Book Reviews : Beyond Maps: GIS and Decision-Making in Local Government. John O'Looney. Washington, DC: International City Management Association (777 North Capitol St. NE, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20002), 1997. 151 pp., $48.00 (paper

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. David Garson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
City Management ◽  
Management Association

Training Administrators To Use Microcomputers

1985 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert H. Rittle
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
City Management ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Administration Review ◽  
Management Association ◽  
University Training

Some are born to computer literacy, while others have literacy thrust upon them! Students who comprise the next generation of political scientists and public administrators will, in many cases, fall into the latter category. This article concerns the role of university training programs in meeting the increasing demands for microcomputer skills.The January, 1984 issue of Public Administration Review included five articles concerning microcomputers in local government. These articles anticipate “major changes in the way local governments organize and the means by which they carry out operations,” as a result of microcomputer technology. Predicting a significant impact of microcomputers in local government, the International City Management Association has also published a major monograph on microcomputer use (Griesemer, 1984).

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