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The Current State of College Students and Technology 2011: July 29, 2011

Presentation at the 2011 ECAR Symposium, July 28, 2011, in Chicago, Illinois. This presentation highlights early findings of the 2011 survey of undergraduate students and information technology.…
Demystifying Cloud Computing for Higher Education: September 22, 2009

This ECAR research bulletin is the first in a series of bulletins devoted to cloud computing in higher education. It summarizes insights and a framework for thinking about cloud computing, and i…
Strategic Outsourcing and Cloud Computing: Reality Is a Sober Adversary: June 16, 2009

This research bulletin examines outsourcing and cloud computing through the lens of strategic decision making for higher education. Strategic decisions have long-term impact, create institutional…
University of Louisville: Fulfilling the Promise of VoIP: March 2, 2009

This ECAR case study complements the 2009 ECAR study by Mark C. Sheehan with Judith A. Pirani, Spreading the Word: Messaging and Communications in Higher Education. The study examines curren…
Integrating Cyberinfrastructure Technologies: October 30, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2008 Annual Conference
ECAR's 2008 research study about cyberinfrastructure explored higher education's involvement in five research-related technologies. This presentation will summarize findings about the pro…
Recasting the Centralization-Decentralization Debate: Advancing the Innovation Support Cycle: May 13, 2008

This research bulletin explores the importance of focusing on innovation in decision-making about IT. Acknowledging the apparent dichotomy between the efficient use of resources in a centralized …
IT Governance: Solid Structures and Practical Politics: December 6, 2007

Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. Higher education IT organizations have become increasingly aware of the need for governance processes …
Improving IT Governance in Higher Education: August 29, 2006

This research bulletin examines the ways many research universities govern their IT activities, explores some inherent problems in these processes, identifies several good practices, and suggests…
Web Space 9: A Journey Through Time: July 18, 2006

This bulletin discusses the processes being applied to refine the focus of the University of Toronto's institution-wide Web space to better serve the community in a more coordinated manner. …
Supporting Research Computing Through Collaboration at Princeton University: May 23, 2006

As a complement to ECAR's core study about IT Engagement in Research, this case study examines Princeton University's institutional research computational facility, which is developed a…

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