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Selvage, Rob – Journal of Extension, 1979
The author states that computer program development is simply extension's program development process focused on computer applications, and that extension personnel, the end-product users, can design computer programs to meet their own needs. He discusses principles of systems analysis and design, training, implementation, and evaluation. (MF)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Extension Agents, Extension Education
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Nishimoto, Hideki; Ura, Shoji – Information Processing and Management, 1989
Describes an interface mechanism called "complex view support" to be used with a relational database system (RDBS) in supporting increasingly complex distributed environments in automated library systems. The interface system refers queries to multidimensional tables as well as to flat tables on RDBS and is shown to efficiently support…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
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Drabenstott, Jon, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1989
Describes the experiences of four library automation projects that involved multitype library networks. Areas discussed include forces acting on libraries, the growth and development of the library marketplace, the increasing complexity and interrelationships of automated systems and the profound impact of such systems on libraries. (CLB)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Database Design, Information Technology, Library Automation
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De Jong, Ton; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes a project aimed at developing a system to support managers of business software projects by incorporating knowledge acquisition and emphasizing the integration of the manager's tasks. The discussion covers the knowledge acquisition methodology, the architecture of an integrated system, and an overview of project management tasks. (15…
Descriptors: Business, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Data Processing
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Fokker, Dirk W. – Electronic Library, 1989
Argues that users' needs should play a more prominent role in the design or choice of an online catalog in a specific library, and outlines requirements which enhance ease of use. Areas discussed include operational control, search formulation control, access points, output control, user assistance, and hardware requirements. (nine references)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Information Retrieval, Online Catalogs
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Hopson, Jean B.; Yeung, Jimmy T. – Electronic Library, 1989
Describes the design and operation of a system that resulted from a project undertaken by a small specialized library to provide self-help for patrons seeking reference assistance. The areas of information available on the system are described, including standard reference titles, library holdings and services, reserve readings, and placement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Services
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Drr, W. Theodore – Library Trends, 1988
An approach to the design of flexible text-based management systems for archives includes tiers for repository, software, and user management systems. Each tier has four layers--objective, program, result, and interface. Traps awaiting software development companies involve the market, competition, operations, and finance. (10 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Computer Software, Computer System Design
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Cranston, Neil C. – Clearing House, 1988
Describes the systems approach (the Information-Based School Development Project) used by a large education system in Australia for school review and development, involving a research and a service component to help schools identify, obtain, and organize information they need for their own decision-making. Relates two case studies. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Carr, Alison A. – Educational Technology, 1994
Examines the issue of community involvement in reformulating educational systems. Historical perspectives on community involvement in schools are reviewed; the roles of community members in educational settings and in educational systems design settings are discussed; and experiences from fieldwork observing community participation are related.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Role, Educational Change, Educational Development
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Visscher, Adrie J. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1995
Discusses the design of management information systems for secondary schools and presents a fundamental approach to systems design that was used for the development of SCHOLIS, a computer-assisted school information system for Dutch secondary schools. The importance of information system development methodologies is stressed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Foreign Countries, Management Information Systems, Models
Chen, Ching-Chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1993
Describes Kodak's Photo CD technology and its impact on digital imaging. Color desktop publishing, image processing and preservation, image archival storage, and interactive multimedia development, as well as the equipment, software, and services that make these applications possible, are described. Contact information for developers and…
Descriptors: Computer Software Reviews, Costs, Desktop Publishing, Equipment Manufacturers
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Deal, Lisa W.; Shiono, Patricia H.; Behrman, Richard E. – Future of Children, 1998
Reviews the changes managed health care has brought to the delivery and use of medical services and recommends specific steps that will make the existing system more responsive to the needs of children. Systemwide health care reforms must give children stable medical care that emphasizes preventive health and developmental services. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Health Insurance, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services
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Hughes, Dana C.; Luft, Harold S. – Future of Children, 1998
Lays the foundation for other articles in this special issue by providing an overview of managed health care as it now operates. Children are increasingly being enrolled in such plans even though there is little information about the effects of managed health care on this population. (SLD)
Descriptors: Children, Health Insurance, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Services
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Galbraith, Peter L. – Higher Education Policy, 1999
Discusses difficulties within higher education management in achieving expected outcomes because of problematic elements in: artificial internal structures, funding formulae, the relative importance of system parameters versus system structure, and the significance of time scales and delays in influencing system behavior. Suggests that university…
Descriptors: College Planning, Decision Making, Entropy, Higher Education
Cheung, Oona; Young, Beth Aronstamm – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001
Provides guidelines for consistent maintenance of staff information by schools, school districts, state education agencies, and other institutions. The handbook includes guidelines for designing automated staff accounting systems for use by schools, school districts, state education agencies, and other institutions. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Personnel Data, Personnel Management
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