Learning Resources

Abstract: Book Review: Who STole Feminism? How Women Have Betrayed Women, by Chritina Hofff Sommers. SImon and Schuster, 1994. 320 pages. ISBN 0671-79424-8

Abstract: Book review: Four Multicampus Systems: Some Policies and Practices That Work, by Marian Gade. Association of Governing Boards, 1993. 70 pages. ISBN 0-926508-01-6. Shared Visions of Public Higher Education Governance: Structures and Leadership Styles That Work, by Edgar Schick, Richard Novack, James Norton, and Houston Elam. American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 1992. 179 pages. ISBN 0-88044-132-1.

Abstract: Book review: A Silent Success: Master's Education in the United States, by Clifton COnrad, Jennifer Grant Haworth, and Susan Bolyard Millar. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. 342 pages. ISBN 0-8018-4508-4.

Abstract: Book Review: American Architecture: Ideas and Ideologies in the Late Twenttieth Century, by Paul Heyer. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. 294 pages. ISBN 0-442-01328-0.

Abstract: Book Review: Pursuit of Quality in Higher Education: Case Studies in Total Quality Managment, edited by Deborah Teeter and Gregory Lozier. New Direcctions for Institutional Research, no. 78. Jossey-Bass, 1993. 143 pages. ISBN 1-55542-693-X

Abstract: Over the last 15 years, an important new administrative position has emerged at hundreds of colleges and universities. Known as the chief information officer (CIO) or senior information technology executive (SITE), this important position has appeared because of the tremendous growth in the technology and telecommunications industry. In addition, the necessity to integrate new technology (the computer center) with traditional educational methods (the library), reduce costs, and manage technology growth has made the CIO/SITE a valuable institutional asset. There are three routes of entry into the CIO/SITE position. Many people come from faculty positions, where knowledge of politics, economics, and social issues in higher education is important. A few enter from industry, and others through library science. There are six models to help colleges and universities plan for the transition to high-tech higher education: (1) The CIO/SITE has almost complete control of information technologies. (2) The CIO/SITE is in charge of many, but not all, informational resources. (3) The CIO/SITE controls technological operations while traditional administrators handle nontechnical operations. (4) The librarian is the CIO/SITE if he or she knows about technology. (5) An in-house technology consultant with minor management responsiblities has control. (6) There is no CIO/SITE. As the technology revolution continues, higher education institutions will have a greater need to plan for and manage it. The CIO/SITE will not only install the information infrastructure but will have to stay informed about the tremendous amount of new technology. The CIO/SITE is a necessary member of colleges and universites.

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