Research Studies

These studies reflect substantial research efforts of strategic importance to higher education. Current studies are available by subscription or purchase, and early studies are publicly available.

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	Date	Title
	Oct 22, 2009	The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2009 By: Shannon Smith, Gail Salaway, and Judith Borreson Caruso, with an Introduction by Richard N. Katz Volume 6, 2009
	Aug 20, 2009	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 5, 2009 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Aug 20, 2009	Alternative IT Sourcing Strategies: From the Campus to the Cloud - Corporate Edition By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 5, 2009 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Aug 4, 2009	Cloud Storage: An Emerging Market By: Gene Ruth Volume 4, 2009
	Mar 31, 2009	Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education By: Mark C. Sheehan, with Judith A. Pirani Volume 2, 2009 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Mar 31, 2009	Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education - Corporate Edition By: Mark C. Sheehan, with Judith A. Pirani Volume 2, 2009 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Mar 11, 2009	Information Confidentiality By: Trent Henry Volume 3, 2009
	Jan 22, 2009	Virtualization from the Security Practitioner's Point of View By: Pete Lindstrom Volume 1, 2009
	Oct 21, 2008	The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2008 By: Gail Salaway, Judith Borreson Caruso, Mark R. Nelson, and Nicole Ellison Volume 8, 2008 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Sep 12, 2008	Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 7, 2008 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Sep 12, 2008	Leading the IT Workforce in Higher Education - Corporate Edition By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 7, 2008 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Sep 2, 2008	Deciphering Social Networks By: Mike Gotta Volume 6, 2008
	Jul 21, 2008	Process and Politics: IT Governance in Higher Education By: Ronald Yanosky with Jack McCredie Volume 5, 2008 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jul 21, 2008	Process and Politics: IT Governance in Higher Education - Corporate Edition By: Ronald Yanosky with Jack McCredie Volume 5, 2008 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jul 7, 2008	ITIL Service Management Practices: Third Time's the Charm By: Michael Disabato Volume 4, 2008
	Jun 10, 2008	Higher Education IT and Cyberinfrastructure: Integrating Technologies for Scholarship By: Mark C. Sheehan Volume 3, 2008
	Mar 28, 2008	Enterprise WAN Capacity Planning By: Jeff Young Volume 2, 2008
	Jan 23, 2008	IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice By: Mark R. Nelson Volume 1, 2008
	Dec 3, 2007	Service on the Front Line: The IT Help Desk in Higher Education By: Mark C. Sheehan Volume 8, 2007 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Nov 9, 2007	Google Apps in the Enterprise: A Promotion-Enhancing or Career-Limiting Move for Enterprise Architects? By: Guy Creese Volume 7, 2007
	Sep 12, 2007	The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2007 By: By Gail Salaway and Judith Borreson Caruso, with Mark R. Nelson and Introduction by Chris Dede Volume 6, 2007 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Aug 8, 2007	Let's Get Virtual: A Look at Today's Server Virtualization Architectures By: Chris Wolf Volume 5, 2007
	Jun 28, 2007	IT Collaboration: Multi-Institutional Partnerships to Develop, Manage, and Operate IT Resources By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 4, 2007 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	May 15, 2007	Securing "Web 2.0" Technologies By: Pete Lindstrom Volume 3, 2007
	Mar 29, 2007	Shelter from the Storm: IT and Business Continuity in Higher Education By: Ronald Yanosky Volume 2, 2007 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Feb 1, 2007	Beyond the Phone System: Converged Real-Time Communications for Enterprises By: David Passmore Volume 1, 2007
	Dec 22, 2006	The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2006 By: Gail Salaway, Richard N. Katz, and Judith Borreson Caruso, with Robert B. Kvavik and Mark R. Nelson Volume 7, 2006 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Oct 12, 2006	Safeguarding the Tower: IT Security in Higher Education 2006 By: Robert B. Kvavik, with John Voloudakis Volume 6, 2006 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Aug 28, 2006	IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study By: Harvey Blustain with Sandra Braman, Richard N. Katz, and Gail Salaway Volume 5, 2006 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jun 26, 2006	Trends in Social Software By: Mike Gotta, with Peter O’Kelly Volume 4, 2006
