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Preface .Gina Johnson.- Section I.- Chapter 1:  Introduction to Institutional Research and Decision Support in Higher Education: Considerations for Today and Tomorrow. Karen L. Webber.- Chapter 2:  The Impact of Global Forces in Higher Education on the Development of Institutional Research. Jan Botha.- Chapter 3: Conceptual Models for IR and Organizational Intelligence. William E. Knight.- Chapter 4: The Need For and Value of Scholarship in IR. Victor Borden.- Chapter 5:  The Need For and Value of Data Management in IR. Kelly Briner and John Rome.- Chapter 6:  Let Me Paint You a Picture: Utilizing Visualizations to Make Data More Accessible. Brent Drake, Ian Pylartz and Monal Patel.- Chapter 7: Uses and Misuses of Data. Charles Mathies.- Chapter 8: The Finance Conundrum for Higher Education. Nicholas Hillman and Adam Kindschy.- Section II.- Chapter 9:  Professional Development for IR Professionals: IR and Decision Support in US and Canada. Sandra Bramblett and Michelle Broderick.- Chapter 10: Building Capacity for IR in the EU: Professional Development for IR and Decision Support in UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands. James Williams and David Kane.- Chapter 11: Professional Development for IR Professionals: Focus on Latin America. Maria Pita Carranza.- Chapter 12: Building Capacity For Planning and Institutional Research – A View From Down Under. Angel Calderon.- Chapter 13: Strengthening the Capacity for Institutional Research and Decision Support in South Africa. Yuraisha Chetty and Nicole Muller.- Chapter 14: Professional Development for IR Professionals: Middle East and North Africa. Gina Cinali.- Chapter 15: A Focus on Building Capacity for IR and Decision Support in Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan). Ching-Hui Lin, Yuan Chich Fu and Jang Wan Ko.- Section III.- Chapter 16: The Future of IR and Decision Support: Ensuring A Seat At The Table. Karen L Webber.