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Hickerson, H. Thomas, Ed. – 1979
These conference proceedings contain 21 papers presented by users of the Selective Permutation Indexing (SPINDEX) system, designed by the National Archives to produce a variety of computer-generated bibliographic aids for archival holdings. Institutions participating in the SPINDEX users' conference represented government, church, university,…
Descriptors: Archives, Indexes, Information Systems, Information Utilization
PDF pending restorationBucci, John; Massey, Sara – 1979
This paper discusses a role group sharing meeting held July 30-31, 1979 in Windsor, Connecticut, and attended by documentors and evaluators. Examined, in documentation form, are issues and learnings from the sharing meeting and an analysis of the design of the meeting, which was a pilot for other network role group meetings anticipated during the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. – 1979
A dissemination conference on occupational research in Texas focused on research completed during the past two years, research in progress, and newly funded research projects for fiscal year 1980. Among the presenters were L. Millard Collins, who spoke on the importance of research and communication problems; Alton Ice, who spoke on the need to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Information Dissemination
Robinson, Robert J. – 1976
This paper proposes construction of a separate data base environment for university planning information, distinct from data bases and systems supporting operational functioning and management. The data base would receive some of its input from the management information systems (MIS)/transactional data bases and systems through a process of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Programs, Data Processing, Databases
Report on the National Symposium on Personal Privacy and Information Technology (October 4-7, 1981).
Download full textAmerican Federation of Information Processing Societies, Montvale, NJ. – 1982
A national symposium was held October 4-7, 1981, to explore the relationships among law, ethics, and informational technology as they relate to the individual's informational privacy. The introduction to this report describes the conference format; discusses the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Freedom of Information Act; and offers definitions of…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Data Collection, Ethics, Information Processing
Parden, Robert J. – 1976
This paper examines the proposition that management information systems (MIS) for colleges and universities are not achieving their original objectives of supporting better management decisions by providing more and better information in a more timely manner. As a consequence, the MIS activity should be reduced in scope, and standardized to…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Axelson, Mary, Ed.; McGraw, Tammy, Ed.; McEntee, Sheila, Ed. – 2003
In November 2002, the Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education at AEL gathered education practitioners to help shepherd new assessments from the research laboratory to the classroom. Approximately 60 teachers and administrators attended the conference. The discussion focused on the possibility of aggregating formative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation
World Federation of Engineering Organizations, London (England). Committee on Engineering Information. – 1977
This international collection of papers on the role of technical information in the engineering profession contains 18 discussions on the following: activities of the Committee on Engineering Information (CEI) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO); engineering information in the framework of UNESCO/UNISIST; industrial and…
Descriptors: Databases, Engineering, Engineers, Information Services
World Federation of Engineering Organizations, London (England). Committee on Engineering Information. – 1974
Proceedings of a conference to identify specific projects which might be undertaken to improve the availability and utilization of engineering information in developing countries are summarized. Papers report on engineering information activities of UNESCO and the United Nations Industrial Development Corporation, on engineering information…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Engineering Technology
Corvalan, Oscar V. – 1991
Problems exist in the use and application of information from scientific research in decision-making processes in education. On a macrosocial level, a theme is present in the use of information in decision making that is applicable to relationships between science and politics. This theme is strongly influenced by the prevailing national culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Decision Making, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Daval, Nicola, Ed. – 1986
Program presentations on issues related to the use of statistics by research libraries and business meeting minutes are combined in this report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The full text is provided for the three papers on the program theme that were presented at the meeting: (1) "Information to Manage--The Economics of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conferences, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1976
The introduction to this UNISIST seminar report discusses problems in training present and potential users of scientific and technical information and emphasizes the importance of better recognition and formulation of information needs in order to effectively assess and use available libraries, information systems, and services. Papers presented…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, Information Seeking, Information Services
Hyatt, James A.; And Others – 1980
Proceedings of a study group that considered the utility of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) finance data for institutional and higher educational sector comparisons are presented, as are issue papers and descriptive information. The study group of representatives from higher education institutions and organizations outlined…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Fretwell, Jan, Ed.; Thomas, Charles R., Ed. – 1977
This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Conference activities included a keynote address, general session, and five tracks of presentations: (1) Information Systems Development and Management's Expectations; (2) Information Systems Benefit Analysis; (3) Small College…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Conference Reports, Data Processing
McEwen, Hazel E., Ed. – 1974
Recent technological advances in computers and communications make possible the integration of data systems and the exchange of data among them on an expanding scale. However, the full effect of these advances cannot be realized unless the need for uniform understanding of the common information (data elements) and its expression in data systems…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Programs, Conference Reports, Conferences
