With MSRTS, a computerized record transfer system, continuity is at last being brought to the schooling of our most mobile students. (Editor)

Electronic cash registers can perform functions ranging from simple change and tax computation to sophisticated merchandise accounting and inventory control information and records. The manager needs to outline the needed capabilities such as capacity, programmability, and servicing availability. User comments suggest varied benefits, uses, and…

Suggests that advisement program problems can be overcome through computer usage, especially in performing time-consuming clerical tasks. Discusses problems with academic advisement, types of information and services provided, and evaluation of computer-assisted advisement. (LL)

Examples are provided of a computerized special education management system used to manage assessment data for exceptional students. The system is designed to provide a simple yet efficient method of tracking data from educational and psychological evaluations (specifically the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Revised scores). (CL)

The authors discuss the issue of increased record-keeping responsibilities which are the direct result of the individualized education process (IEP) as mandated by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act), and they describe one method of alleviating the burden of this paperwork through the use of computers. (SW)

Suggests that microfilm storage areas can be more efficiently utilized if the unfilled spaces on microfilm reels are consolidated through splicing with microfilm from successive reels. The splicing procedure costs and equipment requirements are briefly discussed. A 17-item reference list on micrographic splicing is attached. (Author/JL)

The development, implementation, and features of Northern Colorado's continuous registration system are described. The system is an online distributed processing system, written in COBOL for an IBM Series I under the CPS operating system. Course selection, permit to enroll, and drop/add forms are provided. (Author/MLW)

Narrates the history of an age discrimination suit against the West Hartford (Connecticut) Board of Education, arising from board attempts to limit hirings above certain salary levels. Suggests that school boards carry insurance against legal damages, retain hiring records, and hire administrators willing to be honest with unsuccessful job…

Two major Boston University computer installations--the Academic Computing Center and the office of University Information Systems--are described. Policies and priorities for information systems within the university are established by a committee and proposals for the development of new systems are approved through this committee. (MLW)

Describes the results of a survey of the records management needs of various organizations. Focuses on the use of and need for hard- and software media for storage retrieval, microimage processing, job titles and responsibilities relating to records management, electronic funds transfer, and reprographics. (CT)

The first of two articles outlines how the director of the physical plant at Monroe County Community College (Michigan) developed a preventive maintenance program. The first step, assembling a set of up-to-date records, is detailed. (MLF)

The second of two articles outlines how to develop frequency, scheduling, and implementation of a preventive maintenance program. The first article appeared in the August 1981 issue. (Author/MLF)

The CASE publication, "Gift Reporting Standards and Management Reports for Educational Institutions," is discussed. The report include two model formats for reporting gift revenue--one organized by sources and the other by purposes. How the standards were developed, changes in guidelines, and adaptation to the new standards are described. (MLW)

Describes the requirements, data elements, functions and systems design for an online search log which maintains records of search services provided. (CWM)

The author traces some of the causes of the paperwork explosion in public schools over the last 20 years and concludes that, unfortunately, there is little relief in sight. (SJL)