NASH INFORMATION SERVICES INC.
REVIEW OF CONTRACTS AWARDED
NAME
OF CLIENT: WorkBrain Inc.
(Toronto)
DATE: April
2005 – Aug 2005
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK:
Review forecasting methods used in WorkBrain scheduling software,
provide advice on methods and software, build tools and carry out
analysis and forecasts of client data, and prepare a detailed
specification for building chosen methods into WorkBrain's new
offering.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: none
NAME
OF CLIENT: McGraw-Hill-Ryerson
DATE:
Aug 2005
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: To provide a review and comments of a proposed
new textbook in business statistics.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
none
NAME
OF CLIENT: ITNET Inc. (Ottawa)
DATE:
March 2005
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To investigate and
report on the availability and need for training and educational
materials relating to the selection, implementation, and use of open
source software in public-sector environments for Public Works and
Government Services Canada, and to make recommendations on how such
materials could be generated.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
investigation shared with Dr. Jon Calof
NAME
OF CLIENT: altisSPR Inc. (Ottawa)
DATE:
March 2005 -
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To review Human
Resources documents for Health Canada and supply metadata for their
indexing.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: none
NAME
OF CLIENT: Policy and Major Projects Directorate, Health
Promotion and Programs Branch, Health Canada (Vancouver)
DATE:
Jan. 2000 – Aug 2000
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: Review the current content and architecture of
the proposed website. Reporting any major problems with organization
of content and internal logical structure and to make recommendations
regarding future development. (Report 1)
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
none
NAME
OF CLIENT: Hodder Headline PLC
DATE: January 2000
onward
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To write a book "Practical
Forecasting for Managers for publication under the Arnold
imprint.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: none.
NAME OF
CLIENT: Social Science and Humanities Research Council
DATE:
Sept. 1997-Aug. 1998
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: Acting as
the Council's statistical officer, manipulation of statistical
database, and answering queries and producing a statistical
yearbook.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: none
NAME
OF CLIENT:The Medea Group (Toronto)
DATE: March
1997
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: Advice on work flow and
human resources loading for an information management project.
EXTENT
OF SUBCONTRACT:none
NAME
OF CLIENT: Industry Canada
DATE: March 1996
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: Evaluation of a software product and carrying
out a survey of users of the product.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
from Computers for People Inc.
NAME
OF CLIENT: National Defence
DATE: February-March
1996
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK:Developing and teaching a
course on computerized cataloguing
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
from HRI Management Consultants
NAME
OF CLIENT: International Development Research Centre
DATE:
January - February 1995
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK:Developing
and implementation databases for Micronutrients Initiative
Secretariat using Pro-Cite.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: none
NAME
OF CLIENT: Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and
Safety Board
DATE: March 1990 and June - August 1990
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: To develop functional requirements for
automating library, correspondence and records management
tasks.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: from Government Consulting
Group
NAME
OF CLIENT: External Affairs and International Trade
DATE:
Nov. 1989 - March, 1990, April - Aug. 1990
NATURE AND SCOPE OF
WORK: To develop a classification system for the Canadian Online
Secure Information and Communications System.
SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION: Secret
NAME
OF CLIENT: Canadian International Development Agency
DATE:
March 1990
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To recommend a policy
and procedures for ordering printed materials in the Canadian offices
of CIDA and in the decentralized posts.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Canadian International Development Agency
DATE:
March 1990
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: Examine the on-line
systems offered by commercial brokers for ordering books and
periodicals and recommend a suitable broker to the DIC at CIDA to
best fulfill the library's needs.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Supply and Services Canada
DATE: Nov. 1989 -
June, 1991
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To set up and run a
library for the PSCAP project in the Accounting, Banking,
Compensation Directorate.
NAME
OF CLIENT: National Defence
DATE: Sept. 1989 - March,
1990, May 1990 - July 1990
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To
carry out an inventory of scientific and technical documents for the
library of the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa.
SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION: secret
NAME
OF CLIENT: Department of Justice
DATE: Mar. 1989
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To examine current information
resources and systems and recommend changes to the Bureau of
Programme Evaluation and Internal Audit
NAME
OF CLIENT: Ministry of State for Science and Technology
DATE:
April- Aug. 1987
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To provide
assistance in the Records Management Service.
