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Office of Institutional Research: reports, surveys, and publications

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.04

  • Staff Only
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Scope and Content

Reports, surveys and publications produced by Institutional Research include statistical information on Bowdoin and its relationship to other colleges of its type in the United States as well as internal analyses done with information supplied by college departments. Also included are copies of reports on a number of topics submitted to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Service (IPEDS). Copies of all reports, publications and surveys are put on reserve in the library for one year after release. Records contained in this collection that were created prior to 1992 were created by staff in various college departments. These functions are now carried out by Institutional Research.

Dates

  • Creation: 1977-

Creator

Access Restrictions

Some material restricted, consult series descriptions for specific information.

Biograophical/Historical Note

The Office of Institutional Research was established in 1992. In January 1995, Christine Brooks was appointed Director of Records and Research, overseeing both Institutional Research and Student Records (Registrar). The office consolidates the self-study and comparative study functions previously performed by many other departments of the college.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Office of Institutional Research Reports, Surveys, and Publications
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/index.shtml
Contact:
3000 College Station
Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
(207) 725-3288

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