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Peer reviewedTate, C. Neal – Evaluation Review, 1986
Microcomputer uses by social researchers include writing programs, standard spreadsheets and data base management. In addition, microcomputers can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of information gathering by improving notetaking and organizing. Software developments will help make microcomputer data base management tools, now not…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Database Management Systems
Giordano, Richard; And Others – Perspectives in Computing, 1988
Presents description of the Generalized Automatic Text Organization and Retrieval system (GATOR), a database system that indexes and retrieves information from machine-readable texts such as interviews and case histories. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are discussed, and integrating GATOR with standard statistical packages is described.…
Descriptors: Case Records, Content Analysis, Database Management Systems, Indexing
Peer reviewedIskanderani, A. I.; Anwar, M. A. – Information Services and Use, 1992
Describes a personal computer and LAN-based automated circulation system capable of handling both Arabic and Latin characters that was developed for use at King Abdullaziz University (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Outlines system requirements, system structure, hardware needs, and individual functional modules of the system. Numerous examples and flow…
Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingualism, Database Management Systems, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBaker, Robert K. – College and Research Libraries, 1990
Discusses the benefits of the library collection assessment process, and describes how a small community college library is using a turnkey automated system and a microcomputer-based database program to generate special reports and statistical profiles to support an ongoing collection assessment project. (Eight references) (CLB)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Database Management Systems, Evaluation
Peer reviewedBurton, Orville Vernon; Finnegan, Terence – History Microcomputer Review, 1989
Explains the development of an instructional software package and accompanying workbook which teaches students to apply computerized statistical analysis to historical data, improving the study of social history. Concludes that the use of microcomputers and supercomputers to manipulate historical data enhances critical thinking skills and the use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Critical Thinking, Database Design
Download full textMunger, Gail – 1987
This paper reviews computer software designed for the development, management, and updating of Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) for disabled students. Selection criteria required that the software perform multiple tasks related to the writing of IEPs, be appropriate for use in a medium-sized school district, and be appropriate for a severely…
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum
