Campus-Wide Information Systems: Volume 10 Issue 1
Table of contents
Washington Inside Out
Information Networks: Allen and Gore Not Yet Connected. During the economic conference convened in Little Rock by Bill Clinton prior to his inauguration there was an exchange…
American Diary
Melvil Dewey: After All These Years, Still a Force for Order. On his 80th birthday on December 10, 1931, Melvil Dewey wrote a letter stating that he was “not a watch to be…
Shopping Mall
Motorola has announced the availability of a new, wireless, pocket‐sized modem, called InfoTAC, that will equip mobile workers with the benefits of wireless communication on…
ASIS Convenes in Philadelphia: E‐Journals and Full‐Text Access
Pat EnsorReports on sessions at the 1992 American Society for InformationScience annual conference, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Includesrecent developments in electronic refereed…
Data Day: The Anarchist and Barrister
Howard StraussConsiders a hypothetical law school library, L.A. Law Lib, and itsbid to become a leader in library automation. Discusses key issues forimplementing on‐line access to its…
Technology Network Puts Texas Online
Dan MorrisonShows how, with the example of the state of Texas, online systemscan help states more effectively tap the research capabilities ofeducational institutions and promote academic…
Integrated Library Systems: The Z39.50 SCAN Service
Mark HinnebuschThis issue, we will discuss another new features planned for Version 3 of Z39.50. The scan service is the sole service defined in the new Browse Facility. Other services should be…
Special Report: Linking Students and Scholars
Patricia SabosikCampus‐wide information systems (CWIS) can be considered the microeconomic approach to information sharing on a campus while the Internet, and its array of databases and services…
Special Report: CAUSE to Recognize Excellence in Campus Computing
CAUSE, the association for managing and using information in higher education, has established a new award program, the CAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking.
Special Report: Breaking Out of the Classroom
Students who took online interactive education classes as part of a pilot program study at Northern Kentucky University received better grades and evaluated instructors more…
CWIS Exposure‐ Case Western Reserve University
CWRUnet: A CWIS for Case Western Reserve University. Case Western Reserve University (CWRU, Case) has targeted the creation of a high‐powered campus‐wide network as a critical…
Viewfinder: Lynne Cheney, Upset by Politics
Lynne Cheney Resigns as NEH Chairwoman Although she has often remonstrated against political correctness, particularly in units of government where it would seem destructive to…