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Managing in the Information Economy : Current Research Issues

Apte, Uday (contributor); Karmarkar, Uday (contributor) - 2007

This book presents recent research directions that address management in the information economy. The contributors include leading researchers with interests in a diverse set of topics who highlight important areas and point to some important topics for future research. The book begins with...

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Managing in the information economy : current research issues

Apte, Uday M. (ed.); Karmarkar, Uday (contributor) - 2007

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Towards 100 years of educating the information professions at UCL SLAIS

Dawson, Andy; Brown, David - In: Aslib Proceedings 58 (2006) 1/2, pp. 6-9

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to introduce the theme of this special issue which contains a selection of papers written by the staff of UCL SLAIS. Design/methodology/approach – The history of the School is briefly described and its philosophy of taking a broad and inclusive...

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Promoting African indigenous knowledge in the knowledge economy

Moahi, Kgomotso H. - In: Aslib Proceedings 64 (2012) 5, pp. 540-554

there have been some initiatives in academia and in libraries to integrate indigenous knowledge into their activities, it … paper focuses on universities and libraries in Africa in general although Africa is a vast continent and there are … differences in context. Practical implications – Universities and libraries should look inward and find creative ways of …

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Personal information management practices of students and its implications for library services

Osae Otopah, Francis; Dadzie, Perpetua - In: Aslib Proceedings 65 (2013) 2, pp. 143-160

concludes that, through comprehensive information literacy training programmes offered by libraries; student‐oriented PIM …

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Privilege and public provision in the intellectual welfare state

Kyle, Barbara - In: Journal of Documentation 61 (2005) 4, pp. 463-470

for and rights to information which lie behind the establishment of privately and publicly owned libraries, to consider … how far these assumptions are valid, and finally to discuss the proper part to be played by privately owned libraries in … charters and terms of reference of a variety of libraries and from official statements about library provision. Findings …

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LIS research on information sharing activities – people, places, or information

Pilerot, Ola - In: Journal of Documentation 68 (2012) 4, pp. 559-581

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to investigate and critically examine conceptualisations of information sharing activities in a selection of library and information science (LIS) literature. Design/methodology/approach – In order to explore how LIS researchers define the concept of...

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Hunting in the shadows for savings: reevaluating standing orders

Cross, Roger L. - In: The Bottom Line 23 (2010) 3, pp. 90-96

Purpose – Standing orders are remnants of an early period of library acquisition, and while they can provide a useful service in limited cases most have outlived that usefulness and should be cancelled. In a period of restricted funding and increased digital reliance the need for standing...

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Visualizing the value of library content

Steele, Kirstin - In: The Bottom Line 26 (2013) 1, pp. 14-17

Purpose – The aim of this article is to share ideas about, and examples of, visual representations of library collections. Design/methodology/approach – The article takes the form of a literature review and opinion. Findings – Although information visualization appears in the literature as...

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Enhancing information management through data mining analytics to increase product sales in an e-commerce platform

Kudyba, Stephan; Lawrence, Kenneth - In: International journal of electronic marketing and … 2 (2008/09) 2, pp. 97-104

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