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| EDUCOM Review | 6 |
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| Kirwan, William E. | 1 |
| Neff, Raymond K. | 1 |
| Nisenholtz, Martin | 1 |
| Penrod, James I. | 1 |
| Solomon, Martin B. | 1 |
| Updegrove, Daniel A. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 5 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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Updegrove, Daniel A.; And Others – EDUCOM Review, 1990
Describes what electronic mail is, how it works, and suggests how it can be used by university administrators. National and international academic networks are described, institutional costs of network memberships are discussed, and procedures for connecting to a network and for using a network are explained. (13 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Costs
Solomon, Martin B. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Discusses computer networking and the cost effectiveness of decentralization, including local area networks. A planned experiment with a centralized approach to the operation and management of file servers at the University of South Carolina is described that hopes to realize cost savings and the avoidance of staffing problems. (Contains four…
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness
Neff, Raymond K. – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Describes present and future plans for the campuswide communications network at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). Highlights include upgrading from baseband to broadband technologies; ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)-based networks that allow simultaneous voice, video, and data transmission; strategic planning goals; implications for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Penrod, James I. – EDUCOM Review, 1993
Discusses changes in information technology in higher education. Three basic model shifts are explained: (1) from personal to work group computing and communicating; (2) from system islands to integrated systems; and (3) from internal to interenterprise computing and communicating. Strategic planning for information technology and keys to planning…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Change
Nisenholtz, Martin – EDUCOM Review, 1994
Discusses the likelihood that companies will use online services as an advertising medium. Topics addressed include the art of interactive marketing; advertising in the digital age; early experiments with interactive marketing, including the use of videotex and videodisc; and recent trends that set the stage for interactive marketing to personal…
Descriptors: Advertising, Business, Change, Computer Networks
Kirwan, William E. – EDUCOM Review, 1989
Discussions of the use of computers in higher education emphasizes two main issues: (1) problems facing universities as they try to integrate computers into research and teaching programs; and (2) cooperation that is needed between government, industry, and universities to maintain a national leadership in computing and related disciplines. (LRW)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Costs
