ERIC Number: ED146950
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Publication Date: 1976-Dec
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Networking: Evolution of a Computer Network for Higher Education in West Virginia.
Muth, Wayne A.
The West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing (WVNET) was formed in March 1975 and provides a full range of academic and administrative information processing services to fifteen State supported colleges and universities. This paper briefly reviews the purpose of, rationale for, and configuration of the network. Accomplishments and shortcomings are discussed, as are current efforts toward developing "common administrative applications systems." Certain short range efforts, necessary for surviving the near-term period, appear to hold promise for the longer haul ahead. Finally, it is seen that some particularly attractive opportunities for "distributed" information processing exist. An examination is made of how one might go about turning opportunity into reality over the next several years. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Case Studies, College Administration, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Processing, Management Information Systems, Telecommunications
This paper is available from EDRS in the complete proceedings, The Managerial Revolution in Higher Education: The Role of Information Systems, IR 004 737; it is also available at the cost of reproduction from the College and University Systems Exchange, 737 Twenty-Ninth Street, Boulder, Colorado 80303
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Authoring Institution: College and Univ. Systems Exchange, Boulder, CO.
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