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Direct linkBritton, Todd Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the key considerations of community, scalability, supportability, security, and functionality for selecting open-source software in California universities as perceived by technology leaders. Methods: After a review of the cogent literature, the key conceptual framework categories were identified…
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Computer Software Selection, Scaling, Computer Security
Terlaga, Amy – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In March 2007, SirsiDynix notified its Horizon and classic Dynix customers that it would not be releasing Horizon 8.0 in favor of developing its Unicorn software. As vice president/president-elect of SirsiDynix's Horizon/Dynix user group, the author was one of the first ones to be notified of this abrupt change in company strategy. The news sent…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Computer Software, Public Libraries, Library Associations
Liu, Yipeng – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Network externalities or alternatively termed network effects are pervasive in computer software markets. While software vendors consider pricing strategies, they must also take into account the impact of network externalities on their sales. My main interest in this research is to describe a firm's strategies and behaviors in the presence of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Competition, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness
Hale, Charles – Illinois Libraries, 1996
Describes the development of a community information network funded by LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) Title III money, from the Illinois State Library to Millikin University (Decatur, IL). Highlights include a historical background; strategic planning; community planning for the network infrastructure, including hardware and software…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Planning, Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection
Hopwood, Susan H. – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Describes strategic planning at Marquette University libraries. Highlights include technology-planning efforts for a Web-based online catalog; goals of improving user independence and speed of access to information; staff participation; funding issues, including support of the Parents Association; and software selection. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Software Selection, Higher Education
Detweiler, Richard A. – Trusteeship, 1996
The strategic planning process developed at Hartwick College (New York) begun in 1992 is described, and the college's resulting commitment to information technology is discussed. Issues arising during the process included choice of operating system(s), winning over skeptics, software selection, development of technical support, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Planning
Case Study: How a Commitment to Technology Advanced Our Strategic Plan. AGB Occasional Paper No. 32.
Detweiler, Richard A. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
Hartwick College (New York) developed a strategic vision for its future and invested significantly in information technology to transform that vision into reality. Guided by its president and trustees, Hartwick, a small, independent liberal arts college, formed a strategic plan in phases. At a formal board retreat in 1993, with faculty, students,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
