Forwarded message from [m1k@PSU.EDU (Mehdi Khosrowpour)] sent originally on Tue, 26 Oct 1999 07:19:56 -0500: : CALL FOR CASES : Proposal submission deadline November 1, 1999 : : ANNALS OF CASES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ACIT) : Volume III (2001) : : Editor, Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Penn State University at Harrisburg : : In every discipline, one of the most powerful tools in the hands of : educators, researchers and managers is documented case studies : based on experiences of others. This is particularly true for information : systems educators and professionals. Case studies are tremendous : sources of solutions, knowledge, ideas, innovations and lessons : related to the utilization and management of information technology : in modern organizations throughout the world. : : OBJECTIVES: : : The primary objective of the ANNALS OF CASES ON INFORMATION : TECHENOLOGY (ACIT) is a refereed journal that publishes ACTUAL : REAL LIFE CASES based on individual, organizational and societal : experiences related to the utilization and management of information : technology. The cases included in this publication are not limited to : only the experiences related to IT management in business settings : but also include cases dealing with the use and management of : information technology in government organizations, educational : institutions, library settings, medical facilities, etc. Additionally, cases : published NOT only report successful utilization of IT applications but : also failures in utilization and management of IT in organizations : throughout the world. : : The goal of this annual journal is to provide understanding and lessons : learned in regard to human, organizational, managerial, behavioral, societal : technological and all other aspects of information technology utilization and : management. Published cases deal with issues and technologies such as : (but not limited to): : : Distance Learning Technologies : Client Server Management Issues : End User Computing Technologies : Issues of Emerging Technologies : DSS/GDSS Technologies in Organizations : Data Management in Organizations : Human Side of Information Technologies : Web-based Learning Technologies : Multimedia in Education : Information Technologies in Libraries : Legal and ethical Issues of Information Technologies : Information Technologies in Government : Information Technologies in Developing Countries : Internet/Intranet Technologies in Organizations : : SUBMISSION PROCEDURE : : In order to present a diverse coverage of a variety of cases in this : publication, interested authors are requested to electronically submit : (Word97 or RTF) a 1-2 page proposal outlining the proposed case. : November 1, 1999 is the deadline for proposal submission for cases : that will be considered for Volume III of the Annals. Authors of the : selected proposals will be notified and asked to submit their full case : submission electronically by February 15, 2000. Each submission will be : forwarded to at least three members of the Editorial Advisory Board of : the Annals for blind review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision : /rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. : If the submitted case requires revision, the author will be notified with : guidelines. Volume III of the Annals will be published in December 2000. : Please direct your inquiries and submissions (through email only) to: : : Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Editor : Annals of Cases on Information Technology (ACIT). : 1331 East Chocolate Avenue : Hershey, PA 17033, USA : Tel: 717/533-8845 ~ Fax: 717/533-8661 : Email: mehdi@idea-group.com : URL: http://www.idea-group.com/annals.htm : : ÿÿStart of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ : Moving? Want to subscribe/unsubscribe? Find an old posting? : See: http://isds.bus.lsu.edu/cvoc/isworld/ : If you do not find the answer contact gabe@isds.bus.lsu.edu : ÿÿEnd of ISWorld List Footer ÿÿ

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