Published by National Assembly of State Arts Agencies as a part of a 4-year project to improve arts management and develop national systems for organizing crucial data on arts programs and resources, this manual is a comprehensive publication on information management for nonprofit arts administrators. It includes (1) explanations of manual, mechanical, and electronic information systems; and (3) the complete National Standard for Arts Information Exchange, with detailed system specifications for mailing lists, grants management systems, and eight arts resource directories for such areas as exhibitions, facilities, individual artists, organizations and sponsors. Also included are numerous illustrations, a subject index, programming notes, a history of the National Information Systems Project, and a 10-item bibliography. (Author/RAA)