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)

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE RESULT OF A PROJECT TO CONCEIVE AND ESTABLISH AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL, PERSONNEL, AND PROGRAM ACCOUNTING OF STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES' TOTAL INTERNAL OPERATION. SUCH SYSTEMS ARE DEEMED NECESSARY NOW THAT THE AGENCIES' OPERATIONS ARE STRONGLY AFFECTED BY FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND FUNDS AND ARE THUS A MATTER OF NATIONWIDE…

A major concern in planning for and beginning the operation of the National Institute of Education is the organization's management information system (MIS). The kind of MIS needed by NIE is referred to in the literature as a "fourth generation" system--one which focuses on the decision process and which is developed in terms of maximum…