Forces largely driven by new technologies and the Internet have the power to unmake the American university system, a top administrator at Columbia University said Monday.

Iowa's Office of Information Technology Services is seeking information on ways to use emerging technologies to expand distance learning to state residents.

Get information about how your community can become "smart".

The guidebook was written and researched in California but any community can learn something.

The guidebook reviews the challenges our communities and cities face in the upcoming century and explains how we can avoid becoming electronic ghost towns.

Some other topics include:

• An Invitation To The Digital Age
• Prospering As A Smart Community
• Building A Smart Community
• Case Studies

New Media, Distance Learning Copyright Issues!

Over the past five years, the application of copyright law to distance education using digital technologies has become the subject of public debate and attention in the United States.

In the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), Congress charged the Copyright Office with responsibility to study the issue and report back with recommendations within six months.

After an intensive process of identifying stakeholders, holding public hearings, soliciting comments, conducting research, and consulting with experts in various fields, the Office has issued this Report.

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Association for Managing and Using Information Resources in Higher Education,

The CAUSE's mission is to be an indispensable partner in enabling the transformational changes occurring in higher education through the effective management and use of information resources -- technology, services, and information.