This article presents a model approach for management of child sexual abuse data for centers that provide medical evaluations of suspected sexual abuse victims. Information and guidelines for developing a computer database and for efficient entry of the data by clinical personnel are outlined. (Author/JDD)

Presents guidelines for creating student database files that supplement classroom teaching. Highlights include determining educational objectives, planning the database with computer specialists and subject area specialists, data entry, and creating student worksheets. Specific examples concerning elements of the periodic table and…

Addresses the drudgery of entering long datasets at the keyboard before being able to begin each chapter of a book. Suggests that the publishers of statistics books make the datasets available for people to download onto their computers over the World Wide Web. (AIM)