Information Systems and Services and Articles, Papers, and Reports

Service-Oriented Architecture—What Is It, and How Do We Get One?

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Title:Service-Oriented Architecture—What Is It, and How Do We Get One? (ID: EQM0739)
Author(s):James Phelps (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Brian Busby (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (07/30/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

SOA can provide a secure, reliable, and agile architecture that benefits the entire institution.

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The Myth about IT as a Utility

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Title:The Myth about IT as a Utility (ID: ERM0747)
Author(s):Brian L. Hawkins (EDUCAUSE) and Diana G. Oblinger (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (07/06/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The authors argue that most utilities have become standardized commodities that are no longer evolving, campus IT is in a constant state of change.  Therefore, it should not be relegated to commodity status.

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Voluntary Counter-Reformation: Stepping Up to the Challenge

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Title:Voluntary Counter-Reformation: Stepping Up to the Challenge (ID: ERM0741)
Author(s):William H. Graves (SunGard Higher Education)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (07/06/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

U.S. higher education faces an externally led reformation. Disciplined leadership and innovation through IT-enabled service process redesign are the keys to measurably improving institutional productivity, performance, and educational outcomes.

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Changing Infrastructures for Academic Services

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Title:Changing Infrastructures for Academic Services (ID: CSD4979)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (06/19/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

"This publication is a description of a set of ongoing projects, whose goal is to set up an integrated information management system to improve the cooperation between German institutions that provide academic support in the field of information, communication and media services. Each of the contributions demonstrates the different patterns of organisation and services, the various starting points and approaches, the broad diversity of successful activities, and the ongoing problems that characterize the current service and support organisations in German universities."

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The Toughest IT Challenge

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Title:The Toughest IT Challenge (ID: ERM0631)
Author(s):Ann E. Stunden (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Why are many of the administrative information systems implementations in higher education so dreadful? What is the problem? It's not the software, and it's not the hardware.

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A Legacy of Collaboration

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Title:A Legacy of Collaboration (ID: ERM05415)
Author(s):Cynthia Golden (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

As the fiftieth and final conference was held in May of 2005, Cynthia Golden reflects on the history of CUMREC and it's contribution to higher education in the United States.

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What Is a Data System, Anyway?

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Title:What Is a Data System, Anyway? (ID: ERM0526)
Author(s):Peter Cornillon (University of Rhode Island)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The author discusses data systems, the internet and data access protocols.

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Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERiC)

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Title:Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERiC) (ID: CSD1705)
Source:Association for Computing Machinery
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2002)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The ACM Journal of Educational Resources in Computing is an electronic publication providing access to high quality, archival resources suitable for use in support of computing education. Resources include scholarly articles with wide applicability and potential impact as well as multimedia and visualization resouces, laboratory materials and other materials of practical use in support of learning in the computing sciences.
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