Describes an electronic mail system used by the Horseheads (New York) Central School Distict's eight schools and central office that saves time and enhances productivity. This software calls up information from the district's computer network and sends it to other users' special files--electronic "mailboxes" set aside for messages and…

Explains the use of computerized bookkeeping systems called spreadsheets to perform mathematical and accounting functions such as totaling expenditures, averaging test grades, and transferring funds. Advises about adapting spreadsheet programs and discusses several essential features, including linkage, macro functions, and sharing capabilities.…

On a multiple-choice test in which each item has k alternative responses, the test taker is permitted to choose any subset which he believes contains the one correct answer. A scoring system is devised. (Author/CTM)

Georgetown University is demonstrating a new approach to burning coal. Its fluidized bed steam generating plant is showing reliability and efficiency within all emission limits. (Author/MLF)

A five-phase program has revolutionized campus mailing service at the University of Louisville. (Author/MLF)

A study of a university power plant and its efficiency determined the total available steam generating capacity of the existing boilers and the physical conditions that were limiting that capacity. (Author/MLF)

In an effort to help develop practical applications of alternative energy, a wind turbine generator is to be mounted on a 40-foot tower on the roof of a Columbia University building. (Author/MLF)

Details the process of reengineering Miami-Dade Community College's maintenance department to lower costs while increasing services. Changes included work flow, communications, purchasing, staffing, and technology methods. (EV)

Presents three text compression methods of increasing power and evaluates each based on the trade-off between compression gain and processing time. The advantages of using hash coding for speed and optimal arithmetic coding to successor information for compression gain are discussed. (26 references) (Author/CLB)

Proposes a multiple contingencies theory that simultaneously examines task and dependence effects on unit design and efficiency. The model is tested, using data from 529 work units in 60 employment security offices. Units facing conflicting contingencies are more prone to design misfit and lower performance. Includes 40 references. (MLH)

Views time management as a pyramid with six distinct phases, offering these phases as steps to successful time management: (1) set goals; (2) rank goals; (3) schedule; (4) implement; (5) coordinate; and (6) manage daily events. Examines several areas for improvement in personal productivity, including desk arrangement, the telephone, interruptions…

Sketches and drawings are a means of communicating ideas in the design process. Students need help in overcoming the conditioned response of producing finished, polished work and in learning efficient and effective ways of communicating ideas through images. (SK)

This review of 47 publications describes the development of standard and Dvorak keyboards, finding that, although most studies found Dvorak more efficient, many methodological weaknesses appear. Considers that current interest in Dvorak stems from concerns about productivity, workplace safety, and the need for keyboarding speed. (SK)

In a November 1998 "Forbes Magazine" article, Peter Brimelow claims that seven states, including Indiana, employ a greater percentage of "nonteaching bureaucracy" than classroom teachers. Using National Center for Education Statistics school staffing definitions, this article paints a different picture and decries the folly of…

Proposes and analyzes a method for servicing keyword queries expressed in a digital library. Topics include efficiency via the concept of customers and producers; grouping queries into clusters of similar concepts; information density of the library; query delay; query priorities; and fuzzy decision-making. (Author/LRW)