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Chun, Alan – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes a microcomputer-assisted method of using the commercial dBase III software package for the management of a personal bibliographic storage and retrieval system. This system provides users with a systematic way of keeping, for rapid retrieval, references to papers or documents previously read. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
Caswell, Peter J.; Hall, Calvin W. – School Business Affairs, 1987
For the past six years, Los Angeles County Office of Education (California) has used a state-of-the-art computerized transportation management system that produces $2 million annual net savings and provides prompt, accurate bus service for students, parents, and teachers. This article details routing and scheduling programs used. Includes seven…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Educational Finance
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Planton, Stanley; Phillips, Susan – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1986
Describes computerization of routine library procedures on Apple microcomputers at a small regional campus of Ohio University. Highlights include use of a database management program--PFS:FILE--for acquisition lists, equipment/supplies inventory, microfilm and periodicals management, and statistical manipulations, and a spreadsheet…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Higher Education
Snyder, Robin – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2004
XML, Extensible Markup Language, is important as a way to represent and encapsulate the structure of underlying data in a portable way that supports data exchange regardless of the physical storage of the data. This paper (and session) introduces some useful and practical aspects of XML technology for sharing information in a educational setting…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Information Systems, Computer System Design
L'Orange, Hans P., Ed. – Network News, 2003
This issue of "Network News" takes a look at emerging P-16/K-16 partnerships and data systems. The first article, "P-16 Data and Accountability Systems," by Hans L'Orange and Rick Voorhees (an adaptation of a policy brief) looks at data being used for accountability within P-16 systems and provides some general characteristics…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Database Management Systems, Databases
Conway, Paul – Library Journal, 1994
Discussion of digital imaging technology focuses on its potential use for preservation of library materials. Topics addressed include converting microfilm to digital; the high cost of conversion from paper or microfilm; quality; indexing; database management issues; incompatibility among imaging systems; longevity; cooperative pilot projects; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Costs, Database Management Systems
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Silvester, June P.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Describes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lexical Dictionary (NLD), a machine-aided indexing system used online at the NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). The functions of NLD system components are described in detail, and production and quality benefits resulting from machine-aided indexing at CASI are…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Database Management Systems, Dictionaries, Evaluation
McNamar, Emma J. – Green Library Journal, 1993
Describes the components, collaborators, and services of INFOTERRA, an environmental information exchange network designed to facilitate the exchange of information among countries and to promote knowledge with countries of the international environmental situation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Communications, Database Management Systems, Databases, Environmental Education
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Lai, Kwok-Wing – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Progress of 26 female students aged 10 to 13 participating in 4 database-oriented activities--library research, database construction, information retrieval, and writing--was monitored through student worksheets, researcher and student logs, audio/videotapes, questionnaires, and tests. Improvement of cognitive and metacognitive skills including…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Elementary Education, Females
Lammert, Diana – Database, 1993
Describes the McKenna Information Center's application of BRS/SEARCH, information retrieval software, as part of its services to Kennmetal Inc., its parent company. Features and uses of the software, including commands, custom searching, menu-driven interfaces, preparing reports, and designing databases are covered. Nine examples of software…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Corporate Libraries
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Llorens, Jose; Trenor, Asuncion – Electronic Library, 1993
Discusses the use of MARC format in relational databases and addresses problems of incompatibilities. A solution is presented that is in accordance with Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) standards and is based on experiences at the library of the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain). (four references) (EA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Database Management Systems, Databases
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Gillespie, Jim – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Discusses the variety of search command languages among online systems and provides suggestions for creating online information retrieval manuals using a database management system such as dBASE III PLUS. An online systems comparison chart is included for INFOGLOBE, INFOMART, DIALOG, QUICK LAW, and REUTERS TEXTLINE. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
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Anderson, Clarita S. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Describes the incorporation of textile images into the University of Maryland Historic Textile Database by a computer user rather than a computer expert. Selection of a database management system is discussed, and PICTUREPOWER, a system that integrates photographic quality images with text and numeric information in databases, is described. (three…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Management Systems, Databases, Higher Education
Thompson, Terry J.; Gould, Karen J. – School Administrator, 2005
In recent years the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township in Indianapolis has been awash in data. In attempts to improve levels of student achievement, the authors collected all manner of statistical details about students and schools and attempted to perform data analysis as part of the school improvement process. The authors were never…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Data Analysis, Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2007
Reliable and current data is the foundation upon which good public policymaking is built. While California collects a good deal of data on its teaching workforce, policymakers have lacked a state-level data and analysis system to provide answers to even some of the most basic questions: How many credential holders actually take jobs? In what types…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Inferences, Teacher Supply and Demand, Management Information Systems
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