Abstract
At the end of this chapter you should be able to:
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• Explain what a bulletin board is.
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• Explain what a public information system is.
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• Outline the principal types of public information system which may be of use to quantity surveyors.
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• Explain what is meant by ‘public domain’ software.
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• Explain the hardware considerations which it may be necessary to take into account to allow access to bulletin boards and public information systems.
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• Comment on the economics of using public information systems and the constraints which management might need to apply.
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Smith, A.J. (1989). Public Information Systems for Quantity Surveyors. In: Computers and Quantity Surveyors. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10857-2_6
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