Productivity Applications and Systems

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Productivity Applications and Systems

2012 CDS Executive Summary Report

January 24, 2013

This report summarizes results from the EDUCAUSE Core Data Service (CDS) survey. Using a matched set of 616 CDS 2011 and CDS 2012 participating institutions, this year’s report is a detaile…

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2012

September 17, 2012

Key Findings See the 2012 report for a full list key messages, findings, and supporting data. Blended-learning environments are the norm; students say that these environments best suppor…

The EDUCAUSE 2011 Core Data Service Report: Highlights and Insights into Higher Education Information Technology

January 31, 2012

Authors: Susan Grajek , Vice President for Data, Research, and Analytics, EDUCAUSE Pam Arroway , Senior Statistician, EDUCAUSE This report summarizes results from the 2011 EDUC…

SharePoint: 7 Views and Uses from around Campus

January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

Princeton University successfully implemented SharePoint over four years ago, and now and we'd like to share some of the ways that people around campus have used it to enhance or facilitate ad…

Barnes & Noble

October 18, 2011

Barnes & Noble.com is the Internet's largest bookstore featuring everyday low prices on an outstanding selection of eBooks, eTextbooks, rental, used and new textbooks, critically acclaimed…

Document Discussion, Annotation, and Engagement with NowComment

February 15, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

NowComment is a sophisticated, engaging, and scalable tool for posting documents online for group discussion and annotation. Users can create multi-level threaded conversations on sentences, paragr…

Cloud Collaboration with Google Apps

March 14, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011

This special "Experience IT" session is designed to offer a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to an emerging tool and explore its potential impact for professional development and…

Leaping into the Clouds: Different Philosophies and Approaches to Hosted E-Mail and Collaborative Software Solutions

January 12, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

With IT departments experiencing severe cuts in staffing and technology resources, tough fiscal decisions had to be made to achieve a balanced budget while still maintaining a certain level of serv…

Implementing Google Apps for Faculty and Staff

October 19, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin explains how Boise State University addressed important concerns about security and strategic alignment in finalizing its decision to move to Google Apps for Educatio…

The 2010 Campus Computing Survey: Two Decades of Data, Information, and Insight About IT Planning and Policy Issues

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in U.S. higher education. This session will present the …