Developing Subject-Related Web Sites Collaboratively: The Virtual Business Information Center

This article is a case study of the Virtual Business Information Center (VBIC), a collaborative effort since 1998 of the College of Information Studies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, and the University of Maryland Libraries. The case study traces its development, implementation, and evaluation and addresses collaboration among academic units, a user-based design process, and the Web site as an instructional device.

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