Designed to provide individuals responsible for the management of information resources with an understanding of the activities that lead to effective information management, this document identifies issues related to the management of microcomputer systems and analyzes some of the options available for the effective integration of small systems into an organization's overall data processing usage. The document is divided into eight chapters. Background information is provided in the first chapter, while Chapter 2 discusses the information management problems caused by the ability to access and manipulate new and existing information on the microcomputer. Chapter 3 classifies microcomputer users into three broad categories--ADP (automatic data processing) professionals, end users who program and implement applications software, and end users who operate applications software--and discusses the functions that these users will need to perform in an organization. Chapter 4 describes the services and activities that can provide support to an organization and discusses microcomputer system procurement and justification procedures. Standards and technological management alternatives are addressed in Chapter 5, together with problems created by rapidly changing microcomputer technology and the ways an organization can respond. Organizational factors that affect the use of microcomputers are presented in Chapter 6, and Chapter 7 provides an outline of the elements that can constitute a microcomputer management policy. Chapter 8 contains references to several other publications that address microcomputer management issues. (JB)