While use of the Internet and electronic mail has increased tremendously in recent years, almost nothing is known about how administrators in higher education use the technology. Through a survey of student affairs professionals, this study explores administrators' attitudes toward the Internet, listservs, and electronic mail and how they are using these technological tools in their work.
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