Resources for Information Technology

 

Selected Resources for Information Systems and Technology

Electronic indexes, full text databases and high-quality reference sources provided by the University of Minnesota libraries and especially useful to information technology students and faculty.

 

Online Magazines and Journals

 

• BNET Today
• Online business management magazine.
•  Health Data Management
• Health care I.T. information.
•  InformationWeek
• Breaking news, blogs, high-impact image galleries, proprietary research as well as analysis on IT trends, a whitepaper library, video reports and interactive tools.
•  InfoWorld
• InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations.
•  Quality Magazine
• Quality is a monthly business publication serving the quality assurance and process improvement needs of more than 64,000 manufacturing professionals.
•  SearchCIO-midmarket.com
• SearchCIO-Midmarket.com is the premier source for midmarket-specific technology resources designed to help IT leaders keep pace with the ever-changing demands of managing IT at fast-growing midsized enterprises.
•  TechRepublic
• TechRepublic helps IT decision-makers identify technologies and strategies to empower workers and streamline business processes.
•  ZDNet
• Online magazine for professionals seeking to research technology-related issues, and solve business technology problems.

 

Blogs and Podcasts

 

• BoingBoing
• A collaboratively edited Weblog focusing on technology and society.
•  Gizmodo
• Postings on a wide variety of electronic goodies.
•  IT Conversations
• IT Conversations publishes a new audio program nearly every day, from the most important tech conferences to unique programs.
•  Kuro5hin
• Well-considered and well-constructed commentary on technology issues.
•  Lifehacker
• Tips and downloads for getting things done.
•  Mashable
• Social networking and social news media.
•  O’Reilly Media
• An excellent resource for software developers, system administrators and IT directors.
•  Slashdot
• “News for Nerds.”  Technology news.

 

Online Communities

 

• ITtoolbox
• Online platform that enables anyone to share and gain peer knowledge about information technology.

 

Organizations

 

• Center for Quality Management
• Peer-to-peer networking business community.
•  DAMA International
• DAMA International is a not-for-profit, vendor independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices for data resource management and enterprise information.
•  ISO
• International Organization for Standardization; international standards for business, government and society.

 

 Quality

 

• American Society for Quality
• The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality.
•   Total Quality Management