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School Budgets Profit from 1-2-3 Data Base.
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
Information Management Software: Guidelines for Decision-Making and Information Management Software--A Selected Bibliography.
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
Using Databases in History Teaching.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Knight, P.; Timmins, G. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1986
Discusses advantages and limitations of database software in meeting the educational objectives of history instruction; reviews five currently available computer programs (FACTFILE, QUEST, QUARRY BANK 1851, Census Analysis, and Beta Base); highlights major considerations that arise in designing such programs; and describes their classroom use.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Database Management Systems
Selecting Software for Libraries.
Beiser, Karl – Database, 1993
Discusses resources and strategies that libraries can use to evaluate competing database management software for purchase. Needs assessments, types of software available, features of good software, evaluation aids, shareware, and marketing and product trends are covered. (KRN)
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Database Management Systems, Database Producers, Evaluation Criteria
Beat the Clock.
Feinberg, Rosa Castro – American School Board Journal, 1995
A school board member guides a tour of what is available for organizing school executives' schedules. Describes time-planner notebooks, computer software, and various academic and commercial online databases. Sidebars list the programs and products mentioned, discuss online services, and describe using a time-management planner in campaigning for…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Database Management Systems, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Accounting as Evaluation, as Reporting: The Uses of Online Accounting Systems.
Clark, Philip M. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1985
Describes the use of online accounting systems as a means of integrating diverse data and providing different levels of analysis for managers. An appendix provides examples of reports produced by online systems. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accounting, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
Database and Filing Software for Scholars.
Slatta, Richard W. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1986
Reviews database management software options for academic applications of pedagogy and research offering practical suggestions on choosing software. Software reviewed includes dBase III, Reflex, FYI 3000, Notebook II, AskSAM, Electra-Find, and Practicase. Program advantages, disadvantages, features, flexibility, and costs are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Costs, Database Management Systems
Information, Please.
Hardy, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 2003
Requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act present school districts with a massive lesson in data-driven decision-making. Technology companies offer data-management tools that organize student information from state tests. Offers districts advice in choosing a technology provider. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Accountability, Compliance (Legal)