A report and related materials are provided from an activity to set up an operating information processing center that would do the work initiated by personnel in the district and to incorporate the center into the Modern Office/Word Processing Technology course. The report details objectives, population and sample, and conclusions and recommendations. The document includes a glossary, general information on the information processing center, job descriptions for the five positions used in the information processing center (supervisor, senior word processing specialist, project specialist, proofreader, office clerk/receptionist), a list of the equipment available in the center, guidelines for receiving work in the center, information center turnaround times, guidelines for dealing with stress and human relations in the center, an example of class materials on stress, job rotation schedules, standardized formats for the center and samples, diskette and document coding procedures and exhibits, information on productivity measurement, and a proofreader's checklist. (YLB)