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The global digital divide; beyond hICTeria

Menou, Michel J. - In: Aslib Proceedings 53 (2001) 4, pp. 112-114

the naive assumption that the Internet itself can transform the destinies of the digitally poor. What is really at issue … is not finding the best way of bringing the Internet to the poor, but finding the best way for the poor to take advantage … of the Internet in order to improve their lot. …

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New mode of course delivery for Virtual Classroom

Chye Sen, Lee; Al‐Hawamdeh, Suliman - In: Aslib Proceedings 53 (2001) 6, pp. 238-242

Internet technology has advanced very rapidly over the last few years and a new trend in educational development for …

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Information retrieval techniques for evaluating search engines: a critical overview

Landoni, Monica; Bell, Steven - In: Aslib Proceedings 52 (2000) 3, pp. 124-129

The objective of this paper is to highlight the importance of a scientifically sounded approach to search engine evaluation. Nowadays there is a flourishing literature which describes various attempts at conducting such evaluation by following all sort of approaches, but very often only the...

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Enhancing knowledge exchange through Communities of Practice at the Inter‐American Development Bank

Moreno, Alfredo - In: Aslib Proceedings 53 (2001) 8, pp. 296-308

A relatively new and spontaneous organisational form, simply referred to as Bank Networks or Communities of Practice (CoPs)(informal groups of professional workers who share similar interests and goals), have emerged in the past few years at the Inter‐American Development Bank (IDB). They are...

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E‐citizen

Mellor, Norman - In: Aslib Proceedings 58 (2006) 5, pp. 436-446

/methodology/approach – The paper undertakes a comprehensive research programme to inform the national approach towards the take‐up and marketing … gross potential take‐up market in England is 17.5 million adults aged 15+. Research limitations/implications – The research …

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Information literacy amongst UK SMEs: an information policy gap

De Saulles, Martin - In: Aslib Proceedings 59 (2007) 1, pp. 68-79

these companies use the internet as a research tool. The results of the survey are compared to similar surveys carried out … in terms of time wasted through inefficient use of the internet as a research tool. Practical implications – It is argued … carried out into how SMEs use the internet as a research tool and this is the first time that a financial cost figure has been …

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Comment Change and the changing face of a regional newspaper library 1990‐2000

Chapman, Peter - In: Aslib Proceedings 53 (2001) 2, pp. 55-57

This paper arises from the work that the author has done during the past year in preparing for a series of lectures on the analysis of the factors that have influenced the development of the Library of an English regional morning newspaper over the last decade. He ha given these lectures to...

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Trends in using CD‐ROM is academic libraries of three South Asian countries ‐ Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Majid, Shaheen - In: Aslib Proceedings 53 (2001) 2, pp. 68-76

High hopes were attached to CD‐ROM technology at its inception in bridging the gap between ‘information rich’ and ‘information poor’ countries. However, this is technology is entering the libraries of developing countries at a much slower pace than expected. This paper explores the use...

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Distance learning and LIS professional development

Robinson, Lyn; Bawden, David - In: Aslib Proceedings 54 (2002) 1, pp. 48-55

The nature of distance learning in general, and for the specific case of LIS professional development, is reviewed in the context of wider changes in the learning environment. This leads to an analysis of the kind of materials and activities which may be required to support this form of...

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Training cataloguing students using a mix of media and technologies

Cloete, Linda M.; Snyman, Retha; Cronjé, J.C. - In: Aslib Proceedings 55 (2003) 4, pp. 223-233

training of cataloguing students is evaluated. The findings from reported research and evaluation of the training resource … programme made it possible to identify advantages and disadvantages of using such a programme. The results of the research … mix of media and technologies. The use of media and technologies, in a training research programme for cataloguing …

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