Author archives: Professor David Baker

Professor David Baker

About Professor David Baker

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David Baker was previously the Chair of the JISC Content Services committee. He became Principal of the College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth in July 2003 and retired in 2009. David has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies with 14 monographs and some 100 articles to his credit. In recent years, his particular professional interest has been in the strategic management of technology. He gained an MBA degree from the Open University in this subject area in 2002.

Why we can’t afford not to invest in technology

Professor David Baker, 20 April 2011 1 comment

At JISC’s recent annual conference, both Professor Eric Thomas (Vice Chancellor of Bristol University) and I stressed that higher education cannot afford to slow down in its adoption of information and communications technology (ICT). Quite the contrary: the challenging financial … Read more

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