Reward use of information technology amongst faculty and staff. Implementing the suggestions contained in these steps will help the law school to create an environment that recognizes the importance of information, adequately supports the technology necessary to handle the information, and leads to a faculty and staff that are enthusiastic about information technology. Recognize the Importance of Information to Your Law School. Information is the life blood of an organization. This is especially true for law schools.
Law schools depend upon large amounts of information of all kinds for their existence.
Everyone relies on email and the ability to share documents electronically, but this is only the beginning. Administratively, law schools track potential, current, and past students. Starting with an initial inquiry for information gathered by telephone, mail, email, or from the web by the admissions office, databases are built. Information is gathered about admitted students through their years of study in the form of data on classes completed, credit requirements, and student activities. Upon graduation, alumni are tracked for annual giving campaigns, reunions, and other activities.