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Akpabio, Akpabio Enebong Ema – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite huge growth in hospital technology systems, there remains a dearth of literature examining health care administrator's perceptions of the efficacy of interoperable EHR systems. A qualitative research methodology was used in this multiple-case study to investigate the application of diffusion of innovations theory and the technology…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Case Records, Database Management Systems, Adoption (Ideas)
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
ARL is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). ARL reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher education…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Information Policy, Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
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Bankier, Jean-Gabriel; Smith, Courtney – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
Institutional repositories have been established by most university libraries but their level of success has varied. Determining what belongs in such repositories has been the subject of some discussion but research would suggest that a broader rather than narrower compass is a positive approach to adopt. By seeking out a variety of content types,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Archives, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries
Hoorens, Stijn; van Dijk, Lidia Villalba; van Stolk, Christian – RAND Corporation, 2009
This briefing paper captures the key findings and recommendations of a study commissioned by the Joint Information Systems Committee on aspects of the strategic commitment of institutions to repository sustainability. This project, labelled EMBRACE (EMBedding Repositories And Consortial Enhancement), is aimed at enhancing the functionality,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Systems, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Shahabuddin, Syed – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Plagiarism sometimes creates legal and ethical problems for students and faculty. It can have serious consequences. Fortunately, there are ways to stop plagiarism. There are many tools available to detect plagiarism, e.g. using software for detecting submitted articles. Also, there are many ways to punish a plagiarist, e.g. banning plagiarists…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Periodicals, Writing for Publication, Faculty Publishing
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Sturges, Paul – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2009
The first decade of the twenty first century has seen a growing interest and intellectual debate within the information professions, focusing on issues where an ethical dimension predominates. This paper provides an overview of codes of practice, published literature, conference proceedings and educational programs that focus on information…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Ethics, Best Practices, Literature Reviews
Underwood, Linda – School Library Monthly, 2009
It seems that fear of Web 2.0 is in full force. There are two concerns that resulted in a national panic concerning Internet Web 2.0 tools: pedophiles luring children via the Internet and corruption of youths through exposure to hard-core pornography or other vile material. Administrators, no doubt, are thinking in terms of saving themselves from…
Descriptors: Freedom of Speech, Internet, School Libraries, Media Specialists
Tirgari, Vesal – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The phenomenological study explored the lived experiences and perceptions of a purposive sample of 20 IT professionals (managers, engineers, administrators, and analysts) in the state of Virginia, Texas, and Washington DC. The focus of this research study was to learn the perceptions of IT professionals who are or once were in a decision-making…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Professional Personnel, Attitudes, Phenomenology
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Peltier, James W.; Milne, George R.; Phelps, Joseph E.; Barrett, Jennifer T. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
An "information privacy gap" exists in marketing education, with little research addressing the state of information privacy and how appropriate privacy strategies and tactics should be communicated to students. The primary purpose of this article is to provide educators an understanding of information privacy and how they can incorporate this…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Business Education, Information Policy, Privacy
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Zhu, Xiaohua; Eschenfelder, Kristin R. – College & Research Libraries, 2010
This paper analyzes changes to the definitions of "authorized users" contained in electronic resources licenses and embedded in access control technologies from the mid-1990s to the present. In analyzing changes to the license and technology-based definitions, it tracks shifts in major stakeholders' perceptions of authorized users and…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Access to Information
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Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
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Marcum, Tanya M.; Perry, Sandra J. – College and University, 2010
Those who come in contact with students at the post-secondary level face a myriad of potential legal challenges in their interactions with students and others. All members of the academic community should be familiar with the more common legal issues and to plan accordingly to avoid future problems. This article explores FERPA in the classroom,…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Professional Development, Legal Responsibility
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Lundahl, Lisbeth; Nilsson, Goran – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2009
Few studies have researched career guidance and information policies, particularly at the regional and local level. This article analyses Sweden's national governance of career guidance in schools from 1950 to 2007, and governance at the local level in today's highly decentralised Swedish educational system. The analysis is based on national…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Foreign Countries, Career Guidance, Public Policy
Barto, Thomas Peter – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Global electronic markets will profoundly impact commerce in the 21 st century. Brick-and-mortar retailers are using technology for electronic marketing purposes where the familiar layout of the physical store becomes a maze of pulldown menus, product indices, and search features creating a new unknown for consumers and concerns for information…
Descriptors: Internet, Vendors, Information Policy, Business Administration
Parry, Marc – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
If you work at a community college that teaches cybersecurity, it pays to be located in the backyard of a spy agency. Just don't ask Kelly A. Koermer, administrator of the Anne Arundel Community College, what's inside those dark towers at Fort Meade. She points out other highlights of the restricted region: an employees-only exit off the highway,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Internet, Computer Security, National Security
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