Category Archives: management of information systems and technology

Discussion about management of information systems and technology

DSpace – an open source platform for digital repositories

At the ECEL09 conference in Bari, Italy, a keynote address by Julià Minguillón introduced the application of learning objects supported in an open source digital repository software called DSpace. On my return, I took a look at this software on … Continue reading

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using blogs to promote traffic to a Web site

In this entry, I would like to consider the use of blogs as a marketing tool to promote traffic to a Web site, such as my own at http://www.programhouse.com The rationale for this strategy can be expressed as tenets of … Continue reading

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knowledge management

In this blog entry, I would like to open up discussion about the nature and management of one of our most valuable resources: knowledge. Although its nature and use can be quite elusive, the emerging field of knowledge management draws … Continue reading

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management of information systems and technology

In this blog entry, I would like to open up discussion about management of information systems and technology. I welcome your thoughts about the nature and use of information (in general or specific instances) and any ideas that you have … Continue reading

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to blog or not to blog…

… is that the question? Perhaps Shakespeare’s Hamlet poses it better in the affirmative: “To be, or not to be: that is the question” Like Hamlet, I have reflected on existence, but in my case the existence of something I use for online communication, teaching, … Continue reading

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strategic management of technology innovations

I would like to open up discussion about something that is the heart of planned change in how we learn and work: strategic management of technology innovation. I welcome your thoughts about the nature of technology innovations (in general or … Continue reading

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information and ethics: a conundrum?

As the first entry in this discussion about ethical issues associated with information management and use, I invite your answers to the question posed in the title of this post. Webster’s dictionary defines conundrum as “1 : a riddle whose … Continue reading

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user research with blogs

As an academic and consultant, I am interested in exploring Internet-based software that might support user research. To that end, I would like to invite discussion about the use of blogs for research, such as soliciting and collecting user feedback … Continue reading

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the specter of moderation

As I considered the nature of this blog, I was immediately confronted with the big question for anyone who ventures into the “read-write Web” and its ability to allow others to write to your Web pages: to what degree should … Continue reading

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