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- Since the late 1940s managers have been trying
to use computers to integrate information in their organisations.
Early promises of success were not fulfilled, and whilst hardware
and software progressed rapidly, complete integration of information
systems remained elusive. Now, suppliers of information technology
claim that integration is back on the agenda, because appropriate
systems are available. This important book reports on how far
organisations have actually progressed towards the goal of integration.
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- Information handling and the management of
the computer as a resource have become pre-eminent concerns in
organisations of all types. Integration will allow all of the
information required for management, research and development,
and for the multiplicity of daily operations to be provided by
one computerised information system, probably with multi-site
access. To explore this process, the authors of Integrated
Information Systems have interviewed senior
information systems development staff in a number of organisations,
who are currently tackling the problems of integration. Their
findings are presented in a series of case studies, followed
by detailed analysis and discussion.
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- They provide invaluable guidance for all
information managers, whether concerned with hardware and software
selection, the compatibility of management information systems,
skills training for information staff, organisational support
for information services, or any of the other problems associated
with the development of integrated systems.
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- The study was sponsored by The British Library,
as part of its programme of research into effective information
management in organisations of all types.
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- (British Library Research and Development
Report 6054)
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- ISBN 0 947568 53 0
- 1992
- £22.00/US$42.00
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- 'stands as a clear and yet adequately
detailed guide to experience in integrated information systems
.... the survey results are admirably condensed into digestible
accounts of the experience of each organization.... a short well-presented
'must' for all those implementing information technology'
- Library Review
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- 'This report falls into that happy category
of those that have something useful to say, and are written in
an accessible way.... the case studies are fascinating and illuminating.'
- Library and Information Research News
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- 'To anyone interested in the area of integrated
information systems, in the problems encumbered and the possible
solutions, or to educators trying to design curricula to provide
graduates who will address the information needs of business
and organizations, I would strongly recommend this book.'
- Australian Academic and Research Libraries
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