The purpose of this paper is to discuss the utility of mark-sense readers in locally produced evaluations. The term mark-sense reader refers to a class of electronic devices that convert marks made on a paper sheet to electronic information by means of either electrical or optical sensing of the marks. The most common use of mark-sense readers has been for scoring multiple choice tests. However, the availability of inexpensive mark-sense readers has increased the number of evaluation-oriented tasks that can be accomplished with the aid of such readers. These tasks include: (1) test scoring of diagnostic, placement, or locally made tests; (2) data collection from surveys and polls; (3) evaluation of training sessions and courses; and (4) data entry of demographic and descriptive information on students. Preceding this discussion on how mark-sense readers can be and have been used to perform these tasks is a brief background section explaining some of the requirements for use of mark-sense readers in terms of hardware and software. (BW)