Suggests that virtual reality might be a useful tool for managing large amounts of multimedia information. Calls this spatial phenomenon "cognitive space" and maintains that communication researchers are uniquely qualified to pursue this avenue. (SR)

Reviews several noncyclical, nonrepetitive hypotheses that try to predict broad spectrum maturational stages of overall information technology growth. Based on the areas of convergence among the hypotheses, several predictions are offered, and it is suggested that we are at a major transition point entering the third stage of computerized…

The Delphi technique was used to identify essential course components in a university department of office administration. The study determined that the program should contain a much larger component in office technology than existed previously and that the focus should be on information management rather than office administration. (Author)

Discusses two reasons why institutions should create digital image files--access and preservation. Suggests a collection survey for determining what to scan. Describes the five most important technical issues of digital imaging: resolution, file formats, storage, refreshment, and copyright. Discusses digitization of manuscript collections and…

Identifies four trends in corporate information technology and applies them to the academic workplace and institutional research. Trends are (1) knowledge management, (2) enterprise resource planning, (3) data warehousing, and (4) electronic commerce. (Author/DB)

Addresses the dual impact of advancing information technology and increasing demands for institutional accountability, which have brought new challenges to college/university offices of institutional research. Offers a model of institutional research dissemination that is a compromise between internal reporting concerns and external accountability…

This literature review, covering materials between 1996 and 1998, focuses on the development and application of metadata standards used by the library and information science communities to describe, retrieve, and manage information in the digital environment. Discusses MARC as metadata; SGML-based metadata; and the Dublin Core element set.…

Discusses both the opportunities and challenges to academic librarians of information resources available on the Internet. Notes that, beyond mechanical expertise, there are intellectual problems regarding research skills and critical assessment that have increased with the sheer amount of information available. The academic librarian's role is to…

Discusses how information management can save schools time and money on building projects. How these information management software packages work, their cost and setup time, and who should use them are briefly addressed. (GR)

Describes how experts create and use "bundles"--organized, highly selective collections of information--to help solve problems and maintain situation awareness. Based on fieldwork in an intensive care unit, five examples of bundles are described that illustrate the variety of bundles in use. A summary of bundle properties is given. (AEF)

Discusses the integration of knowledge management into business applications. Topics include the difference between knowledge and information; performance-centered design (PCD); applying knowledge to support business outcomes, including context, experience, and information quality; techniques for merging PCD and knowledge management, including…

A number of threats to the integrity of digital image information can be identified when standard practices in museums and archives are examined. Systematic consideration of risk factors can inform the creation of procedures and application of security that works to guarantee the reliability and accuracy of digital image assets. (Author/AEF)

Explains knowledge services as the successful use of information in organizations that includes information management, knowledge management, and strategic learning, and focuses on the customer. Discusses the role of special librarians and information professionals, benefits to the organization, and return on investment. (LRW)

Discusses six competencies required of self-directed learners and how they change over the 4 years of nursing education: self-assessment of learning gaps, evaluation of self and others, reflection, information management, critical thinking, and critical appraisal. (SK)

Explores the influence of an organization's information ecology, or internal information environment, on a firm's electronic commerce initiatives and plans. Reports results from a case study investigation on the adoption and use of an e-commerce initiative, a corporate portal, by participants at a large Canadian company. (Author/LRW)