Our Information Systems Department is involved in an ISO 9002 quality process. We first constructed quality documentation around a quality assurance manual and changed the staff s working methods. We then realized an ...

Two distance learning courses in the field of modern management issues are developed and discussed. VRC provides methodological, software and telecommunication implementation of learning material with the use of new ...

Information Technologies (IT s) are making possible the integration of different information systems used by geographically dispersed organizations. An integration model must facilitate the combination of internet, intranet ...

This paper deals with the issues of information management in Finnish universities, and the role of libraries in this context. Information technology has become an important factor and a key element in Finnish economy and ...

There is a growing expectation from distance learners that their learning and teaching environment will be on-line. Limitations on bandwidth to the home has so far constrained the richness of such environments. A hybrid ...

The end-user oriented perspective to information security education is a new way of motivating students. It is essentially a human-oriented approach ranging from guidelines and awareness to management and ethics. In this ...

The study evaluates different aspects of delay as it is encountered in the project "Uni-TV" where university lectures are produced in studio quality over the Gigabit Testbed South/Berlin. The main focus of the project is ...

Finnish university libraries have chosen a new integrated library system. This is continuation to the co-operation that started in the late 80 s when these libraries got their first automated library system. The co-operation ...

The aim of this paper is to present a new approach in the managers education - the use of the Internet. The Virtual Learning Environment (further VLE) could be created under the umbrella of the Internet services. This VLE ...

The paper examines the process by which a Learning Resources Centre is planned and built in the digital age. It will discuss the issues involved; the participation and co-operation of senior management, architects, facilities ...