Melbourne team aims to find green tinge in cyberspace

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24321140-12332,00.html

Wendy Zukerman | September 10, 2008

THE internet may allow us to shop, search and socialise online, but each click comes with an unacknowledged social cost: energy use.
“Our growing love affair with the internet is increasing greenhouse emissions more than people realise,” said University of Melbourne laureate professor Rodney Tucker, who heads a team looking for [...]

Talking the Talk: Communicating with IT

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/sep08/Ennis.shtml
Often in interactions between library folks and IT folks, I’ll suddenly find myself in the role of Capt. Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation as I try to get two very different delegations to see eye to eye on any number of topics. The delegations, like the alien cultures of Star [...]

ECAR Bulletin on Cyberinfrastructure in Higher Education

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/erb/ERB0818.pdf
Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin discusses the role cyberinfrastructure will play as higher education evolves. Changes in the job markets, in higher education research and teaching, and in emerging academic disciplines are having a direct impact on, and will be directly impacted by, information technologies. As high-level national councils acknowledge, higher [...]

The Higher Education Information Technology Summit

http://www.informa.com.au/ibcoz/marlin/system/render.jsp?MarlinViewType=MARKT_EFFORT&siteid=30000000421&marketingid=20001695520&proceed=true&MarEntityId=10041731008&entHash=254b3e7b8
6th – 7th November 2008 | Hilton on the Park Melbourne
The IT challenges facing the higher education sector are growing in their complexity, IT Directors face the ever present balancing act of consolidation and cost reduction whilst maintaining the speed and quality of delivery.
The Higher Education IT Summit is designed to provide [...]

Information Security Governance: Standardizing the Practice of Information Security

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ecar_so/erb/ERB0817.pdf
Abstract: This ECAR research bulletin discusses the trend to use a variety of risk assessment frameworks and standards to create an information security program that is sufficiently comprehensive for colleges and universities. These standards include the Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT) IT control framework, the Information Technology [...]

Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08204
This year, I have had the opportunity to serve on a task force established jointly by the US National Science Foundation’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources which looked at issues involving the use of cyberinfrastructure to advance teaching and learning, complementing much of the earlier discussion of cyberinfrastructure which [...]

Microsoft launches free collaboration tools for researchers

http://www.campustechnology.com/articles/65992/
Microsoft announced a set of free software tools for helping researchers publish, preserve, and share data. The utilities include an authoring add-in for Word 2007 for capturing document metadata; a Creative Commons add-in for Office 2007; an e-journal service for self-publishing of online-only journals; a research output repository platform; and a collaborative workspace for researchers.
Campus [...]

Process and Politics: IT Governance in Higher Education

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ECAR/ProcessandPoliticsITGover/47101
This 2008 ECAR research study examines the extent of participation in IT governance by campus leaders and constituents; the use of IT governance mechanisms such as IT steering committees, project review, and performance measurement; and practices associated with good IT governance outcomes. The report is based on a literature review, consultation with practicing CIOs experienced [...]

Students: The Real Angel Investors

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ECAR/StudentsTheRealAngelInves/47039
This ECAR research bulletin explores how Louisiana State University and other colleges and universities have overcome barriers inherent in new technology adoption by including students in relevant conversations and stakeholder processes. Related discussion covers linkages between strategic planning for IT, strategic investment using student technology fees as a vehicle for investment, and inclusion of students [...]

Happy Families, Good Fences, and Winning IT Collaborations

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/ECAR/HappyFamiliesGoodFencesan/47108
This ECAR research bulletin introduces the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation research on successful collaborative practices in the context of higher education. It details 20 collaborative success factors and maps them to relevant examples gleaned from research on IT collaboration conducted by ECAR.
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