This document presents guidelines developed by the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI) for integrating computer-based career information systems into the larger guidance or career development program. This guide is intended for counselors and others who assist students and clients at a user site. For purposes of…

This document contains an annotated bibliography which includes citations for 73 reports or other documents that deal with the evaluation of computer-based career information delivery systems. A few entries deal with the broader field of computer-assisted career guidance. The citations are grouped under three headings: (1) 42 state-based systems,…

This document is the 1985-86 directory of the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI). An introduction states that 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have computer-based career information systems (CIDS) used by over 4,500,000 adult and student job seekers. Two-thirds of the systems are in elementary…

If the three ingredients of career decision making are self-knowledge, accurate occupational information, and effective strategy for analyzing data, it appears that computer-based career information systems are far more efficient than manual systems. (SK)

This article discusses some current developments in Computer Based Guidance (CBG). CBG includes two major domains: educational/vocational information systems and counselor training programs. Educational/vocational information systems provide comprehensive and up-to-date data bases of information on educational requirements or programs and…

Career information needs to be systematized for individual understanding and use, structured at a rate and depth harmonious with the individual's development, and presented or displayed in a manner facilitating selection of pertinent information. This report presents some of the more salient characteristics of an information system which would…

This document presents standards for computer-based career information systems developed by the Association of Computer-Based Systems for Career Information (ACSCI). The adoption of ACSCI standards constitutes a voluntary means for organizations to declare that they subscribe to certain quality measures. These standards can be used to: (1) foster…

GLURP is a script-writing language constructed to suit the purposes of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD). Scripts tell the computer what to say and how to act; they allow the computer to interact with whoever is using the system. Teachers, counselors, etc. wishing to structure the learning of their students and clients need to…

Describes an economically feasible approach to designing computerized systems. The actual design and development of such a system on the campus of Virginia Tech University is outlined. (Author)

"Classification Structures for Career Information" was created to provide Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) staff with pertinent and useful occupational information arranged according to the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) structure. Through this publication, the National Occupational Information Coordinating…

The central mission of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and its network of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees (SOICCs) is to help states develop and implement an occupational information system (OIS). NOICC supports the use of existing sources of data for the OIS and has worked with the…

The major objective of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) of Harvard University is to improve vocational decision-making through the use of a computer-based guidance system. The program is so designed that the student can relate knowledge about himself to data about education, training, and work and thereby create a body of…

If interest variables are used to provide access to vocational information system, the validity of decision-making strategies and outcome is dependent upon: (1) validity of the interest inventory used; (2) validity of the occupational/vocational data base; and (3) nature of linkages between interest variables and system. (Author)

This bibliography is divided into three general categories: (1) information storage and retrieval theory; (2) computer-based systems in education; and (3) computer-based systems in guidance and counseling. The latter comprises, by far, the bulk of the bibliography and contains general works, monographs, periodicals, micro-prints, government…