.... Metadata Data analysis Cataloguing Data processing Data collection Linked data Information Information retrieval Information science To address the purpose and research questions of this study, the authors used content analysis and SNA to evaluate a large sample of the most recently-created...

...Atul Ashokbhai Bhatt Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain the law faculty members’ information needs and seeking behaviour to provide library resources and services in a better way. Libraries play a very important role in supporting legal education and legal research. The past...

... technologies, procedures and rules, it can and must be thought of as an object. Tetlow starts by examining the nature of information. And that is the stepping off point for a radical and controversial theory of everything, how information depends on the quantum nature of the universe, how all...

... approach to evaluation. Any training in information literacy skills should aim at equipping students with guidelines to help them assess the credibility of websites, while encouraging them to reflect on the nature of their search task and to apply the guidelines accordingly. Originality/value...

...Juncheng Wang; Feicheng Ma; Minjie Chen; Yiqing Rao Purpose “Sleeping beauties” are very common in science, so this paper aims to uncover the reasons and formulation mechanism of information awakening on a more general level. Based on this, the paper will further propose useful strategies...

...Muhammad Tahir; Khalid Mahmood; Farzana Shafique Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the use of electronic information resources and facilities by humanities scholars at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey of faculty...

... technologies Information Technology‐led strategy Linguistics What's in a Word‐List? is the third volume in the Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities series. Every title in this series critically examines the applications of advanced information communication technologies (ICTs...

...David Wells Purpose This paper aims to look at online public access catalogues (OPAC) operations in the light of the philosophy of information, communication theory and semiotics, and to revisit fundamental questions about the nature of library OPACs and the ways in which they function. Design...

...Martin White Information architecture has gradually crept into prominence over the last few years as one of the new buzz words in Web design. This article examines the definition and history of information architecture. In 2000 the American Society of Information Science and Technology organised...

...David D.M. Mason Edited by Elayne   Coakes . Knowledge Management: Current Issues and Challenges . Hershey, PA : IRM Press 303 pp. , ISBN: 1931777519   US$59.95 soft cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Knowledge management Information...

...Chern Li Liew © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> Information retrieval Information The author's declared intent for the book is that it “will be useful to anyone who is interested in learning about the field (information retrieval – IR), particularly those who are new...

... not, they often found the answers in a print resource. This finding suggested that regardless of the setting, print resources still had an important role to play in the provision of reference service. to determine whether or not the service met both the patrons' information needs and the patrons' expectations...

...Pieter van Brakel Intranets and portals are supposed to provide an infrastructure through which end‐users can gain effective access to information sources needed to assist in daily tasks such as effective decision making, planning and research. This paper discusses the current lack of clarity...

...Alex Byrne Unprecedented desktop access to scholarly information has been made possible by the introduction of digital libraries. The powerful combination of digital publications, specialist and generalist databases, sophisticated search systems and portals enables scholars and students to rapidly...

... between scholars who are both creating and consuming information. The DL is especially good at coordinating and integrating findings about a specific topic that is being studied by different disciplines and different nations, which is an essential component to further our knowledge. This paper...

...Julie Hallmark; Maria Gonzalez Three programs of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at The University of Texas at Austin support education in library and information science in Latin America and present contrasts in goals, participants, and outcomes. We describe briefly...

...Deborah A. Cronau “The biggest challenge for anyone seeking global business information today is that there’s too much out there, and so many places to look – especially on the Web. Finding dependable, timely information about a particular country, region, industry, or company can...

...Philip Calvert Information Marketing There will be many students around the world, especially in Commonwealth countries, familiar with Jennifer Rowley’s textbooks on information technology (e.g. Organizing Knowledge, 3rd ed., Gower, 2000). For a number of years she has been...

... which to build a system that can do more than just search; it can turn information into knowledge. By effectively finding, categorizing, summarizing, and proactively routing information, it is possible to take total control of the ever‐growing mountain of unstructured data in the digital world. © MCB...

..., but one which also provided an added‐value package to link with, and work alongside, established practices and products. Consolidating the information skills learning experience and bringing into a more flexible environment worked to the students’ and our own advantage. We now have a product...