Report of the Planning Work Group on Academic Applications of Information Services and Technology

Prepared for the Information Services Task Force

22 June 1995

• Contents
• Introduction
• Executive Summary
  • Prerequisites
  • Diversity
  • Software Tools
  • Databases
  • Communications
• Priorities
• General Purpose Software
  • Word Processing
  • Graphics
  • Statistics
  • Spreadsheet
  • Database
  • Publications
  • Draw & Paint
  • Communications
  • Internet Development Tools
  • Other
  • Summary
• Administrative Support for Research and Instruction
  • Overview
  • Goals for Specific Administrative Functions
  • Current Status
  • Email Distribution Lists
• Library and Research Support
  • Traditional Textual Materials
  • New Digital Materials: Images, Audio, and Video
  • Database Management and Acquisition
  • The Future: Virtual Realities
  • Support for Technical Disciplines
  • Rank and Tenure Issues
• Education and Computing
  • Introduction
  • Technologies inside the Classroom
    • Options for Computers in Classrooms
  • Technologies outside the Classroom
    • Total Connectivity
    • Printing
    • Access to Applications
  • The University without Walls
    • Potential Students and Graduates
    • The Products We Offer
  • Email-Enabled Homework and Grading
• About this document ...