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Briggs, Linda L. – Campus Technology, 2013
In September, the University of Maryland jumped on the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) bandwagon, inking an agreement with Coursera to provide the fledgling startup with five online courses. When the first UMD course went live in January, the university joined more than 30 other leading schools that are offering courses for free as part of the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Online Vendors, Interviews, Operations Research
Wang, Jing – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Open source software has revolutionized the way people develop software, organize collaborative work, and innovate. The numerous open source software systems that have been created and adopted over the past decade are influential and vital in all aspects of work and daily life. The understanding of open source software development can enhance its…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Investigations
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Witman, Paul D.; Njunge, Christopher – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
Often, users of information systems (both automated and manual) must analyze those systems in a "black box" fashion, without being able to see the internals of how the system is supposed to work. In this case of business process outsourcing, an insurance industry customer encounters an ongoing stream of customer service issues, with both…
Descriptors: Outsourcing, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Information Systems, Systems Analysis
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Gharis, Laurie; Bardon, Robert E.; Hubbard, William; Taylor, Eric; Gonzalez-Jeuck, Grizel – Journal of Extension, 2014
This article presents the findings of a recent survey of natural resource webinar providers. Respondents were asked a range of questions regarding their webinar services. Findings showed that respondents most commonly marketed their webinars through email or websites and targeted an audience of professionals. Respondents noted that the greatest…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Evaluation Utilization, Online Surveys, Seminars
Vigil-Hayes, Morgan Ashlee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Internet as a networked system has been rendered more complex than ever before as human endpoints are grafted into the system via increasingly pervasive and personalized networked devices. According to the United Nations, the Internet is a transnational enabler of a number of human rights, and as such, access to the Internet has been…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Networks, Social Networks, Access to Information
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Marchant, Robert L.; Bonneau, Thomas – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
Transition from small, independent LANs into larger enterprise managed infrastructures is becoming more prominent in academia, business and government. Consolidation of IT resources into larger, more disciplined, and more professionally managed environments has significant advantages however they do bring their own unique issues to solve in order…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Security, Client Server Architecture, Computer Interfaces
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Barre, Todd J. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The emergence of Bitcoin as an online currency/payment system has been surrounded with controversy with equally passionate proponents and detractors arguing for its long-term viability. These debates lead to stimulating exercises for the finance or economics student eager to understand principles of money, currencies, and monetary economics. The…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Online Vendors, Monetary Systems, International Trade
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Rubel, Alan; Zhang, Mei – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This is a study of the treatment of library patron privacy in licenses for electronic journals in academic libraries. We begin by distinguishing four facets of privacy and intellectual freedom based on the LIS and philosophical literature. Next, we perform a content analysis of 42 license agreements for electronic journals, focusing on terms for…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Online Vendors
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Kennedy, Sean P. – Public Services Quarterly, 2014
Today's electronic information landscape is growing exponentially with no signs of slowing. This poses a significant challenge for academic libraries. Librarians must continually learn and adapt to harness this explosion of resources. To fulfill their claim as the leaders in the information field they must be effective in providing access and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials, Online Catalogs
Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2013
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This issue includes the following articles: (1) ARL Library Budgets after the Great Recession, 2011-13…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Budgets, Staff Utilization, College Libraries
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market. Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting systems of "badges" to certify skills and abilities.…
Descriptors: Credentials, Certification, Educational Attainment, Alternative Assessment
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Roach, Audra K.; Gainer, Jesse – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
In this column the authors discuss barriers to worldwide open access to peer-reviewed journal articles online and how they might be addressed by literacy scholars. They highlight economic and ethical problems associated with the current subscription-based system for distributing articles (which sometimes works against the ideals of research and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Journal Articles, Electronic Libraries, Access to Information
Young, Jeffrey R. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market. Educational upstarts across the Web are adopting "badges" to certify skills and abilities. If scouting…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Labor Market, Credentials
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Nkotagu, Gabriel Hudson – Journal of International Students, 2011
Internet fraud takes a number of forms with the responsible individuals changing tactics rapidly to avoid detection. The perpetrators rely on telemarketing, emails, as well as presenting themselves personally to unsuspecting people. The evolution of internet marketing as well as ecommerce and the ease of connectivity create increasing…
Descriptors: Internet, Deception, Online Vendors, Marketing
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Acedo, Shannon; Leverkus, Cathy – Knowledge Quest, 2014
The ebook ecosystem has experienced many changes recently--having both positive and negative effects for the school library. On the positive side, many publishers have stopped seeing ebooks as the coming of the Apocalypse; instead, they are seeing that the publishing business survives and, indeed, flourishes. The different actors in this arena are…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Barriers, Performance Factors, School Libraries
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