Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore one broad question: what do information, information processes, information services, as well as information systems and technology have to do with the spiritual? Design/methodology/approach – The task is accomplished by conducting a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the online tools available to librarians. Design/methodology/approach – Various online tools are discussed. Findings – Much can be done on a tight budget with free online tools as long as one retains an openness to try new things....

In the case of health information the quality and authenticity of the digital information have always been a matter of major concern for health and information professionals. This paper seeks to explore these concerns from the consumers' perspective. It addresses issues around the consumers'...

Purpose – The purpose of this Editorial is to outline the economic factors involved in digitisation and the maintenance of digital collections. Design/methodology/approach – The paper assesses the cost‐effectiveness of digitisation. Findings – Google Print's assumption that whatever has...

The concept of consent is a central pillar of data protection. It features prominently in research, regulation, and public debates on the subject, in spite of the wide-ranging criticisms that have been levelled against it. In this paper, I refer to this as the consent paradox. I argue that...

The founder of a start-up (principal) who has a project with uncertain returns must retain and incentivize an agent using promise of future payments and information gathering. The agent's effort incrementally advances production and such advance is a prerequisite for gathering new information....

Recent supply chain reengineering efforts have focused on integrating firms' production, inventory and replenishment activities with the help of communication networks. While communication networks and supply chain integration facilitate optimization of traditional supply chain functions, they...

This paper interrogates discourses associated with encryption in contemporary policy debates. It traces through three distinct cryptographic imaginaries – the occult, the state, and democratic values – and how each conceptualises what encryption is, what it does, and what it should do....