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Schneider, Gail Thierbach; Burgos, Fermin – NASSP Bulletin, 1987
Computer-based management systems offer an efficient means of recording, categorizing, and summarizing data on student discipline. This article furnishes basic information on developing student files, entering data, and generating meaningful reports, such as individual student profiles, date and period frequency, student referral distribution, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Database Management Systems

Eichelberger, Susan; And Others – Library Software Review, 1987
Four articles discuss library uses of dBase III: (1) an interlibrary loan journal request file; (2) an acquisitions system; (3) customized multi-column output for reports; and (4) a circulation system. Program listings are included. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Kelley, Richard – School Business Affairs, 1987
Describes a program for enrollment projections in sufficient detail to communicate the output generated and techniques utilized. Interspersed with the text are 14 tables. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Computer Software, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
Rinderknecht, David L. – School Business Affairs, 1988
The personal computer is a valuable tool for school business officials. Useful software programs for day-to-day tasks include spreadsheets, word processing, and database. Figures give an example of a spreadsheet output and the formula used in each calculation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Fellmy, William R. – School Business Affairs, 1986
The LOTUS 1-2-3's special database management operations are used by school budget officials to display data in a variety of ways to assist their decision making. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Data Processing

Dykhuis, Randy – Library Software Review, 1987
Describes one medium-sized public library's use of dBase III to control the processing of videocassettes. Reformatting existing files, creating the database, and custom design of the program are explained. (EM)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Library Technical Processes
Kazlauskas, Edward John; Ingebretsen, Dorothy L. – Database, 1987
Describes the categories of available information management software, and provides guidelines for needs assessment, software selection, testing, and evaluation. The annotated bibliography cites general discussions and program reviews for the following types of software: file management, general database management, bibliographic management,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classification, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews
Malone, Roger – Executive Educator, 1991
Computerized bus-routing systems plot the most efficient routes, cut the time it takes to draw routes, and generate reports quickly and accurately. However, school districts often underestimate the amount of work necessary to get information into the computer database. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education

Leggate, Peter; Dyer, Hilary – Electronic Library, 1986
Describes features of existing software packages for circulation control (borrower and item files, data capture and verification, issue, return, renewal, loan conditions, reservations, overdues, updating, and management information), and serials control (ordering, recording receipt, reader access, binding and financial control, listings, and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Database Management Systems, Information Processing

Planton, Stanley; Phillips, Susan – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Describes computerization of routine library procedures on Apple microcomputers at a small regional campus of Ohio University. Highlights include use of a database management program--PFS:FILE--for acquisition lists, equipment/supplies inventory, microfilm and periodicals management, and statistical manipulations, and a spreadsheet…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Higher Education

Rowley, J. E.; And Others – Education for Information, 1988
Outlines the courses offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at Manchester Polytechnic, and describes the use of a database management system to teach aspects of information science. Details of a number of specific applications are given and future developments are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Computer Software, Course Content, Database Management Systems

Pollard, Richard – Electronic Library, 1986
Discusses criteria for evaluating microcomputer database management systems (DBMS) used for storage and retrieval of bibliographic data. Two popular types of microcomputer DBMS--file management systems and relational database management systems--are evaluated with respect to these criteria. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
Crawford, Chase – Practitioner, 1987
This paper examines the administrative uses of the microcomputer, stating that high performance educational managers are likely to have microcomputers in their organizations. Four situations that would justify the use of a computer are: (1) when massive amounts of data are processed through well-defined operations; (2) when data processing is…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Data Processing
Frey, Christine – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1987
Descriptions of microcomputer software packages currently available in Australia emphasize those used by special and school libraries. Software for library management functions, text retrieval, and database management systems are included, and geographical distribution is examined. The need for professional development courses in software…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Rice, James G. – American Libraries, 1988
Describes Vannevar Bush's vision of memex, a mechanized private file and library, and suggests that the ability of users to download library online catalogs and manage the information on personal computers will realize Bush's vision. Current software packages are described, and the possible implications for libraries are explored. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Futures (of Society)
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