

Reviews development of occupational information coordinating committees at national and state levels. Their purpose is to improve coordination between suppliers and users of labor market information and to implement national and state occupational information systems. Also notes federal legislation requirements and the functioning of the Illinois…

Limitations of and opportunities for interagency coordination and data sharing among Federal international exchange and training programs are discussed in this article, based on a General Accounting Office (GAO) study. Included are the GAO's recommendations to the International Communication Agency (ICA). (JMD)

Information systems in higher education are not effective, it is suggested, because currently only formulators and users are involved with them, when planners and policy makers should also be involved. Ways of meeting needs or anticipated demands for information should be assessed on three criteria: structure, frequency, and accuracy. Implications…

Computerization often requires more staff for coding, keypunching, and editing, but the management information obtained is invaluable for completing the Fiscal Operations Report and the Tripartite Application for Student Aid Funds, as well as for improving knowledge of and control over the financial aid operation. (Author/LBH)

The development and implementation of centralized information systems in the public sector are addressed. Focus is on such systems where a central government agency is collecting information from a number of similar institutions, such as hospitals and colleges. The approach of the Ontario College Information System is described. (Author/LBH)

Results showed that supporters of the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) among the teaching staff were few in number when compared to its critics, but that fully half the teachers surveyed were indifferent to the program. (Author/IRT)

A Hierarchical Management Information System (HMIS) provides decision-making as well as operational information to all groups of the institution in a timely and predictable manner. Its operational aspects and benefits are discussed. (Author/LBH)

This paper makes the case for the creation, testing and perfection of a new economic institution--a local consumer information system. The heart of the system would be a data bank to which the consumer could address questions and receive answers repeatedly regarding the local market. (Editor)

Discusses databases and database management systems and explains how they can be used to organize and provide access to information. Highlights include relational models, database design considerations (particularly normalization), query languages used in programming, screen displays, data integrity and security, and effects of the organizational…