IT IS DESIGNED TO AID IN EVALUATING OR EXTENDING EXISTING DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMS AND IN CONSIDERING INSTALLATION OF PROGRAMS WHERE THEY ARE NOT NOW IN USE. A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF COMPUTERS AS MANAGEMENT AIDS IS PROVIDED AS WELL AS A DISCUSSION OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS. ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S COMPUTERIZED INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN WISCONSIN, MISSOURI, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE DESCRIBED. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTERS INCLUDING THEIR USE IN CONDUCTING LEGAL RESEARCH ARE ALSO EXAMINED. COST-FEASIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS WHICH FIGURE LARGELY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM ARE TREATED ACCORDINGLY IN THIS MANUAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)