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Crumpton, John – 1975
This brief text serves as an introduction to the vocabulary, concepts and application of data processing. It is intended to provide the professional educator with a working vocabulary in the areas of: (1) unit record data processing; (2) data processing systems; (3) computer-centered data processing; (4) programing; (5) approaches to data…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Science Education, Computers, Data Processing
Martin, M. D., Comp. – 1974
UNESCO, in cooperation with several other organizations, has produced a manual, the scope and purpose of which has been to define, for most types of scientific and technical literature, a set of data elements which will constitute an adequate bibliographic citation, and to define the representation of these data elements as they should appear in a…
Descriptors: Automation, Cataloging, Citations (References), Computers
Hayes, Robert M.; Becker, Joseph – 1974
This volume is designed to be a comprehensive guide to the evaluation and use of computers and modern data processing systems in libraries. It is organized into four sections, each covering a major facet of library automation. Part 1 provides a mechanized introduction to library data processing, including its benefits and costs, a review of its…
Descriptors: Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Electronic Equipment
1974
A union list of pre-1801 books in British libraries has long been needed, but its compilation has always fallen outside the capacities of existing manual systems. This report discusses an experimental project to devise, test, and evaluate techniques for the compilation of such a union catalog. To scale down the proposed catalog for the experiment,…
Descriptors: Automation, Book Catalogs, Cataloging, College Libraries
Emery, James C., Ed. – 1978
A comprehensive review of the current status, prospects, and problems of computer networking in higher education is presented from the perspectives of both computer users and network suppliers. Several areas of computer use are considered including applications for instruction, research, and administration in colleges and universities. In the…
Descriptors: Computers, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing
Nutt, Gary J. – 1974
The characteristics of jobs that constitute the mix for lower division FORTRAN classes in a university were investigated. Samples of these programs were also benchmarked on a larger central site computer and two minicomputer systems. It was concluded that a carefully chosen minicomputer system could offer service at least the equivalent of the…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education, Computers
Sherrod, John, Ed. – 1975
The papers in this volume constitute the proceedings of a symposium which examined the history, state-of-the-art and future utility of computer-based information systems. Emphasis is placed on the economics and potential uses of on-line interactive systems and their accompanying computer networks. Conceptual and descriptive papers dealing with the…
Descriptors: Computers, Conference Reports, Data Processing, Databases
Taylor, Gerry M., Ed. – 1974
A description of computer procedures applied to an emerging university's book purchasing program is presented. The analysis includes a description of the system applied, the software employed, the precataloging routines involved, and both a preliminary cost analysis and current costs. Internal flow charting is included for both the in-library…
Descriptors: Cataloging, College Libraries, Computer Programs, Computers
Hunt, H. Allan; Hunt, Timothy – 1986
The potential employment impact of office automation is the topic of the study described in this book. The study reviews trends in clerical employment over the last 30 years in a search for evidence of the impact of changes in process technology on clerical employment levels. Specifically, it examines clerical employment trends from 1950 to 1980…
Descriptors: Automation, Clerical Occupations, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Greenberger, Martin, Ed.; And Others – 1974
Three working seminars resulted in this book which includes edited versions of 25 prepared papers and 12 workshop reports. The seminars identified political, economic, and managerial issues involved in building and operating computer networks on a national basis. There are four parts to the book. Part I contains an introductory chapter framing…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computers, Cybernetics, Data Processing
O'Neil, Carole; Pytlik, Mark – 1973
The Canadian Department of Education developed this manual to provide teachers and administrators with information about the potential use of computers. Part I describes at length the five components of the computer input, output, storage, control, and arithmetic/logic functions) and gives a discussion of computer languages, programing, batch…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science
Amara, Roy – 1974
Summaries of four workshops sponsored by the Institute For The Future (IFF) are presented. Each focuses on a particular aspect of the social impact of computers: (1) computer models and simulations as aids to decision making; (2) the use of computers in financial operations; (3) perceptions, attitudes, and literacy regarding computers (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Computer Programs, Computer Science Education
Baker, Justine C. – 1975
Intended as an overview of the nature and use of computers in schools, this document describes the history and development of computers generally and of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) specifically. Included is information on several CAI systems currently in operation including (1) Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations (PLATO),…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Rigby, Malcolm – 1974
The development of machine or computer applications for the arrangement, storage, retrieval, and display of literature references or classification schedules, vocabularies, and indexes used with the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) System as an access point is reviewed. Activities of the Subcommittee on Mechanization of the UDC Central…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Programs