EDUCAUSE Review Magazine, Volume 43, Number 3, May/June 2008

Published:
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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Features

In Search of Certitude
Brad Wheeler
As the second decade of the public Internet reveals a desire for immediate access to greater certitude, CIOs and other campus leaders have an opportunity to rethink how questions find answers that are good enough or quick enough for the context of need.
Top-Ten IT Issues, 2008
Debra H. Allison, Peter B. DeBlois, and the 2008 EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee
EDUCAUSE presents the top-ten IT-related issues in terms of strategic importance to the higher education institution, as revealed by the ninth annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey. This year, Security moves back to the top of the list.
Big Broadband Connectivity in the United States
John Windhausen Jr.
The economic and social future of the United States depends on answering the growing demand for very high-speed broadband connectivity, a capability termed “big broadband.” Failure to take on the challenge could lead to a decline in global competitiveness and an inability to educate students.

Departments

Leadership
A Changing Profile
Elson S. Floyd
E-Content
The Need to Formalize Trust Relationships in Digital Repositories
Fran Berman, Ardys Kozbial, Robert H. McDonald, and
Brian E. C. Schottlaender
PodcastIT
A Steady Vision for Libraries
James G. Neal
New Horizons
A Seismic Shift in Epistemology
Chris Dede
policy@edu
A Solution Looking for a Problem
Rebecca Gould and Elizabeth Unger
Viewpoints
Text Messaging as Emergency Communication Superstar? Nt so gr8.
Dewitt Latimer
Homepage
On Being Green
Cynthia Golden

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