The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a valuable source of information if one knows how and where to look. Besides being able to review FTC court litigation, journalists, consumer activists, and the general public have access to specific reports that provide information about mergers and consolidations, corporate organization patterns, quarterly…

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…

This report provides a description of all steps required to develop daily performance record sheets; provides examples of performance record sheets which were used successfully; describes instructor training necessary to insure satisfactory results; and highlights restrictions or limitations to the use of this technique. (Author)

The importance of maintaining and improving college alumni records is discussed. Three types of information needed about alumni are identified: identifiers and locators, qualifiers, and specifiers. (MLW)

Good records of a vocational agriculture program should be divided into three areas: a tentative schedule of summer activities, a daily diary of actual happenings, and a thorough summary report. Listed are eight reasons for the importance of this record system. (Author/MS)

This discussion of evaluating a records management course includes comments on management orientation, creation of records, maintenance of records, selection and use of equipment, storage and destruction of records, micrographics, and a course outline. (TA)

The article provides a staff observation form for providing feedback to increase staff's differential reinforcement of incompatible behaviors in the training of appropriate leisure activities in persons with severe and profound handicaps. (DB)

Coordinated planning and management are critical ingredients of any successful alumni information system. The initial exercises in developing an effective alumni information system are to recognize any limitations, commit the institution to overcoming them, use existing resources effectively, plan for the acquisition of additional resources, and…

This study is intended primarily to assist administrative officials and those responsible for administrative and management services in United Nations agencies, as well as similar officials in other international and regional organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, in the establishment and development of modern records management…

An order form used in a university printing office was evaluated, redesigned, and tested to determine whether the original or the revised version could be completed more quickly and accurately. Two types of subjects were used: six "experienced" subjects who had previously used the old version of the form, and six "novice" subjects who had never…

This paper indicates the benefits obtained when child care center staff use a daily log to record the activities of infants in care. Designed to provide parents with information about their child's activities, the log consists of entries such as time of feedings, food consumed, diaper changes, stimulation, play, sleep periods, crying periods, and…

Part of a resource package designed to assist local education agency personnel in improving the quality of instruction and supportive services to students with special needs enrolled in vocational education programs, the seventh of nine instructor guides offers a system for monitoring and reporting student progress. Example documents include a…

Recently, the momentum of competency based education (CBE) has increased sharply in Oregon, due in part to the public outcry against perceived failures in the K-12 public school program. CBE is a program for certifying student performance that requires demonstration of an acceptable level of skill in those areas deemed vital to success in…

Curriculum materials for a training course in traffic records were developed. Course objectives and course overview are given. Recommendations concerning instructor, student, and guest lecturer are made. (Author)

The process presented for monitoring the development of individualized learning materials is a basic two-component system comprised of a brief progress report form and a computer program for summarizing the responses to these forms. (Author)