The Massachusetts General Hospital/Surgical and Special Services study, an information processing system for redesigning an outmoded existing hospital, structured information into small-scale elements that could be analyzed, reassembled into different solutions, and the solution selected that best accommodates all of the complex requirements. (MF)

The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher control of student generated noise in a realistic university setting. (Author)

This research examines one aspect of leader behavior and a personality characteristic of the subordinate, i.e. authoritarianism and how they relate to the attitudes and performance of the subordinate. (Author)

Considers the implications of administrative accountability, the need for self-evaluation, and the desire to determine relationships between processes used and outcomes produced for recent approaches to collecting evaluation data. (Author/EA)

Purpose of the present study was the development of two research instruments designed to assess young children's functioning in preschool settings. (Authors)

Focus of the study was to identify and analyze the common elements of the instructional organizational systems used in nine of the most effective Title I reading components in 1968-69 for disadvantaged pupils in grades 1-6. (Author)

Article focuses on government information systsms and resources, alternatives to computer storage retrieval and large scale information systems, and techniques to improve the utilization of existing information systems in colleges and universities. (Editor)

Describes study of chemists in the Chemistry Division, Organic Research Laboratory, Eastman Kodak Company, as end-user searchers on the DIALOG system searching primarily the "Chemical Abstracts" database. Training, level of use, online browsing, types of searches, satisfaction, costs, and value of end-user searching are highlighted.…

Focuses on one of the key measures used in evaluating foster care programs, i.e., length of time in foster care. Examines several variables that affect length of time in foster care and offers suggestions for avoiding data misinterpretations on this measure. (RC)

Discusses how counselors can successfully execute the responsibilities of a service coordinator to enhance counseling effectiveness. Describes three phases of service coordination: information retrieval, information assessment, and information administration. (RC)

Scanning the external environment will become more essential to colleges in the coming decade. Developing an environmental scanning system can identify important emerging issues that may constitute either threats or opportunities. The organizational features of a mature scanning process are described. (MLW)

Examines "A Planning Process for Public Libraries," published by the Public Library Association in 1980, discussing the mission of the public library, survey research and data collection, library goals and objectives, planning strategies, budgeting, the political environment, and output measures. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)

Explains the relationship of two Public Library Association publications concerning measurement of public library service: "Performance Measures for Public Libraries" (1973) and "Output Measures for Public Libraries: A Manual for Standardized Procedures" (1982). The importance of data collection methods is noted in discussing…

Details the development and system design of a computer-based instruction (CBI) program designed to provide tutorial training in diet modification as part of renal therapy and provides the results of a study that compared the effectiveness of the CBI program with the traditional lecture/laboratory method. (EAO)