EXTENT OF
SUBCONTRACT: through Bureau of Management Consulting
NAME
OF CLIENT: Fisheries and Oceans
DATE: April - July,
1987
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To assist in the development
of definitions in the Records Management Service.
EXTENT OF
SUBCONTRACT: through Bureau of Management Consulting
NAME
OF CLIENT: Ontario Ministry of Education
DATE: March,
1987- June, 1987
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To develop a
directory of women in science, technology and non-traditional
occupations for use in Ontario schools.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT:
from IF Interfaces Ltd.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
DATE:
May, 1983 to March 1987
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK:
Establishing and running an information resource centre.
EXTENT
OF SUBCONTRACT: Staff to operate the information centre engaged
for various periods.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Canadian International Development Agency
DATE:
Feb. - Mar. 1987
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: Conducting a broad-based audit of part of the
Records
Management
Services of the organization.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Canadian Forestry Service
DATE: Dec. 1985 -
Mar. 1986
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: to determine and
recommend options for provision of library service considering
state-of-the-art technology and cost/benefit analysis; and to develop
a systems plan for CFS libraries.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Supreme Court of Canada Library
DATE: Aug. -
Dec. 1985
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: production of
multi-language catalogue cards for parts of the law collection using
computer assisted data-entry, verification, and productivity tools.
NAME
OF CLIENT: National Library of Canada, Federal Libraries Liaison
Office
DATE: Aug. - Nov. 1985
NATURE AND SCOPE OF
WORK: to conduct an analysis of a survey of automation tools in
Federal libraries, and to prepare indices and a report on the results
of this analysis.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Supreme Court of Canada Library
DATE: Jan. -
Mar. 1985
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: to advise on the
feasibility of automating certain of the Library functions and
prepare a plan for implementation of steps to do so or to move
towards a state of readiness to automate.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Science and Professional Services Directorate Supply
and Services Canada
DATE: Dec. 1984 - Mar., 1985
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: Phase I: to prepare a new set of proposed
headings for the directorate Vendor Registration and Sourcing System.
Phase II: to revise the list of keywords used in the Vendor
Registration and Sourcing System.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Mitel Corp., Kanata
DATE: Feb. 1985
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: To advise on the organization and structure of
the Market Research library and its databases and development.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Scientific Computing Division, Environment
Canada
DATE: Jan. - Feb. 1985
NATURE AND SCOPE OF
WORK: To recommend the structure and content of a microcomputer
software information database.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Office on Aging, Health and Welfare Canada
DATE:
Feb. 1985
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: Review operations of an
information centre and recommend structural, procedural and computer
database mechanisms for improving the facility.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Davis Engineering
DATE: March, 1984
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: To provide assistance and advice on the
development of library services.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: 90%
of work carried out by M. Jones
NAME
OF CLIENT: Department of Regional Industrial Expansion
DATE:
Dec. 1983 - Mar. 1984
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To provide
strategic information access, storage and retrieval services for the
Special Projects Unit.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
confidential
NAME
OF CLIENT: Public Archives Canada
DATE:Jan.-Mar.,
1984
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To organize and establish
procedures for the maintenance of a collection of documents in the
Micrographics Advisory Service.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Syncrude Canada
DATE:
Nov. 1983
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: To provide advice and
assistance in the establishment and maintenance of a library at the
Ft. McMurray, Alberta plant.
EXTENT OF SUBCONTRACT: with
Canadian Microform Systems Ltd.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Solicitor General - Correctional Service Canada
DATE:
Jan. - Mar. 1982, June 1985.
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK:
Audiovisual cataloguing system and an updated printout of the
catalogue.
NAME
OF CLIENT: Department of Communications
DATE: June,
1981 - Mar. 1982
NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK: Developing a new
structure and user access system for DOC Telidon database.
SECURITY
CLASSIFICATION: secret
NAME
OF CLIENT: Transport Canada
DATE: Jan. 1982
NATURE
AND SCOPE OF WORK: Developing and implementing an information
reference system for Aviation Safety Bureau.
EXTENT OF
SUBCONTRACT: from Bureau of Management Consulting.