Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) CD-ROM Notes

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      | To Get Started | Basic Instructions | Search Tips | To Quit |

To Get Started

   * Open the IPEDS program menu.
   * Double-click on the IPEDS CD-ROM icon for the disc you wish to use
     (1995 includes records from 1991-95; 1990 includes only that year.)

Basic Searching Instructions

Input the information you have into the search field(s) and press "Enter"
to run the search. To see a summary of the search results, click on the
"Display Summary" button - a button in the middle of the button bar with a
stack of lines across it; or go to the Window menu and choose "Summary."
You can then double-click on an item in the summary to see the entire
individual record. Please consult the CD-ROM instruction booklet for
further help.

Search Tips

  1. When you are looking at an individual record, you will notice 10 tabs
     along the bottom. Each tab offers another screen's worth of
     information. However, there are more than 10. To see more, go to the
     "Window" menu and choose "Detail." Then go to the "DetailScreens"
     menu, and you will have 26 choices.

  2. "Print" will print the entire record (several pages per year per
     institution). If you would like information printed, go the File menu,
     choose "Print Options" and deselect the Print Groups you don't need by
     clicking on the boxes to the left: if there is an "X" in the box, that
     information will be printed.

  3. If you need the FICE Code to narrow your search, they are listed in
     the Higher Education Directory (located at the Education Reference
     Desk on the 6th floor).

  4. Alternate Searching. If you click on the Tab Buttons (# 2-7) at the
     bottom of the search window, you will find alternate search methods.
     These will not usually be needed.

To Quit

At any time you can click on the Exit button: (or go to the File menu and
choose Exit.)

When you are done, please log off the computer:

   * In the Program Manager, go to its File menu and select Logoff.
   * Click on Yes to okay the logoff.

If you have any questions, please ask a librarian.

Stephen Sposato
Government Publications Department
Chicago Public Library
Last Updated: 7/98

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