Total Information for Educational Systems Records, 1966-1978. Finding Aid.

Summary Information

Title: Total information for educational systems records.
Dates: 1966-1978
Creator: Total Information for Educational Systems.
Extent: 3 boxes (1.67 cubic feet)
Language: English
Collection Number: CBI 138
Abstract:

Records contain meeting minutes, grant prospectuses, reports, newsletters, brochures, correspondence, and questionnaires relating to the activities of the Total Information for Educational Systems (TIES) program.

Repository: University of Minnesota Libraries. Charles Babbage Institute.

Access and Use

Acquisition Information:

The collection was acquired by CBI in 2000.

Access Restrictions:

Access to the collection is unrestricted.

Copyright:

The Charles Babbage Institute holds the copyright to all materials in the collection, except for items covered by a prior copyright (such as published materials). Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Processing Information:

This collection is unprocessed.

Preferred Citation:

Total Information for Educational Systems Records (CBI 138), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Historical Note

The Total Information for Educational Systems (TIES) program was located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Its objectives were to develop a cooperative educational data processing system for the area, to establish a data processing staff devoted to the needs of elementary and secondary education, to provide for the development of an educational data processing system that could be used as a model for a state-wide data processing system, to expand the use of the computer as an educational tool, to provide specialized computer services for personnel purposes and instructional uses, to make available to school personnel new resources and instructional techniques, to provide a system for better dissemination of information among schools, and to develop a means of exchange of student information.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The Total Information for Educational Systems Records contain meeting minutes, grant prospectuses, reports, newsletters, brochures, correspondence, and questionnaires relating to the activities of the Total Information for Educational Systems (TIES) program.

Subject Terms

Index Terms

• This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
• Total Information for Educational Systems.