The development of a faculty information system at Carnegie Mellon University is traced using a case study approach. Attention is focused on the process of system design by committee, the resulting relational database, and its impact on institutional research and university reporting. Technical implementation and details of the system design are covered. Goals for the system were to provide: access to both current and historical information; and an integrated database of faculty information from which queries, reports, and analyses could be easily generated. The ultimate goal was to provide information to support faculty-related decision-making processes, both centrally and in colleges and departments. The relational database management system, INGRES, was chosen for development of the information system. Included in the system were biographical, salary, teaching, and research data. Future directions in the ongoing project include the development of a university information system that will integrate faculty, student and space data, and the transfer of data from this system through the campus-wide network of personal computers. (SW)