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Summer 2008

Info Security: Everyone's Responsibility - Learn more about protecting personal and sensitive data

UB IT NOW Spring 2008 Newsletter - News about Green Computing, Phishing Alerts and Security Tips, SPAM Management, the UB iTunes U pilot, the Student Services Transformation, and more...

UB recognized by EPA as an individual champion on their 2007-08 College and University Green Power Challenge Champions list.

Fake UB Email: Spammers send out millions of phishing emails trying to trick people into sending them their passwords, account numbers, and other personal info. UB and other reputable organizations will never ask for your password or other personal info via email or over the phone.

CIO Annual Report 2006-07 with strategic plans for 2007-08

Building Innovative Formal/Informal Learning Spaces for Collaboration (Audio), Campus Technology 2007: Roadmap to IT Leadership

Preliminary UB undergraduate student findings about IT use and preferences from Spring 2007 ECAR Study

EDUCAUSE e-book: Learning Spaces : Rethinking Learning Spaces (Classrooms, Next Gen Computer Labs, Library Spaces, Group Work Spaces)

Planning and Designing Technology-Rich Learning Spaces JISC InfoNet

Photos of Technology-Rich Learning Spaces JISC InfoNet

IT Engagement in Research (ECAR Study - Key Findings)

 


UBit Resources


Below is a list of valuable books, web pages, electronic media, etc. that are constructive readings towards achieving our IT Mission. Please feel free to email us your ideas for this page as well.

Gartner intraWeb
Your link to the premier source of business and technology intelligence.

Gartner Talking Technology
Monthly discussions about IT issues.


General Resources
TLC Library database
TLC Technology Workshops
UB Libraries
UB Libraries—Getting Started
Distributed Computing Consultants (DCC)
UBMicro

Web Resources
Covey Leadership
Xerox Corporation
IBM Corporation
Gartner Group
EDUCAUSE

Videos
• Each of the Seven Habits are available on one hour video cassettes for viewing through University Facilties. Please contact Joanne Fletcher at 645-3643.

Books
A Simpler Way, Wheatley, Margaret J. and Kellner-Rogers, M.
First Things First, Covey, Stephen (1990)
Principle-Centered Leadership, Covey, Stephen (1990)
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey, Stephen (1989)
The Effective Executive, Drucker, Peter (1996)
In Search of Excellence, Peters, Thomas and Waterman, Robert (1982)
The Fifth Discipline, Senge, Peter (1990)
The Deming Management Method, Walton, Mary (1986)

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First and Principle-Centered Leadership are all available from the Leisure Reading Collection in the Undergraduate Library.