Abstract
The roles of information management -- and the technology that supports it -- are changing more rapidly than the ability of most schools to respond. With budgets down and service demands up, schools are looking for ways to make their information systems do more - do it better, and do it for less.Many schools are forecasting a paradigm shift in their computing model -- toward a more decentralized model. What are the motivations behind this shift -- does it signal a change in the role of information management? It is becoming a strategic asset rather than merely a support function?How fast are the changes occurring? Will major applications be downsized? If so, in what fashion? Over what time period? And, what about open systems and client-server architectures...What impact will they have on information technology in higher education?This paper will present the results of our 1991 and 1992 surveys -- and their implications for IT management.