[1] Southern African Association for Institutional Research. Vgl. ook www.airweb.org vir die Amerikaanse Association for Institutional Research.
[2] Verstaan na aanleiding van Middaugh (1990:36) se definisie: Institutional research is the sum total of all activities directed at empirically describing the full spectrum of functions (educational, administrative, and support) at a college or university. Institutional research activities examine their functions in their broadest definitions and, in the context of both internal and external environments, embrace data collection and analytical strategies in support of decision making at the institution. BRON: Middaugh, M.F. 1990. The Nature and Scope of Institutional Research. In: Presley, J.B. (red.) Organizing Effective Institutional Research Offices. New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 66. (pp. 35-48), San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Vgl. Howard, R.D., McLaughlin, G.W., Knight, W.E. and associates 2012. The Handbook of Institutional Research. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.