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Barnette, J. Jackson; Taffel, Sherman – 1973
Complementing a 1973 survey of management information systems in state departments of education, the conclusions developed in this study present an overview of MIS development and implementation in six states: Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, Texas, and Utah. In-depth case studies examine the concerns of MIS personnel and provide insights…
Descriptors: Administration, Case Studies, Data Processing, Decision Making
Download full textConti, Dennis M. – 1979
This report presents the findings of a joint government/industry study group which investigated the technical feasibility of standard benchmark programs for testing vendor systems in the competitive selection of computer systems within both private industry and the federal government. As part of its investigation, the study group reviewed earlier…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Cost Effectiveness, Feasibility Studies
Hounsell, Dai; And Others – 1977
The purpose of this small scale study was to make a preliminary assessment of the potential value of the ERIC data base for educators in Britain. On-line searches of the ERIC data base were conducted for a sample of fourteen users who were asked to comment on the relevance of retrieved materials. Results indicate that ERIC can provide access to…
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Databases, Educational Research
Russell, Robert E.; Block, Roxana L. – 1979
An integrated data base system providing online services to purchasing and accounts payable, which was implemented at the University of Michigan, is described. The system was designed to use online IMS transactions for data entry and inquiry and IMS batch reporting programs. With the implementation of the system, departmental and vendor inquiries…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Databases
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Management Information Center. – 1979
The Texas plan for computer services provides services to public school districts through a statewide network of 20 regional Education Service Centers (ESC). Each of the three Multi-Regional Processing Centers (MRPCs) operates a large computer facility providing school district services within from three to eight ESC regions; each of the five…
Descriptors: Charts, Data Processing, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Goodman, H. J. A. – 1978
This discussion of the design, development, and operation of information systems functioning at the national or international level focuses on some of the current interests and concerns of those networks designed to facilitate the sharing or exchange of particular types of nonprint media (NPM) materials. Three categories of NPM materials/resources…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Information Networks, Information Processing, Information Systems
Brown, Dale W.; And Others – 1978
The experiences with ERIC which are profiled for three public school systems reflect specific user requirements in different environments. In "Meeting Professional Education Information Needs: A Profile of How the Alexandria, Virginia City Public Schools Use the ERIC System," Dale Brown discusses the types of searches used by…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Stanford Univ., CA. BALLOTS Center. – 1978
This narrative report relates the activities of the Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Time-sharing System (BALLOTS) program at Stanford University for the original contract period and extensions, during which time the original single-user system was transformed into an automated network of libraries across the country.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Services, Information Systems, Library Acquisition
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
The report describes a study to assess 27 states' current data capabilities as they relate to information requirements of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The first part of the report summarizes study results, including such major findings as that most states were reasonably able to meet proposed federal requirements in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Costs, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
COOK, DESMOND L. – 1966
THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE CONCEPTS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING, THE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT), AND THE POTENTIAL VALUE THAT PERT HAS FOR EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE DISCUSSION OF PLANNING IS LIMITED TO SHORT-RUN EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. THE NATURE OF PERT IS DISCUSSED AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO PLANNING IS ESTABLISHED. SEVERAL BENEFITS…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Critical Path Method, Decision Making, Educational Planning
Howard Research Co., Arlington, VA. – 1966
This report presents the identification of user needs in the Army research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) community. Two types of information are provided in this report. The first type includes discussions of the RDT&E cycle, the level of informational need, time response, item categories and other factors as they relate to the…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Information Needs, Information Processing, Information Services
Freeman, Robert R. – 1968
A set of twenty five questions was processed against a computer-stored file of 9159 document references in the field of ferrous metallurgy, representing the 1965 coverage of the Iron and Steel Institute (London) information service. A basis for evaluation of system performance characteristics and analysis of system failures was provided by using…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Evaluation
Vinsonhaler, John F. – 1967
This report summarizes the development, dissemination, and current applications of the Basic Indexing and Retrieval System (BIRS). BIRS is a collection of Fortran IV computer programs designed to allow educational and psychological researchers to use their own locally based computer to construct and maintain the type of information retrieval…
Descriptors: Automation, Behavioral Science Research, Computer Programs, Educational Research
Booz, Allen Applied Research, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 1966
This report summarizes the on-site study of mechanization in DoD libraries and information centers. Included are presentations and evaluations on thesaurus building, file structure, input processing, serial control, selective dissemination of information, circulation control, equipments being used, recommendations on information retrieval systems,…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
DeCarlo, Charles R. – 1967
The application of technology to production has had the effect of continuously removing man to greater distances from the actual material, or work, being transformed in the environment. We are about to enter a new phase of history, sometimes called the second industrial revolution, in which work occupies a different role in life. This revolution…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Industrial Structure, Information Systems, Productivity
