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Microcomputers And Small And Rural Local Governments: Final Report To The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Donald F. Norris
Microcomputers And Small And Rural Local Governments: Final Report To The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Donald F. Norris
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On June 17, 1982, the Center for Applied Urban Research at the University of Nebraska at Omaha received an award of $72,212 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to conduct a training and technical assistance program in microcomputers and small and rural local governments. The overall purpose of this project was to enhance the management capabilities of these governments through the use of computers. The following is a brief report on the activities undertaken during the second year of the project.
Computing In Small Local Governments In Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
Computing In Small Local Governments In Nebraska, Donald F. Norris
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A 1983 study found that patterns of computer use among small local governments (cities under 50,000 and counties under 100 ,000) in seven plains and mountains states were not substantially different from the patterns of computing detected in earlier studies of larger governments. The 1983 study also found that, among other things, basic "housekeeping" functions were the most frequently automated activities; that computer adoption was associated with governmental size, form, type, and metropolitan status; and that most governments owned in-house minicomputers.
Small Local Governments And Information Management, Donald F. Norris
Small Local Governments And Information Management, Donald F. Norris
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During the past few years, an increasing amount of research has been conducted on the subject of computers and information management in small local governments. These are defined as cities of less than 50,000 population and counties of less than 100,000. Much of this research has been conducted within single states or multi-state regions in the United States. One of its primary purposes seems to have been to assist in the development of training and technical assistance programs on computers and information management for small local. governments.
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Instructors' Manual, Donald F. Norris
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This handbook, and its accompanying instructor's manual, was written to be used with a one- or two-day workshop on microcomputers and local governments. The handbook was designed· for the local government official with little or no familiarity with microcomputers and their applications to the world of government.
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Participants' Manual, Donald F. Norris
Microcomputers And Local Government: A Handbook -- Participants' Manual, Donald F. Norris
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This handbook has its origins in a conversation between the author and Dr. Theodore Maher in the spring of 1981. The conversation centered on the role that we believed soon would be played by microcomputers in local governments and the concomitant need for training and technical assistance in the acquisition and use of microcomputers.