	May 8, 2006	Business Process Modeling: Adding Value or Overhead? By: Chris Howard Volume 3, 2006
	Apr 18, 2006	Identity Management in Higher Education: A Baseline Study By: Ronald Yanosky and Gail Salaway Volume 2, 2006 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Mar 21, 2006	Making Business Sense of Information Security By: Dan Blum Volume 1, 2006
	Dec 12, 2005	Academic Analytics: The Uses of Management Information and Technology in Higher Education By: Philip J. Goldstein and Richard N. Katz Volume 8, 2005 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Nov 3, 2005	Federating a Distributed World: Asserting Next-Generation Identity Standards By: Mike Neuenschwander and Dan Blum Volume 7, 2005
	Oct 12, 2005	ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2005: Convenience, Connection, Control, and Learning By: Judith Borreson Caruso and Robert B. Kvavik Volume 6, 2005 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jul 6, 2005	A Systematic, Comprehensive Approach to Information Security By: Dan Blum, with input from Fred Cohen Volume 5, 2005
	Jun 15, 2005	Good Enough! IT Investment and Business Process Performance in Higher Education By: Robert B. Kvavik and Philip J. Goldstein, with John Voloudakis Volume 4, 2005 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Mar 25, 2005	Web Services Registry: The Foundation for SOA Governance By: Anne Thomas Manes Volume 3, 2005
	Feb 7, 2005	Information Technology Networking in Higher Education: Campus Commodity and Competitive Differentiator By: Judith A. Pirani and Gail Salaway with Richard N. Katz and John Voloudakis Volume 2, 2005 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jan 13, 2005	Wireless LAN Systems: What a Difference a Year Makes By: Michael Disabato Volume 1, 2005
	Dec 2, 2004	Information Technology Funding in Higher Education By: Philip J. Goldstein Volume 7, 2004 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Nov 18, 2004	Web Services Framework (WSF) Standards: The Interoperability Framework for Service-Oriented Architecture By: James Kobielus Volume 6, 2004
	Oct 4, 2004	ECAR Study of Students and Information Technology, 2004: Convenience, Connection, and Control By: Robert B. Kvavik, Judith Borreson Caruso and Glenda Morgan Volume 5, 2004 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jul 13, 2004	After the Bust: Service Provider Evolution in a New Era By: Daniel Golding Volume 4, 2004
	Jun 23, 2004	Information Technology Alignment in Higher Education By: Bob Albrecht, Bob Bender, Richard N. Katz, Judith A. Pirani, Gail Salaway, Toby D. Sitko, and John Voloudakis Volume 3, 2004 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Apr 5, 2004	Policy-Based Security and Enterprise Policy Management By: Fred Cohen Volume 2, 2004
	Feb 19, 2004	Information Technology Leadership in Higher Education: The Condition of the Community By: Richard N. Katz, Robert B. Kvavik, James I. Penrod, Judith A. Pirani, Mark R. Nelson and Gail Salaway Volume 1, 2004 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Oct 24, 2003	Information Technology Security: Governance, Strategy, and Practice in Higher Education By: Robert B. Kvavik and John Voloudakis, with Judith B. Caruso, Richard N. Katz, Paula King, Judith A. Pirani Volume 5, 2003
	Jul 16, 2003	Supporting E-Learning in Higher Education By: Paul Arabasz, Judith Pirani, and, Dave Fawcett Volume 3, 2003 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Jul 16, 2003	IPv6: Years in the Making, Years Before Full Adoption By: Dave Kosiur Volume 4, 2003 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	May 20, 2003	Faculty Use of Course Management Systems By: Glenda Morgan Volume 2, 2003 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Mar 28, 2003	Public Key Infrastructure: Making Progress, But Many Challenges Remain By: Dan Blum and Gerry Gebel Volume 1, 2003 [Key Findings - Publicly Available]
	Dec 4, 2002	Strategies for Supporting Off-Campus Growth By: Abigail Callahan, Sean Gallagher, Eduventures, Adam Newman Volume 3, 2002
	Dec 4, 2002	The Promise and Performance of Enterprise Systems By: Robert B. Kvavik and Richard N. Katz and Associates Volume 4, 2002
	Aug 19, 2002	IT Outsourcing in Higher Education By: Ellen Hassett, Peter Cunningham, Emillia Kancheva, Matt Newsome, Sara Wells Volume 1, 2002
	Aug 19, 2002	Wireless Networking in Higher Education By: Paul Arabasz and Judith Pirani Volume 2, 2002