Planning is necessary in selecting the appropriate digital asset management system for your institution. Key issues one should consider in planning: the objects to be stored, where they come from, and how they will be accessed; the end users; and the needed staffing levels for system maintenance. During the development of the system requirements,…

The development of a large body of e-­learning specifications, such as IMS and SCORM, has led to the proposal for a new way to facilitate content workflow. This involves the movement of educational digital content and the knowledge of pedagogical communities into an online space. Several projects have looked at the theoretical structure of these…

To better understand how individuals communicate and manage information in offices, four pairs of managers and personal assistants were interviewed and monitored. The study identified and categorized a range of tasks and described the frequency and duration of a common set, indicating variations in performance. Discusses implications for the…