The manuscript proposes a method based on Blockchain technology, IPFS, and asymmetric key algorithm to authenticate academic degrees and certificates. The proposed method employs decentralization and therefore provides a scalable, secure, transparent, and economical solution than existing methods. In the proposed framework, the degrees and…

An explanation of the regulation of forms, reports, correspondence, files, and records centers as required for the systematic control of active and inactive records. (JB)

Total Medical Record (TMR) is an automated, ambulatory medical record keeping system for patients at Duke University. (JD)

Emphasis is placed on the establishment of a cost effective program of records management with scientific controls of records required in the course of operating a business. The control of cost and information must be given consideration along with the problem of effective information dissemination. For success, the program's objectives must be…

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

The final report describes the work performed by Riverside Research Institute (RRI) for the New York State Education Department in regard to the Reporting and Evaluation System for Occupational Education (RESOE). A brief introduction is followed by a section dealing with RESOE's design, development, and operation, and including general discussions…

Gives advice on the evaluation, purchase, and setup of a computerized student database for consolidation of scheduling, attendance, grades, and other recordkeeping tasks. Recommends questions to be asked and outlines a workable system configuration. (JM)

The development of a simple computer algorithm designed for use by the individual educator or researcher in maintaining and searching reprint files is reported. Called BIBLIO, the system is inexpensive and easy to operate and maintain without sacrificing flexibility and utility. (LBH)

This appendix describes the Integrated Communications Experiment (ICE), a comprehensive computer software capability developed for the ComField Project. Each major characteristic of the data processing system is treated separately: natural language processing, flexibility, noninterference with the educational process, multipurposeness,…

An automated question bank maintained by the Department of Research and Services in Education at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School provides a printed copy of each of 25,000 multiple choice questions (95 percent relating to the whole spectrum of the medical curriculum). Problems with this procedure led to experimental work storing the data on…

Discusses research conducted by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission on electronic record keeping (tools and techniques to manage electronic records produced in an office environment) and on the best practices for storing, describing, and providing access to all electronic records of long-term value. (Author/LRW)

This long-term Records and Archives Administration Programme (RAMP) study is designed to assist archivists, records managers, and information specialists in identifying for current use and possible archival selection those transactional or case files that contain scientific and technical information (STI), particularly in those instances where…

The author suggests that colleges and universities with business education programs offer a course in records management to provide students with more than entry level training. She lists goals of such a course along with possible teaching strategies. (MF)

A study was undertaken to determine the application of micrographics in records management in business and government for information storage and retrieval. (Among six secondary purposes of the study were determining kinds of systems available, comparing vendors' claims with users' experience with the systems, ascertaining users' opinions of the…

This paper documents the program used in the application of the INFO system for data storage and retrieval in schools, from the viewpoints of both the unsophisticated user and the experienced programmer interested in using the INFO system or modifying it for use within an existing school's computer system. The opening user's guide presents simple…