From: kadie@eff.org (Carl M. Kadie)
Subject: [eff.mail.libadmin]  academic computing
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Originator: kadie@eff.org
Organization: The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:29:26 GMT

[A repost - Carl]

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From: P_PARTELLO@UNHH.UNH.EDU
Subject:  academic computing
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 10:59:41 GMT

Last week I asked people about the structure of computing on small-medium
campuses.  Here is a summary of replies:

1. Florida State eliminated the position of VP for Computing and Information
Resources.  They believe that individual colleges and departments can best\
determine their needs.  A committee now coordinated networking activities.
The computer center is also now acting more as a support to depts in getting
their own systems going.

2. At Cornell Medical Library the librarians teach courses in MAC use,
networking, MS Word, MS Excel, information mgt., MEDLINE searching, and
access to lib. resources over the network.  The Office of Academic Computing
provides network installations and support for the college LAN, and provides
support for micros outside the library.  The Education Center provides
computer-based educational programs and coordinates e-mail for students.
They do have an Asst. Dean for Information Resources who seems to be
equivalent to a library director.

3. Shawnee State U. in Ohio is considering moving Academic Computing dept
uder the jurisdiction of the Library/Media Services Dept or another
academic unit.  Their University Information Systems asserts that they
cannot assume responsibility for Internet use, instructional labs, and
support of unlimited educational packages.  The library also cannot take
responsibility without proper funding.

4. At California State U/Dominguez Hills they merged library, media/tv,
and the computer center under a Dean of Educational Resources.  It worked
because of the people involved, but now they are running into a bit of
difficulty because the new computer center director wanted to report
directly to a VP.

5. The library at Bradley U. (IL) is part of a unit called Information
Technologies and Resources.  This includes library, computing services,
a-v services, tv services, and the public radio station.  The managers
of these areas report to the Assoc. Provost for Information Technologies
and Resources, who in turn reports to the Provost and VP for Academic Affairs.

6. At U. of Wisconsin-Parkside the library director is also the director
of computing, both academic and administrative.

7. At St. Mary's U. they have discussed the possibility of merging the
library and the computer center, media production, and telecom.  The
library director says that their current structure works: computer
center director and library director are members of the universtiy computer
policy committee and work together on all network implementations(whether
library-related or not).

8. At U. of Michigan-Dearborn the library director was recently made
director of Information Technology Services as well.  The two units are
still separate units.

9. At the business school, U. of Michigan, library and computing are
combined in a unit called Information Resources.  The mgr. of
technical services and automation, the mgr. of public services, and the
mgr. of computing all report to the director of Info. Resources.

10. At Babson College the library and computing center merged.  They
are working as a team and trying to learn each other's cultures.
-- 
Carl Kadie -- I do not represent EFF; this is just me.
 =kadie@eff.org, kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
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