Paper usage management and information technology: An environmental case study at an Australian University

Hardy, V; Fung, HC; Xian, GS; Wu, JH; Zhang, XY; Dyson, LE

Paper usage management and information technology: An environmental case study at an Australian University

Hardy, V Fung, HC Xian, GS Wu, JH Zhang, XY Dyson, LE

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Citation:: Internet and Information Technology in Modern Organizations: Challenges and Answers - Proceedings of the 5th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005, 2005, 1
Issue Date:: 2005-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Hardy, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fung, HC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Xian, GS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, JH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, XY	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dyson, LE	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Internet and Information Technology in Modern Organizations: Challenges and Answers - Proceedings of the 5th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005, 2005, 1	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	0975339346	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780975339343	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3091
dc.description.abstract	IT was supposed to lead to the paperless office. However it has actually caused paper usage levels to increase. There are several social explanations for this increasing trend. Printing technology has become more available, and people have more information to print. In addition people often prefer printed matter to working off a screen. In this article we present a case study of paper usage at a University. It was found that, despite continual pressures escalating paper use, a range of strategies from quotas and charges, doublesided printing, reuse of scrap paper and policy changes had been successful in reducing usage. Motivational factors included cost saving and a commitment to the environment.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Internet and Information Technology in Modern Organizations: Challenges and Answers - Proceedings of the 5th International Business Information Management Association Conference, IBIMA 2005	en_US
dc.title	Paper usage management and information technology: An environmental case study at an Australian University	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.for	080609 Information Systems Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Cario, Egypt	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
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Abstract:

IT was supposed to lead to the paperless office. However it has actually caused paper usage levels to increase. There are several social explanations for this increasing trend. Printing technology has become more available, and people have more information to print. In addition people often prefer printed matter to working off a screen. In this article we present a case study of paper usage at a University. It was found that, despite continual pressures escalating paper use, a range of strategies from quotas and charges, doublesided printing, reuse of scrap paper and policy changes had been successful in reducing usage. Motivational factors included cost saving and a commitment to the environment.

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