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Peer reviewedHeydinger, Richard B.; Norris, Donald M. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1976
The expanding networks of computer hardware, software, and organizations for controlling them and the institutional data bases they access are described. Improvements are making the data sources accessible but raise some new problems for data managers and institutional researchers. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Data Processing, Databases, Higher Education
Heydinger, Richard B.; Norris, Donald M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
Arguments for and against decentralization of data management, analysis, and planning systems are presented. It is suggested that technological advances have encouraged decentralization. Caution in this direction is urged and the development of an articulated decentralization program is proposed. (SF)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Centralization, Change Strategies, College Planning
