... phone uses in library and information services. Design/methodology/approach The study used a review of literature to investigate about the nature of wireless phone application in education institution and a survey to collect data from 206 undergraduate students from two academic faculties...

... it will interoperate with other portal initiatives. Specific issues to consider include: Is single sign on an organisational goal? What is the library’s role within the portal environment – should there be an information portal dedicated to the delivery of information services, and if so, how does...

... solving with the opportunity to take pre‐ and post‐tests on the material. Several tutorials present specific information in a text and graphic format without user interaction. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Higher education Internet Information services Students USA When this project began...

... (Wiggins, 1995, p. 510). Such a service, an early example of which was CUINFO at Cornell University, has now been recognised as a CWIS, which is implemented as a central information service for the whole university community. CWIS development moved from mainframes to a network/workstation environment...

... accounting Higher education Information services IT strategy This paper presents a case study of how Dartmouth College pays for its physical data network. We first present a brief overview of paying for information technology costs in order to provide context for our case study. For our...

... to date from the viewpoint of a long‐time university staff member. Customer orientation Information services Learning organizations Organizational change Universities In July 1995, the University of Memphis created a new organizational unit, Information Systems (IS), and employed a new...

... be linked to CNAV so that additional descriptions and other pertinent information can be made available. CNAV comprises an Oracle database, a modified search engine and cgi scripts.0 © MCB UP Limited 1998 Colleges Data security Information retrieval Information services USA Figure 2...

... and engineering. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Computer technology Hypertext Information services Library services The National Science Foundation has awarded $4 million to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to continue its ground‐breaking work in interactive education. The grant will launch a major...

... a circuitous route often provides pictures of its library, institution and even the community. © Company 1995 Cataloguing Computer networks Information services Internet Libraries Local area networks Online retrieval Universities In the last issue of CWIS, Hytelnet and LibGopher, two...

... to. Of course, as soon as you build your home page other people will depend on it, though you will have no way of knowing of these unsolicited relationships. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Information services Internet Wide area networks Even a year ago, having an e‐mail address and a fax...

... Information services Research methods The following VTLS Virginia Polytechnic search sheet updates the 1991 search sheet published in the first edition of Search Sheets for OPACS on the Internet. Principal changes are new telnet and IP address, keyword and Boolean search capabilities. VTLS now...

..., it became clear whose personal strengths best suited the task and this person became the vendor contact on non‐training issues. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Implementation Information services Software Lafayette College is a small, private, undergraduate‐only, liberal arts college in Easton...

... Information services Wide area networks By the fall of 1992, Kenyon College, a liberal arts school of 1,500 students in Gambier, Ohio, had just completed its campus network infrastructure, which provided network access to virtually all campus buildings. The campus community was communicating via e...

... as library locations, hours, and explanations of the three‐letter codes; and displays in chronological as well as alphabetical order. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Applications software Wide area networks Information services Library services To access OSCAR use the following three steps...

... is in fact comparable in importance to the commitment by developers both during system development stages and in the maintenance of the system thereafter. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Information services Wide area networks Developing a campus‐wide information system (CWIS) in any organization...

... . Collins and Stevens (1983) encouraged the instructional designer to get the learner involved and make predictions about rules, interact with positive and negative exemplars, and think about the lesson via cues. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Information Services Internet Training Wide area...

... and services, and gives access to the library information system and many other documents of interest to potential users. Other information, including course descriptions, registration procedures, and class schedules, will be available at a later date. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Information services...

... Information services Information technology Online retrieval The Internet and Beyond Ann Feeney "FEDIX is free of charge; the only costs involved are your communication costs." This article highlights various useful Internet sites, BBSs, and other sources of information accessible by computer...

...Gord Nickerson Examines developments in online community information services,especially now that many homes have computers with modems and many people are familiar with the concept and use of telecommunications. Emphasizes the low cost of online systems in providing information to the public...

...Milo Nelson Discusses the increased use and planning of self‐service interactive kiosks that provide public information services. Looks at interactive multimedia kiosks in USAir′s new terminal at the Pittsburgh International Airport installed to make it easier for travellers to find their way...