Sharing the trials of the Internet trail with one another should make it easier for those settlers following behind us. CCC had already established a web presence and wanted to start using the web to enhance its existing distance education program. Secondly, in smaller institutions, resistance to change can have a stronger negative impact on new projects. The most important thing we can do is to communicate our experiences. Sharing the trials of the Internet trail with one another should make it easier for those settlers following behind us.
Small institutions start with a smaller knowledge base than larger institutions.
Whether its trying to get server security figured out or finding a good HTML editor for the faculty to use, a wider knowledge base would be helpful. One way to expand the knowledge base is to inform people of existing resources. Some of the pioneers that came before us have kept a record of their struggles and we can benefit from them. While we are on the subject of Internet resources. Sometime we still don't use this resource to its fullest.