Microcomputers in Social Service Settings: Research Applications

puters. This article addresses several applications of microcomputers in assisting research in social service settings. As always when new technol ogy is introduced in the social ser vices, there may be administrative and direct practice implications. This article briefly describes administra tive uses for microcomputers in ad dition to the research capabilities. The microcomputer system this arti cle describes was used as a primary data storage and retrieval system for both qualitative and quantitative data in an outpatient clinic of a large ur ban hospital.