The Data Entry Management Association (DEMA) has recently completed a survey and determined that the average rate for entering information into an automated system is 11,106 key strokes per hour. The average labor cost for data entry personnel was $8.32 per hour in 1982 according to DEMA. The study is normally undertaken each year.
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Library Systems Newsletter [August 1982]
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| Publication Year: | 1982 |
| Type of Material: | Article |
| Language | English |
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Library Systems Newsletter |
| Publication Info: | Volume 2 Number 08 |
| Issue: | August 1982 |
| Page(s): | 64 |
| Publisher: | American Library Association |
| Place of Publication: | Chicago, IL |
| Notes: | Howard S. White, Editor-in-Chief; Richard W. Boss, Contributing Editor |
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Retrospective conversion |
| ISSN: | 0277-0288 |
| Record Number: | 3849 |
| Last Update: | 2026-04-16 19:12:31 |
| Date Created: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
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