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School Business Affairs, 1986
The University of Pittsburgh has a 2-year agreement designating the Xerox Corporation as the primary supplier of word processing and related office automation equipment in order to increase productivity and more efficient use of campus resources. (MLF)
Descriptors: Automation, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Office Practice
Collett, Charles R.; Goldberg, Fred S. – 1986
Designed to give teachers and supervisors a working knowledge of various approaches to enhancing pupil learning through software application programs, this guide is presented in a hands-on fashion. It supports a dual purpose, i.e., it can serve as an individual tutorial or as a turnkey staff development tool. All program files referred to may be…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems, Guidelines, Menu Driven Software
Wallace, Walter R. – School Business Affairs, 1988
Describes the implementation of a FOCUS, a fourth-generation language (4GL) database management system for the St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools, that allows for the analysis of individual department or school files and the districtwide file. (MLF)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Office Automation, Programing Languages
Maynard, Michael M. – School Business Affairs, 1986
Developed by the Sperry Corporation, MAPPER is an interactive report processing system that uses simple English-language commands. The system is used by departments at the State University of New York at Albany to access institutional data. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Database Management Systems, Higher Education

Wood, Elizabeth H. – Reference Services Review, 1989
Describes a workshop for teaching library users how to manage reprint files which was developed at the University of Southern California Norris Medical Library. Software programs designed for this purpose are suggested, and a sidebar lists software features to consider. (eight references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Library Instruction

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
Hess, John P.; Greaney, John K., Jr. – School Business Affairs, 1987
Focuses on the major issues faced by a school district throughout the implementation of a financial management information system. Describes how commercially available software was tailored to the specific needs of a Virginia school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Information Systems, Money Management

Purvis, Benjamin P.; Root, Jon R. – TechTrends, 1986
Reviews Oregon State University Communication Media Center's experiences in designing, developing, and using a computerized scheduling system to help with the center's operation. Description includes purposes for developing the system, creation of the system using a commercial database management software package, and the five menus used in the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Design, Higher Education
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

Bellamy, Lois M.; Guyton, Joanne – Library Software Review, 1987
Automation of a table of contents service at the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Library using dBase III facilitates matching patrons with journals. The program is also used for journal check-in and mailing labels. Future applications may include production of a journal holdings list, statistics, and reporting. (21 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Library Automation, Library Services
Hazzard, Sylvia – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Presents an instructional unit in which grade 6 students used PFS:File to create a computerized database containing information about many countries. Six lessons are described: (1) introduction to a database; (2) selecting topics for the database form; (3) designing forms; (4) beginning research; (5) adding files; and (6) retrieving information.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Databases, Geography Instruction
Freeman, David N. – School Business Affairs, 1987
Besides redistricting problems engendered by higher elementary school enrollments (and decreasing secondary enrollments), school administrators face student transport challenges. Acquiring new routes and larger buses could be costly. This article advances computerized systems as the most cost-effective way to optimize routes and manage…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Cost Effectiveness, Database Management Systems, Enrollment Trends
Richardson, William M.; Splaine, Pam – 1986
The Discipline Monitoring System (DMS) is a computer-assisted model allowing individual secondary schools to analyze their disciplinary actions. The Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) adopted this model to manipulate the following data: who is suspended, who is referred, who makes referrals, characteristics of these persons, and events…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Discipline, Microcomputers
Howden, Norman – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1987
Describes LOTUS 1-2-3, an advanced spreadsheet with database and text manipulation functions that can be used with microcomputers by librarians to provide customized calculation and data acquisition tools. Macro commands and the menu system are discussed, and an example is given of an invoice procedure. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Computation, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems

Speer, Susan C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Describes a computer program designed to manage statistics about online searches which reports the number of searches by vendor, purpose, and librarian; calculates charges to departments and individuals; and prints monthly invoices to users with standing accounts. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems