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Philips, Stephen P.; Summers, Joseph V. – American School Board Journal, 1987
Discusses a "silent menace" in school computer rooms--the potential misuse of databases containing student directories, teacher salary information, test scores, and other data. Describes administrative computer uses and possible abuses, including invasion of privacy, false correlations between data sets, and manipulation of data for questionable…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Boards of Education, Computer Uses in Education, Data Interpretation
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Evans, Janet; And Others – Library Software Review, 1986
Four articles on dBASE III include three on library applications: a photocopy invoicing system for interlibrary loan, a vertical file subject headings list program, and a subject index to statistical resources. Another article explains the differences between interpreters and compilers and the advantages of the Clipper compiler for dBASE III. (EM)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Database Management Systems, Higher Education, Indexes
Boss, Richard W.; Espo, Hal – American Libraries, 1986
Guidelines for library automation include information on currently available microcomputer-based software products appropriate for small libraries and integrated systems for the larger libraries that can afford them. Costs, capabilities, functions, and vendor service are discussed, and a directory of vendors is included. (CDD)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Database Management Systems, Databases
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Burgess, Clifford; Swigger, Kathleen – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Describes the design of a database interface for infrequent users of computers which consists of a graphical display of a model of a database and a natural language query language. This interface was designed for and tested with physicians at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Database Management Systems, Display Systems, Information Retrieval
Vail, Kathleen – American School Board Journal, 2003
Practitioners and researchers in the education technology field asked to give their vision of the future list laptop computers, personal digital assistants, electronic testing, wireless networking, and multimedia technology among the technology advances headed soon for schools. A sidebar lists 12 online resources. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems, Educational Technology, Educational Trends
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Antonucci, Yvonne Lederer; Wozny, Lucy Anne – Computers in Human Behavior, 1996
Identifies and describes sublevels of novices using a database management package, clustering those whose interaction is effective, partially effective, and totally ineffective. Among assistance documentation, functional tree diagrams (FTDs) were more beneficial to partially effective users than traditional reference material. The results have…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Diagrams, Instructional Effectiveness
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Rae, John – Computers and Education, 1990
Describes a case study approach to teaching database design principles to undergraduate students that is based on a library database. Topics discussed include database management systems, relational models, entity relationship models, many-to-many relationships, normalization, and producing a working database. (three references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems
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Gutmann, Myron P.; And Others – Historical Methods, 1989
Describes the way a relational database management system manages a large historical data collection project. Shows that such databases are practical to construct. States that the programing tasks involved are not for beginners, but the rewards of having data organized are worthwhile. (GG)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Database Management Systems
Eckols, Steven L.; Rossett, Allison – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 1989
Description of HyperCard focuses on uses for instructional designers and performance technologists. The theoretical background that includes cognitive psychology and futuristic thinking is presented, and three main uses of HyperCard are discussed: (1) as a database management program, (2) as a vehicle for implementing hypermedia, and (3) as an…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Cognitive Psychology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
Burns, Edward – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses factors that should be considered when designing multiple-choice diagnostic tests for use with microcomputer systems. Item content and characteristics are described, presentation of feedback and results are examined, database management functions are discussed, and benefits for students with learning problems and physically disabled…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Database Management Systems, Feedback, Learning Problems
Kwan, Julie; Raeder, Aggi – Database, 1988
Describes the development of a menu driven database management program to handle online search statistics reporting requirements for the libraries at the University of California, Los Angeles. Advantages of the program are discussed, including cost effectiveness, autonomy of search service reports, meeting the special needs of individual…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Data Analysis, Data Collection
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Bloomfield, Elizabeth – Canadian Library Journal, 1989
Describes a project at the University of Guelph (Ontario) that combined both bibliographical and archival references in one large machine readable database to facilitate local history research. The description covers research tool creation, planning activities, system design, the database management system used, material selection, record…
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Databases, Database Design, Database Management Systems
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Spavold, J. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1989
Describes study of 9- to 11-year-olds conducted in Great Britain that was designed to analyze the means by which elementary school children familiarized themselves with a large database. Types of error and frequency of occurrence are examined, query formulation is discussed, and the importance of keyboard skills is addressed. (nine references)…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Database Management Systems, Databases, Elementary Education
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Le Bas, M. J.; Durham, J. – Journal of Documentation, 1989
Describes a scheme in the United Kingdom that coordinates geochemistry publications with a computerized geochemistry database. The database comprises not only data published in the journals but also the remainder of the pertinent data set. The discussion covers the database design; collection, storage and retrieval of data; and plans for future…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Foreign Countries
Chen, J. Wey – Educational Technology, 1989
Describes a teacher support system which is a computer-based workstation that provides support for teachers and administrators by integrating teacher utility programs, instructional management software, administrative packages, and office automation tools. Hardware is described and software components are explained, including database managers,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems
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