Showing papers on "Information integration published in 1972"

A survey of languages for stating requirements for computer-based information systems

Abstract: Society depends more and more on the recording, analysis, storage, processing, and transmission of data and information. Practically every activity requires an information system. The larger and more organized the activity, the larger and more organized is the information system which serves it. This paper is concerned with Information Processing Systems (IPS) which are built to aid the management and operation of an organization. In particular, the paper is concerned with the methods by which the information needs of the organization can be communicated effectively to those who are asked to implement systems to satisfy the requirements for planning, control, and operations.

Integration of Information about others

Abstract: 48 Ss were presented with information about 64 pairs of individuals. One member of each pair possessed an extremely desirable or undesirable trait while the other member of the pair possessed this trait plus an additional trait of like but lesser polarity. For a given pair, an S's preference for one member of the pair over the other seemed to be a function of whether he perceived the additional trait as a desirable personality trait, an undesirable personality trait, or a trait that was neither desirable nor undesirable.