In colleges and universities, information technology (IT) has become a key factor in the execution of day-to-day operations as well as the promotion of goals and missions. As a variety of technologies are put into place in many areas of the campus - from the dorm room to the dean's office - the need for cohesion and co-operation among these systems has increased and effective management of IT has become critical.
In colleges and universities, information technology (IT) has become a key factor in the execution of day-to-day operations as well as the promotion o...
First published in 1993, the purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions about the optimal ways to provide access to information - in short, the best way to use the humans, the machines, and the intangible resources known as information, particularly at the organizational level. In recent years executives have begun to outsource computing and telecommunications functions, primarily to control costs. Traditional libraries and information centres have been disbanded in favour of service contracts or outright...
First published in 1993, the purpose of this book is to identify and describe the most important factors that must be considered in making decisions a...