... predecessors, this volume is a worthy addition to the literature of information science and technology, covering important developments and drawing attention to areas requiring research. In this reviewer's opinion, ARIST 45, with its valuable viewpoints rooted in systematic literature reviews...

...Ina Fourie Melanie J.   Norton . Introductory Concepts in Information Science, 2nd ed. . Medford, NJ : Information Today on behalf of ASIS&T   2010 . 210 pp.   $US49.50 , ISBN: 9781573873949 ASIST Monograph Series Hard cover © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011...

...Christopher S.G. Khoo; Jin‐Cheon Na; Kokil Jaidka Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze the macro‐level discourse structure of literature reviews found in information science journal papers, and to identify different styles of literature review writing. Although there have been several...

... to government information, e‐government web sites must be develop in line with emerging trends. Information science Web sites Communication technologies E‐government © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Edited by Ed   Downey , Carl D.   Ekstrom and Matthew A.   Jones...

... and discussed from the perspective of library and information science rather than from the viewpoint of computer science, and the handling of chapter topics therefore reflects this distinction. The book starts with an overview of the field and also discusses some of the pioneering academics such as Mortimer...

...David Mason Edited by Blaise   Cronin . Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Volume 44 . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2010 . 601 pp. , ISBN: 9781573873710   US$124.95 (ASIS&T members US$99.95) (hard cover) © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

... medal instead of the silver or the gold, or losing subscribers to a journal, or special TV channel. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Information science Databases Serials Quality indicators The founders of the Eigenfactor Project launched the first public release...

...Amanda Spink Of course, it is often said that US information science researchers do not cite the UK research and vice versa. This book is valuable for that reason. The book allows all those non‐UK information scientists in the US, Canada, Europe and elsewhere to understand and appreciate more...

... and at the article level, respectively. Findings The paper examines how the rank positions of 52 library and information science journals change when the set of journals are ranked by the Eigenfactor metrics in relation to the JIF‐5 indicator. Originality/value The principle behind Google's PageRank is where...

...Dirk Lewandowski Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the coverage of Google Scholar for Library and Information Science (LIS) journal literature as identified by a list of core LIS journals from a study by Schlögl and Petschnig. Design/methodology/approach The paper checked every...

... of hardware and networking infrastructure are also relevant and a lot of money has been invested in such projects on the national and international level. But there are also implications regarding information services and the LIS institutions providing them. Digital libraries Information science...

...Péter Jacsó Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the sizes of databases. Design/methodology/approach The paper illustrates the various dimensions of some library and information science (LIS) databases and database subsets, and the implications of these differences. Findings...

... a Use reference from “currency”. Some terms, while up to date, have odd locations. For example “Domain Naming System” (more usually the Domain Name System) doesn't really belong as a second level subfield of information science; it would seem more at home under the fourth level term “World Wide...

... Intelligence Service and Information Science , Information Today , Medford, NJ . Edited by Blaise   Cronin . Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (Volume 40) . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2005 . 624 pp.   US$ 99.95 hard cover , ISBN: 1573872423 © Emerald...

...Karin McGuirk Brian   Vickery . A Long Search for Information . Champaign, IL : University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign   2004 . 33 pp. , ISBN: 0878451234   US$10.00 soft cover Occasional Papers, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 213 © Emerald Group...

...Philip Calvert Edited by Mehdi   Khosrow‐Pour . Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology . Hershey, PA : Idea Group Publishing   2005 . , ISBN: 159140553X   US$1,125 (online access for libraries US$900) hard cover 5 vols © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005...

...Philip Calvert Edited by Blaise   Cronin . Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 39 . Medford, NJ : Information Today   2004 . 674 pp.   US$99.95 hard , ISBN: 1573872091 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Information science...

...Philip Calvert In contrast with information, which is frequently analysed by information scientists, the concept of trust and its significance are rarely discussed. In Chapter 10 Marsh and Dibben look at the role of trust in information science and technology. The increase in concern for trust...