World Libraries On The Information Superhighway Preparing For The Challenges Of The New Millennium
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| Author | : Bertot, John Carlo |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1930708793 |
Currently, little is known about library experience and success in providing Internet-based services to library patrons. Some studies conducted in the United States indicate that this is an area of great uncertainty, into which libraries are hesitant to venture. Issues such as planning, budgeting and costs, and types of services are some of the areas of concern. World Libraries on the Information Superhighway: Preparing for the Challenges of the New Millennium explores issues of Internet-based services in libraries and provides practitioners and educators with examples of libraries that have achieved success in this important emerging information area.
| Author | : Armoni, Adi |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 247 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1930708556 |
Healthcare information systems are crucial to the effective and efficient delivery of healthcare. Healthcare Information Systems: Challenges of the New Millennium reports on the implementation of medical information systems.
| Author | : Ardis Hanson |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2003-01-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1591401062 |
The organization, functioning and the role of libraries in university communities continue to change dramatically. This volume addresses the issue by providing insight into the current changes and developments within the area of library science.
| Author | : Information Resources Management Association. International Conference |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 1244 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9781878289841 |
As the 21st century begins, we are faced with opportunities and challenges of available technology as well as pressured to create strategic and tactical plans for future technology. Worldwide, IT professionals are sharing and trading concepts and ideas for effective IT management, and this co-operation is what leads to solid IT management practices. This volume is a collection of papers that present IT management perspectives from professionals around the world. The papers seek to offer new ideas, refine old ones, and pose interesting scenarios to help the reader develop company-sensitive management strategies.
| Author | : Rahman, Syed Mahbubhur |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 193070853X |
Some analysts predict that electronic commerce will grow to more than $300 billion in the next five years. With electronic commerce growing in exponentially, staying competitive through an effect e-business strategy is a tough challenge. Electronic commerce represents one of the most promising directions for generating competitive advantage at the micro level of the organization and for increasing productivity at the macro level of the economy. Electronic Commerce: Opportunity and Challenges looks at the critical fundamental elements that could impact a user's perception of business-to-business and business-to-consumer electronic commerce. It presents a study of key components and concepts of e-commerce, evaluating the critical success factors for global e-commerce, the economics of e-commerce and the practical issues involved with e-commerce in various applications.
| Author | : Aggarwal, Anil K. |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1930708785 |
During the past two decades, telecommunication technologies combined with Web-enabled technologies have created a new technology-based focus, Web-based learning and teaching. This new area has changed the concept of education around the world, creating new challenges and opportunities offered by this new technology-based concept. Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges addresses many issues, trends, opportunities and problems facing colleges and universities in the effective utilization and management of Web-based learning and teaching technologies.
| Author | : Gibson, Rick |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 223 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 193070870X |
The continual evolution of object oriented technologies creates both opportunities and challenges. However, despite the growing popularity of object oriented technology, there are numerous issues that have contributed to its inability to firmly entrench itself and take over for the older, proven technologies. Object oriented technology's image problem has created a highly difficult decision making process for corporations considering widespread adoption of these technologies. Object Oriented Technologies: Opportunities and Challenges addresses concerns, opportunities and technology trends in the application of object oriented technologies. The chapters of this book were selected to represent a variety of perspectives concerning the present and future of this broad sub-field of software development.
| Author | : Martin A. Kesselman |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2004-07-23 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1420030639 |
Providing new insights into the role of librarianship in an age of socioeconomic, environmental, and political transformation, Global Librarianship illustrates how globally networked environments promote and increase the sharing and dissemination of ideas, information, and solutions to obstacles affecting libraries. This reference showcases methods
| Author | : Jakobs, Kai |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1930708602 |
In light of the emerging global information infrastructure, information technology standards are becoming increasingly important. At the same time, however, the standards setting process has been criticized as being slow, inefficient and out of touch with market needs. What can be done to resolve this situation?To provide a basis for an answer to this question, Information Technology Standards and Standardization: A Global Perspective paints as full a picture as possible of the varied and diverse aspects surrounding standards and standardization. This book will serve as a foundation for research, discussion and practice as it addresses trends, problems and solutions for and by numerous disciplines, such as economics, social sciences, management studies, politics, computer science and, particularly, users.
| Author | : Piattini, Mario |
| Publisher | : IGI Global |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 1999-07-01 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1930708459 |
Society's growing dependence on information technology for survival has elevated the importance of controlling and evaluating information systems. A sound plan for auditing information systems and the technology that supports them is a necessity for organizations to improve the IS benefits and allow the organization to manage the risks associated with technology.Auditing Information Systems gives a global vision of auditing and control, exposing the major techniques and methods. It provides guidelines for auditing the crucial areas of IT--databases, security, maintenance, quality, and communications.
