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Wiley, Christie; Mischo, William H. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
This article analyzes 21 in-depth interviews of engineering and atmospheric science faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to determine faculty data management practices and needs within the context of their research activities. A detailed literature review of previous large-scale and institutional surveys and interviews…
Descriptors: Data Processing, College Faculty, Scientists, Engineering Education
Lenning, Oscar T.; And Others – 1979
A guide to acquiring information needed about postsecondary education outcomes is presented for campus and state-level officials. Attention is directed to: over 200 outcome measures or indicators; standard definitions of each outcome measure; data sources and procedures to acquire data for each outcome measure; and suggestions concerning the…
Descriptors: Classification, College Attendance, College Graduates, Cultural Enrichment
Rosenfeld, Pilar N. – 1985
This investigation of the use of database management systems (DBMS) in a research environment used the Rand Corporation as a case study. After a general introduction in section 1, eight sections present the major components of the study. Section 2 contains an overview of DBMS terminology and concepts, followed in section 3 by a general dsecription…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Computer Software, Data Collection