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Modelling the information seeking patterns of engineers and research scientists in an industrial environment

Ellis, David; Haugan, Merete - In: Journal of Documentation 53 (1997) 4, pp. 384-403

The study explores the role of information and information seeking in the Research and Development Department of an … international oil and gas company. The information seeking patterns of engineers and research scientists at Statoil’s Research … Centre, in Trondheim, Norway were studied in relation to their research activities in different phases and types of project …

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A user‐oriented interface for generalised informetric analysis based on applying advanced data modelling techniques

Järvelin, Kalervo; Ingwersen, Peter; Niemi, Timo - In: Journal of Documentation 56 (2000) 3, pp. 250-278

This article presents a novel user‐oriented interface for generalised informetric analysis and demonstrates how informetric calculations can easily and declaratively be specified through advanced data modelling techniques. The interface is declarative and at a high level. Therefore it is easy...

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The impact of location on the use of information systems

Nicholas, David; Huntington, Paul; Williams, Peter - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 3, pp. 284-301

research provides the quantitative foundation for a fuller study of kiosk location and the differences in perceptions of the …

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A proposed ethical warrant for global knowledge representation and organization systems

Beghtol, Clare - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 5, pp. 507-532

New technologies have made the increased globalization of information resources and services possible. In this situation, it is ethically and intellectually beneficial to protect cultural and information diversity. This paper analyzes the problems of creating ethically based globally accessible...

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A qualitative study of collaborative information seeking

Prekop, Paul - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 5, pp. 533-547

Much of the existing information seeking literature only considers information seeking when performed by an individual information seeker. This paper describes a study that explicitly considers information seeking from a collaborative perspective. The study used a grounded theory approach of a...

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Co‐term network analysis as a means of describing the information landscapes of knowledge communities across sectors

Jacobs, Neil - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 5, pp. 548-562

Many and varied information sources are used by researchers and managers across sectors relevant to public policy development. When aggregated, these sources can be described in terms of sector‐specific information landscapes. This paper describes results from a survey that investigated such...

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Using Dewey decimal classification scheme (DDC) for building taxonomies for knowledge organisation

Saeed, Hamid; Sattar Chaudhry, Abdus - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 5, pp. 575-583

Terms drawn from DDC indexes and IEEE Web Thesaurus were merged with DDC hierarchies to build a taxonomy in the domain of computer science. When displayed as a directory structure using a shareware tool MyInfo, the resultant taxonomy appeared to be a promising tool for categorisation that can...

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Classification Made Simple (2nd ed.)

Chowdhury, Gobinda G. - In: Journal of Documentation 59 (2003) 1, pp. 117-118

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Philosophical and theoretical perspectives of organisational structures as information processing systems

Burke, M.E. - In: Journal of Documentation 59 (2003) 2, pp. 131-142

This paper considers the issues surrounding the fit between information systems and organisation structures. The paper uses philosophical ideas concerning knowledge and applies them to organisational design and information processing in order to encourage alternative perspectives and new ideas....

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Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) Volume 37

Meadows, Jack - In: Journal of Documentation 59 (2003) 4, pp. 494-496

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