Message-ID: <m0sB5tb-0007VAC@gate.usaor.net> Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 15:33:39 -0400 From: The infoWorks Partnership Brian Vidic <mailto:vidic@INFOWKS.COM> Subject: ORDER FORM: _The Management and Operation of Community To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L
(3rd multi-list posting)_The Management and Operation of Community Information Networks: A Daily Reference Guide to Effective Operation and Maintenance_
by The infoWorks Partnership
========================================================== The infoWorks Partnership announces the release of the first reference manual dedicated to the design, development and daily operation of community information networks.
Referred to as community information networks, on-line information services, public access networks, and community information services, the advent of these services continues to transform the landscape of community economic and social development around the world.
The Manual is dedicated to providing the necessary information persons and organizations need to design and operate these networks on a daily basis.
A Sampling of the Topics Covered in the Manual:
* MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES * MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS * ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE * REVENUES, BUDGETS, EXPENDITURES * PERSONNEL * SITE SELECTION and PREPARATION * HARDWARE, and SOFTWARE ACQUISITION * DATA ACQUISITION * USER SUPPORT * WORKING with INTERNET PROVIDERS (POPs) * DEVELOPMENT of WORLD WIDE WEB SITES * ECONOMIC ENTREES INTO the INFORMATION REVOLUTION * NEGOTIATIONS & CONNECTIONS to INFORMATION PROVIDERS * THE "DAILY GRIND" * SYSTEM SECURITY * RISK CONTROL * DOCUMENTATION * COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING * STRATEGIC PLANNING * TAKING ACTION * RESEARCH and EVALUATION * ACCOUNTABILITY
Additionally, The Manual Provides Actual Surveys, Needs Assesments and Evaluation Tools for the Network Administrators. These Tools can be Used in Practice by Administrators.
* COMMUNITY RESOURCES USER SATISFACTION SURVEY * SIX-MONTH EVALUATION * PRE-PROJECT EVALUATION AND IMPACT QUESTIONS * COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICES INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT * PRE-INTERVIEW TELEPHONE SURVEY
Several additional topics are covered in the manual. All information is presented in a concise, easy-to-read format. It is designed to assist the administrator, the systems operator, the trainer, and the user.
Anyone that is currently operating an information network in a community of any size should have this Manual residing on their desktop. It is *the* definitive work on community information networks and should be the companion of any community network administrator or organization.
The Manual takes advantage of the organizational experience and success of The infoWorks Partnership, and the personal experience and successes of Clark Rogers and Brian Vidic, co-authors.
Call them PANs, Free-Nets (c), community information networks, etc....these networks have become part of the landscape of communities around the world. The success stories and evidence of impact has been documented time and again.
The Manual is the logical accompanyment to those planning to establish a network, and those that have been operating them for years.
======================================================= Please reserve a copy of _The MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF COMMUNITY INFORMATION INETWORKS: A DAILY REFERENCE GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE_ for myself and/or my organization.
(Pre-release offer expired 5.8.95) (Any orders received with the "pre-release" designation from earlier posts will be honored.)
I understand that The Manual will be released in June, 1995, and that the price of the Manual is $79.95. My copy will be reserved now, and mailed soon after the June release date.
Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. Delivery should be expected July, 1995.
Name: __________________________________________ Organization/Company:_____________________________ Name of Network:_________________________________ Address:_________________________________________ City:____________________________________________ State:_____________ Zip Code:_________ Country:_________________________________________ Phone Number: ___________________________________ Fax Number:______________________________________ Internet Address:___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Payment Methods: Personal/Company Check, Money Order, Cashier's Check (No Credit Card Orders)
Questions or comments should be directed to Brian Vidic at mailto:vidic@infowks.com ...........or call the numbers listed below.
The infoWorks Partnership 800 Vinial Street Suite B312-313 Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5100 (412) 322-5790 (in Pittsburgh, or outside the United States) (800) 434-5790 (inside continental United States) (412) 322-5792 Fax (412) 322-5796 Data mailto:vidic@infowks.com mailto:work_i@wvlink.mpl.com _____________________________________________________________ Information Service Excellence Worldwide