The virtual office

Many careers involve working at multiple locations with unpredictable daily schedules. Professionals may have several locations from which they conduct business. Electronic mail (e-mail) and other features of the Internet have facillitated the evolution of the virtual office, which gives the appeara...

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Published in:HortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) Va.), 1996-10, Vol.6 (4), p.296-299
Main Author: McGiffen, M.E. Jr. (University of California, Riverside, CA.)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIE
CAMBIO TECNOLOGICO
CHANGEMENT TECHNOLOGIQUE
DIFFUSION DE L'INFORMATION
DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION
DIFUSION DE INFORMACION
electronic mail groups
email
homepages
HORTALIZAS
INFORMATION SERVICES
internet
INVESTIGACION
LEGUME
RECHERCHE
SERVICE D'INFORMATION
SERVICIOS DE INFORMACION
TECHNICAL PROGRESS
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMUNICACIONES
vegetable research and information center
VEGETABLES
websites
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Summary:Many careers involve working at multiple locations with unpredictable daily schedules. Professionals may have several locations from which they conduct business. Electronic mail (e-mail) and other features of the Internet have facillitated the evolution of the virtual office, which gives the appearance of a single point of contact with mobile, busy people. E-mail is the most obvious use of the Internet. E-mail groups allow for effective discussions with people of similar interests and the exchange of hard-to-acess expert information. Websites and e-mail groups allow rapid dissemination and discussion of multimedia information. The Vegetable Research and Information Center is an example of how to extend the virtual office concept to the departmental level, allowing spatially scattered researchers, extension workers, and their clientele to work together and exchange information.
ISSN:1063-0198
1943-7714
DOI:10.21273/horttech.6.4.296