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Abstract

Rapid developments of increasingly complex information systems are having considerable effect on institutional research. Institutional research offices are sophisticated users of computer systems as well as gatherers of data directly through questionnaires, surveys, and non-mechanized records. What is the impact of the increased use of computer systems on the practice of institutional research? What does the analyst need to look for in using information systems? What peculiar problems are presented in using someone else's data? What are the prospects for the future, given rapid technological change? Discussion of these and related questions requires a brief overview of the function of institutional research offices, the context in which they operate, and the data they use.

Author

Laura E. Saunders

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