Leadership, Higher Education, and the Information Age
Subtitle: A New Era for Information Technology and Libraries
Contributors: Carrie Regenstein (Editor); Barbara I. Dewey (Editor)
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Published: May 19, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781555704551
Subjects: Computing and Information Technology; Educational resources & technology; Higher & further education; Library & information services; Library & Information Science; Educational Technology; Technological Innovations; Planning; Education; Education / Teaching; Information technology; Computer Books: General; Higher; Effect of technological innova; Computers & Technology; Nanotechnology; United States; Education, Higher; Effect of technological innovations on
Description: This guide to developing a vision and devising plans for changing higher education's information technology infrastructure will help academic librarians create more effectively functional libraries, campus IT organizations, and new classrooms. Seventeen experts share their visions and methodologies for--as well as actual experiences with--achieving campus-wide IT leadership roles. Trends in and strategies for departmental planning, public policy, capital investments, intellectual property, teacher education, reorganization of university staff structures, and integration of IT services throughout the university are all thoroughly examined. This important book will help both librarians and campus administrators rethink definitions, strategies, and expectations for what constitutes success. -- Publisher description.