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Teaching Case: Security Breach at Target
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Plachkinova, Miloslava; Maurer, Chris – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2018
This case study follows the security breach that affected Target at the end of 2013 and resulted in the loss of financial data for over 70 million customers. The case provides an overview of the company and describes the reasons that led to one of the biggest security breaches in history. It offers a discussion on Target's vendor management…
Descriptors: Information Security, Information Systems, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Online Vendors
LibGuides: A CMS for Busy Librarians
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Verbit, Daniel; Kline, Vickie L. – Computers in Libraries, 2011
One of the toughest challenges in an academic library systems office is how to manage and present the extensive selection of electronic resources from a variety of vendors. At York College of Pennsylvania, the authors participated in an admissions-driven web revision cycle and used a campus-provided CMS for 8 years. During this time, they tried…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Online Vendors, Library Administration, Library Automation
Why Blackboard's Plan to Buy a Rival Sparked a Campus Uproar
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Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
Jokes about "Dark Angel" and "Blackborg" surfaced almost immediately after Blackboard Inc. announced its plan to buy course-management software competitor Angel Learning, the author reports. Angel had lured away dozens of Blackboard clients in recent years with a friendly, approachable corporate culture that stood in sharp contrast to Blackboard's…
Descriptors: Chalkboards, Online Vendors, Online Systems, Consumer Economics
Simplifying Online Searching: Creating Your Own Online Information Retrieval Manuals.
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Gillespie, Jim – Canadian Library Journal, 1990
Discusses the variety of search command languages among online systems and provides suggestions for creating online information retrieval manuals using a database management system such as dBASE III PLUS. An online systems comparison chart is included for INFOGLOBE, INFOMART, DIALOG, QUICK LAW, and REUTERS TEXTLINE. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Databases
Small is Beautiful...IF.
Boss, Richard W.; Espo, Hal – American Libraries, 1986
Guidelines for library automation include information on currently available microcomputer-based software products appropriate for small libraries and integrated systems for the larger libraries that can afford them. Costs, capabilities, functions, and vendor service are discussed, and a directory of vendors is included. (CDD)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Database Management Systems, Databases
An Update on Electronic Information Sources.
Ackerman, Katherine – American Libraries, 1987
This review of new developments and products in online services discusses trends in travel related services; full text databases; statistical source databases; an emphasis on regional and international business news; and user friendly systems. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Business, Database Management Systems, Databases, Electronic Publishing
Directory of Library Automation Software, Systems, and Services. 1998 Edition.
Cibbarelli, Pamela R., Ed.; Cibbarelli, Shawn E., Ed. – 1998
This book includes basic information to locate and compare available options for library automation based on various criteria such as hardware requirements, operating systems, components and applications, and price, and provides the necessary contact information to allow further investigation. The major part of the directory lists 211 software…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Conferences