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Tan, Kar Way; Shankararaman, Venky – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2014
It was 2:35 am on a Saturday morning. Wiki Lim, process specialist from the Process Innovation Centre (PIC) of Hippi Care Hospital (HCH), desperately doodling on her notepad for ideas to improve service delivery at HCH's Emergency Department (ED). HCH has committed to the public that its ED would meet the service quality criterion of serving 90%…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Systems Analysis, Performance Technology, Health Education
Johnson, Donald W. – 1972
The National Serials Pilot Project, Phase II of the National Serials Data Program, is described. Utilizing the MARC format for processing serials, the objectives were: (1) to create a machine-readable file containing live serials in the fields of science and technology, (2) to produce a number of preliminary listings, and (3) to produce one or…
Descriptors: Automation, Databases, National Libraries, Periodicals
Warheit, I. A. – J Libr Automat, 1970
In the development of library systems, the movement today is toward the so-called "total or integrated system. Although it may not be feasible in most cases to design and install a total system in a single operation, it is shown how a series of application programs can become the incremental development of such a system. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Automation, Data Processing, Information Systems, Library Networks
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Gilliland, Anne J. – Library Trends, 1988
Provides a historical perspective on archival automation and an overview of the management, planning, staffing, and user considerations that arise as a consequence of automation. Future technological developments are summarized. (41 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Archives, Automation, Information Technology, Institutional Administration
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Hieb, Barry R. – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
Considered are aspects of effective dental automation, including integrating "islands of computing"; definition of a dental record; common nomenclature; an enabling architecture; capturing data at its source; computer-assisted software engineering; and system security. (DB)
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Software, Computers, Dentistry
Goh, A.; Hui, S. C. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Describes how TES, a text extraction system, is able to electronically retrieve a set of sentences from a document to form an indicative abstract. Discusses various text abstraction techniques and related work in the area, provides an overview of the TES system, and compares system results against manually produced abstracts. (LAM)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Automation, Comparative Analysis
Denver Regional Council of Governments, CO. – 1970
This report describes the conceptual design of a regional information system, developed in support of the Denver Regional Council of Government's established comprehensive planning work program. It includes a discussion of system objectives, available data sources, recommended system content, software and system maintenance requirements,…
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Information Systems, Maps
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Willcocks, Leslie; Mason, David – Employee Relations, 1987
Describes the problems brought on by a lengthy strike that occurred during a major computerization effort by Britain's Department of Health and Social Security. Implications for personnel officers are presented. (CH)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Labor Problems, Personnel Policy
Ranney, Joyce M. – Training and Development Journal, 1982
Quality of work life is examined as it applies to a company's decision to implement automation changeover and whether or not employees are involved in design decisions. (CT)
Descriptors: Automation, Computers, Employer Employee Relationship, Program Design
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Datta, Anindya; Viguier, Igor R. – Information Systems, 1997
In environments where the state of the system changes rapidly, such as stock trading, air traffic control, network management, and process control, databases have been proposed as the platform to develop automated control systems. Information in such systems consists of "updates," reporting on the state of the environment and…
Descriptors: Air Traffic Control, Algorithms, Automation, Database Management Systems
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Monteith, Brian D. – Journal of Dental Education, 1991
Three principles of classification are stressed in the development of electronic dental patient records and clinical databases: (1) the classification must have a suitable organizing principle; (2) use must be made of standard terminology; and (3) there must be standard operational criteria. (DB)
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Database Design, Dentistry
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. – 1972
The primary objective of this analysis was to determine the need for, feasibility of, and conceptual design of an automated educational management information system to serve the staff of the Nevada State Department of Education. The analysis was divided into three general procedural tasks: the assessment of information need, data availability…
Descriptors: Automation, Educational Administration, Management Information Systems, Program Design
Kalthoff, Robert J. – Videodisc and Optical Disk, 1985
Reviews current technologies for electronic imaging and its recording and transmission, including digital recording, optical data disks, automated image-delivery micrographics, high-density-magnetic recording, and new developments in telecommunications and computers. The role of the document automation systems integrator, who will bring these…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Storage Devices, Design, Input Output Devices
Burgess, Thomas – ALA Bull, 1969
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Programs, Computers, Information Systems
Redstone Scientific Information Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL. – 1967
THE REPORT PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF THE AUTOMATED LITERATURE PROCESSING, HANDLING AND ANALYSIS (ALPHA-1) SYSTEM. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OF ALPHA-1 AND THE USE OF THIS AUTOMATED LIBRARY TECHNIQUE ARE PRESENTED. EACH OF THE SUBSYSTEMS AND MODULES NOW IN OPERATION ARE…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Storage Devices, Computers
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