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Skopek, Lucienne; And Others – 1976
A major problem in doing linguistic research from tape-recorded material is finding specific tape content for later, detailed analysis of data. A project on use of language in medicine being carried out at the Cornell University Medical College has developed a method of cataloguing taped material that eliminates the need for transcriptions and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Connected Discourse, Discourse Analysis, Information Retrieval
Wasil, Ed; Espy, John – 1979
This fourth in a series of eight modules for a course titled Quality Assurance Practices describes the activities of identification, storage, and handling of components, parts, and materials. The module follows a typical format that includes the following sections: (1) introduction, (2) module prerequisites, (3) objectives, (4) notes to…
Descriptors: Course Content, Energy, Equipment Storage, Facility Inventory
Schuler, S. C., Ed. – 1979
The second of four volumes in a series describing the basic documentation practices involved in the initial setting up and subsequent operation of an information-library organization to provide defense-aerospace scientific and technical information services, this manual consists of three sections. "Data Recording and Storage," by J.…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Flow Charts
Fayen, Emily Gallup – 1980
This online pilot project demonstrates the feasibility of using the OCLC transaction tapes to create an online catalog, and the utility of the BRS database structure for loading this data and for online searching. It also shows the feasibility of a user-cordial interface for patrons and for staff and provides an opportunity to test many factors…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Storage Devices, Databases
FRIEDMAN, BURTON DEAN; AND OTHERS – 1966
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…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administration, Budgets, Charts
Steward, W. Cecil; Menary, John A. – 1976
This research proposes a conceptual structure for an Environmental Information System. An Eco-Systems approach is employed maintaining whole units of analysis allowing for collection and storage of information of use to regional environmental planning and design. The suggested system design incorporates some of the basic concepts of the two…
Descriptors: Community Development, Ecology, Environment, Environmental Education
Reisinger, Carol; Barth, Rodney J. – 1978
The process involved in planning, developing, and building a resources file is described in the context of a state education agency. The key decision points which confront the dissemination director are described, i.e., determining the client, the client's resource needs, and the availability of already existing resources. The steps involved in…
Descriptors: Automation, Databases, Decision Making, Educational Resources
Troutman, Joan C. – 1967
A method is defined for library cataloging of magnetic tape files. The needs of the reference librarian and the patron are taken into consideration, as well as the particular requirements inherent in the form of material. Basically, the catalog record must serve three functions: (1) it must present a conventional and approachable record of library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, College Libraries, Indexing
Zull, Carolyn Gifford, Ed.; And Others – 1968
This third volume of the Comparative Systems Laboratory (CSL) Final Technical Report is a collection of relatively independent studies performed on CSL materials. Covered in this document are studies on: (1) properties of files, including a study of the growth rate of a dictionary of index terms as influenced by number of documents in the file and…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Data Analysis
Maas, Michael L.
In order to effectively manage the increasing quantity of student records of the Long Beach Community College District, a systematic microfilming of many of the student records must begin in the immediate future. This section of the Admissions and Records Staff's 1975 review of the records system recommends that a 16mm Cartridge System (from a…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Community Colleges, Costs, Equipment
Follettie, Joseph F. – 1972
On line presentation of the items of a given stimulus sequence may or may not require on line retrieval of items and composition of the sequence. This paper sketches a preliminary taxonomy for auditory, visual, and mixed auditory stimulus sequences. It preliminarily assesses the capability of the Southwest Regional Laboratory Instructional…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computer Storage Devices, Educational Media
Hoskin, Richard K. – 1972
Engineering procedures used in the design and construction of a high-speed, multichannel magnetic tape duplicator are described. The completed duplicator, a common mandrel duplicator, in which a single drive motor turns a common capstan shaft at high speeds and moves both master and copy tapes simultaneously, performs satisfactorily yet suggests…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Science, Data Processing, Design Requirements
Flournoy, Nancy – 1972
Some of the schools participating in the Southwest Regional Laboratory's Instructional Management System (IMS) pilot test submitted input data forms to and received processed information from regional processing and data collection centers. To determine the feasibility of alternative methods of data collection and output return, evaluative data…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Evaluation
Kraepelien, Hans – 1972
Computer routines for the translation of teacher-prepared mark sense forms to magnetic tape are described. The program, Receiving IMS (RIMS), is part of the Southwest Regional Laboratory's (SWRL) Instructional Management System (IMS). It accepts mark sense sheets from remotely located Xerox 660 scanner copiers and/or IMS update information from…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Information Processing
Cooper, Pamela; Carpenter, Patricia J. – 1972
Procedures utilized during the 1971-72 IMS (Instructional Management System) exercise to record and monitor the flow of data-gathering forms are described and explained. Mailing, logging, pre- and post-processing and filing operations are discussed. Operational problems are identified. Examples of forms are appended. (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing, Educational Research
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