Effective Information Centers: Guidelines for MIS and IC Managers

by Robert J. Thierauf

Overview

This book is designed to help MIS and information center managers and their staffs to efficiently and cost effectively meet the needs of end-users in their organizations. Focusing on managerial aspects of information centers, Robert J. Thierauf explores the ways in which new information technology—spreadsheets, query languages, report writers, word processing, etc.—can be placed in the hands of end-users without the interdepartmental conflict and loss of systems control often associated with such transitions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899303086
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/22/1988
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

ROBERT J. THIERAUF is Professor of Information and Decision Sciences at Xavier University and served as chairman of the Department of Management and Information Systems for thirteen years.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Effective Information Centers
Getting Started on Effective Information Centers
Planning for Effective Information Centers
Planning an Overall Strategy for Information Centers
Planning for Hardware and Software Integration
Organization for Effective Information Centers
Organization of Information Centers
Staffing of Information Centers
Training of End-Users Using Information Centers
Control Over Effective Information Centers
Control and Security Over Information Centers
Management Guidelines for Effective Information Centers
Management Guidelines to Integrate Interests of IC Professionals and End-users
Management Guidelines for Information Center Professionals
Management Guidelines for End-users
Index