Emergency Notification Systems and Articles, Papers, and Reports

Recent library resources tagged with Emergency Notification Systems and Articles, Papers, and Reports.

Emergency Alerts via Facebook and MySpace Are New Ways to Reach Students

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Title:Emergency Alerts via Facebook and MySpace Are New Ways to Reach Students (ID: CSD5485)
Author(s):Jeffrey R. Young (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (08/22/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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"Colleges are experimenting with Facebook and other social networks to notify students about emergencies like crimes and floods—and get vital information in return. Most emergency-alert systems send out warnings. But social networks give students a chance to add on-the-scene reports or trade information if trouble hits. In addition to cell-phone and e-mail alerts, the social networks also give colleges yet another way to reach students in a crisis."

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Outdoor Sirens, Low-Tech but Highly Effective, Bolster Colleges' Emergency Responses

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Title:Outdoor Sirens, Low-Tech but Highly Effective, Bolster Colleges' Emergency Responses (ID: CSD5469)
Author(s):Jeffrey R. Young (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (03/24/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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Colleges and universities around the country, ever more mindful of campus safety, are installing outdoor sirens. The systems can blast spoken messages or tone alerts of danger—and one of the preset messages on many of the public-address systems warns: "There is a shooter on campus. Seek shelter immediately."

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Do Emergency Text Messaging Systems Put Students in More Danger?

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Title:Do Emergency Text Messaging Systems Put Students in More Danger? (ID: EQM0833)
Author(s):John C.A. Bambenek (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Agnieszka Klus (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (08/04/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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The rush to use text messaging as an emergency notification system fails to consider the weaknesses and potential hazards of this solution.

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Leveraging Technology and Human Systems in an Emergency

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Title:Leveraging Technology and Human Systems in an Emergency (ID: EQM08310)
Author(s):Stan Molinski (Saint Peter's College)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (08/04/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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Saint Peter’s College responded to a bomb threat and evacuated the campus safely and efficiently thanks to close integration of human systems with IT.

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Text Messaging as Emergency Communication Superstar? Nt so gr8.

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Title:Text Messaging as Emergency Communication Superstar? Nt so gr8. (ID: ERM0839)
Author(s):Dewitt Latimer (University of Notre Dame)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (05/07/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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The popularity of SMS messaging among the college-age demographic, as well as its perceived speed of delivery and ease of use, have led some campus planners to view SMS messaging as the superstar player in an emergency notification strategy. But rapid is not the same as reliable, and ease of use doesn’t equate with robust.

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What Kind of Notification System Works Best When Crisis Strikes?

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Title:What Kind of Notification System Works Best When Crisis Strikes? (ID: CSD5344)
Author(s):Jeffrey R. Young (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (02/22/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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(Wally) Czerniak was attending a conference in Arizona where he was learning, among other things, about emergency-notification systems that can send text messages to cellphones - a method that a growing number of colleges have set up since the shootings last spring at Virginia Tech. But Mr. Czerniak still isn't sure whether such a system would have done much good in keeping people on campus updated as the crisis unfolded if it had been in place at Northern Illinois.

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Is Blackboard on Your BlackBerry Far Behind?

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Title:Is Blackboard on Your BlackBerry Far Behind? (ID: CSD5313)
Author(s):Andrew Guess (Inside Higher Ed)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (01/15/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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Higher ed’s largest maker of course management systems acquires NTI Group, one of the top mass messaging providers.

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What if it happens here? Cornell upgrades its emergency plans to meet challenges of health and safety

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Title:What if it happens here? Cornell upgrades its emergency plans to meet challenges of health and safety (ID: CSD5232)
Source:Chronicle Online
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (08/27/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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"Students arriving on campus this semester are getting a new task added to their to-do lists: Log onto "Who I Am" and provide emergency contact information.

The new service is the latest upgrade to Cornell's ongoing emergency planning effort. Since the late 1990s, well before 9/11 and recent U.S. campus shootings, Cornell has had a team of officials and responders dedicated to planning for events most people don't want to think about."

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Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety: Final Report

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Title:Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety: Final Report (ID: CSD5226)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (11/01/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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The Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety is focused on ensuring the safety of college campuses across Wisconsin. At the direction of Governor Jim Doyle, the Task Force is reviewing and compiling criteria for developing best practices from universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions in Wisconsin and across the nation. This information will be submitted to the governor and will serve as a resource for college administrators, law enforcement officers, and emergency preparedness officials.

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How Ready Are IT Managers for a Crisis?

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Title:How Ready Are IT Managers for a Crisis? (ID: CSD5207)
Author(s):Andrew Guess (Inside Higher Ed)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/24/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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The annual Campus Computing Survey focuses on IT security and crisis management, finding gaps in preparation but fewer attacks on networks.

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