Discusses information systems in which information use becomes the prime design factor rather than technology and content. Highlighted topics include the change of useless data to productive knowledge, a value-added process; environments in which problems requiring information exist; and users' perceptions of the benefits and costs of using…

Discusses organization design as context for office automation; mature computer-based systems as one application of organization design variables; and emerging office automation systems (organizational information management, personal information management) as another application of these variables. Management information systems models and…

Relates office automation to its application in libraries, discussing computer software packages for microcomputers performing tasks involved in word processing, accounting, statistical analysis, electronic filing cabinets, and electronic mail systems. (EJS)

Disadvantages of the post industrial society to developing nations are examined. For example, a dominant feature of this new era is the questioning of material values and a shift towards the quality of life syndrome. As a result, the validity of the growth and profit motif is being questioned. (RM)

Visualizes an increase in the scope of intelligence service from a purely military domain to a public service framework. Enhancements in information management, analysis techniques, and communication modes are cited as developments likely to expand the application of intelligence as a discipline in the next decade. (SW)

This discussion of the impact of electronic developments on the dissemination of information and the role of the library argues that a central role as a switching center and information consultant will be critical to the survival of the library in the rapidly evolving electronic information environment. (CHC)

Examines the probability and impact of an increase in end-user searching of online databases on librarians and library education. The problems of end-user searching are discussed, new developments in online access are reviewed, and recommendations for the education of the end-user are made. Included are 25 references. (JL)

Argues that policy development in the United States is not dealing adequately with changes in the nature of international telecommunication conferences. Warns that possible agreements regarding frequency allocations demand reexamination of U.S. positions. (JMF)

Processes and technologies for efficient and effective decision making in colleges and universities are discussed, with emphasis placed on anticipatory rather than reactive decision making. An integrated institutional database is seen as an essential element for this system. (MSE)

To realize the ultimate potential of a management information system in a local school district it will be necessary to address problems related to the system's data elements, the compliance mentality of vocational educators, and the lack of local expertise specific to the operation and utilization of these systems. (Author/IRT)

A procedure called "Services/Requirements Analysis" is proposed as a means of improving input to institutional management information systems. The procedure profiles the office's information needs and limitations and identifies benefit groups, all according to user perceptions and not the assumptions of the technological community. (MSE)

Problems of the college or university that center around the people who use the institution's computers are examined. It is suggested that effective use of computers in higher education depends on how well the users and providers understand the constraints and problems of each information system. (Author/SF)

Argues that organizations need to integrate information systems, database management systems, and telecommunications in order to effectively manage and move information. Well-established frameworks in each of these areas are described and a new integrated framework is presented. A descriptive example is used to illustrate the power of the…

Discusses key issues related to availability of valid information to be entered into information systems and to be used in planning such systems. Topics covered include accuracy of information in systems, the importance of geolinguistic ecology (where and how a system's information is made available to people) to system design, and the lack of…

Explores the qualities of bibliographic and object entities that contribute to the similarities and differences in the data describing them and the possibility of cooperation between indexers of art objects and indexers of bibliographic information. The discussion covers the role of authority control as the linking component between bibliographic…