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IT Infrastructure to Support Analytics: Laying the Groundwork for Institutional Analytics: October 23, 2012

Analytics has become a hot topic in the educational community, and several key questions must be addressed concerning the infrastructure of an analytics program. These issues include the …
Revitalizing Data Stewardship through Risk Reduction: Managing Sensitive Data at the University of Virginia: December 1, 2009

The 2009 ECAR study Institutional Data Management in Higher Education , by Ronald Yanosky, examines how higher education institutions are facing the challenges of institutional data management…
Institutional Data Management in Higher Education Roadmap: December 1, 2009

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the study Institutional Data Management in Higher Education , by Ronald Yanosky. The study examines the po…
Institutional Data Management in Higher Education: December 1, 2009

Abstract This 2009 ECAR study of institutional data management examines the policies and practices by which higher education institutions effectively collect, protect, and use digital informat…
Institutional Data Management in Higher Education—Key Findings: December 1, 2009

This document presents the key findings from the 2009 ECAR study of institutional data management, which examines the policies and practices by which higher education institutions effectively col…
Information Security Governance: Standardizing the Practice of Information Security: August 19, 2008

This ECAR research bulletin discusses the trend to use a variety of risk assessment frameworks and standards to create an information security program that is sufficiently comprehensive for colle…
How Technology Will Shape Our Future: Three Views of the Twenty-First Century: January 22, 2008

This research bulletin explores three of the most compelling views of our longer term future, the role of technology in those possible futures, and the impact these alternative futures may have o…
IT’s a Small World – Observations of a Global Community: December 6, 2007

Presentation at the Sixth Annual ECAR Symposium, December 5-7, 2007, in Boca Raton, Florida. In June 2007 EDUCAUSE Vice President Richard Katz began a personal and organizational voyage of discov…
Most Improved: How Four Institutions Developed Successful IT Security Programs: November 3, 2006

Researchers conducted this in-depth case study to complement the ECAR study, Safeguarding the Tower: IT Security in Higher Education 2006. The case study examines how four higher education instit…
The Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking (VA SCAN): A Statewide Collaborative IT Security Resource: October 17, 2006

This case study examines ways in which the Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking (VA SCAN) provides a blueprint for higher education institutions interested in collaboratively pro…