Issue 56, July 2008, review
Pete Cliff considers a new book on data visualisation and hopes one day to implement some of the interesting ideas presented in this work.
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Issue 56, July 2008, review
Lina Coelho takes an enthusiastic view of the opportunities open to library and information professionals presented in this career-enhancing book.
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Issue 56, July 2008, review
Emma Delaney considers the effects of Web 2.0 on delivering information literacy to library students and end-users.
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Issue 56, July 2008, review
Stuart Hannabuss argues that the book's online big sister, Keeping Within the Law (KWtL), launched at the same time, is really the place to go and the source to buy.
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Issue 56, July 2008, review
Lyn Parker does not consider that the second edition has changed considerably from the first edition despite the publishers' blurb to the contrary. Nonetheless, she feels there is much of value.
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Issue 56, July 2008, review
Martin White reviews a book that provides advice for managers on how to ensure that Web sites, intranets and library services are fully compliant with guidelines and legislation on accessibility.
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Issue 55, April 2008, feature article
Martie van Deventer and Heila Pienaar provide us with background to recent South African repository initiatives and detail an example of knowledge transfer from one institution to another.
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Issue 55, April 2008, feature article
Mick Eadie describes the development of the Dublin Core Images Application Profile project recently funded through the JISC.
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Issue 55, April 2008, feature article
John MacColl considers the 'co-operative imperative' upon research libraries, and describes the work which the former Research Libraries Group is undertaking as part of OCLC.
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Issue 55, April 2008, review
Lina Coelho takes a look at this collection of winning strategies for success in public libraries during challenging times.
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Issue 55, April 2008, review
Stuart Hannabuss analyses a very useful addition to the realm of information, knowledge and library studies.
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Issue 55, April 2008, review
Stephanie Taylor finds in Information and Emotion: The Emergent Affective Paradigm in Information Behavior Research and Theory new ways to understand the emotions of users in a collection of work from the US information behaviour community.
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Issue 55, April 2008, review
Emma Tonkin reviews a fascinating introduction to over two decades of research into computerisation movements.
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Issue 55, April 2008, review
Martin White reviews a book that sets out to provide very practical guidance on managing software projects.
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Issue 54, January 2008, feature article
Edgardo Civallero writes on preservation and dissemination of intangible South American indigenous heritage and updating information using Web-based tools.
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Issue 54, January 2008, feature article
Richard Green and Chris Awre describe work undertaken at the University of Hull to place Web services at the heart of its personalised digital repository provision.
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Issue 54, January 2008, review
Pete Cliff tries to remember A-level mathematics as he dives into the fascinating world of machine learning and statistics and how to apply these techniques to Web-accessible datasets.
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Issue 54, January 2008, review
Stuart Hannabuss looks at an interesting Nile cruise of a book about intellectual property.
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Issue 54, January 2008, review
Sylvie Lafortune looks at two books edited by Sul H. Lee dealing with the impact of digital information on libraries, librarianship, information providers and library users.
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Issue 54, January 2008, review
Judy Reading reviews a work that may engender considerable debate in months to come.
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Issue 54, January 2008, review
Brian Whalley reviews Barbara Allan's book on blended learning for Information and Library Science staff and educational developers.
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Issue 53, October 2007, feature article
Sophia Ananiadou describes NaCTeM and the main scientific challenges it helps to solve together with issues related to deployment, use and uptake of NaCTeM's text mining tools and services.
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Issue 53, October 2007, feature article
Johan Oomen and Vassilis Tzouvaras provide an insight into the background and development of the Video Active Portal which offers access to television heritage material from leading archives across Europe.
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Issue 53, October 2007, feature article
Martin Feijen, Wolfram Horstmann, Paolo Manghi, Mary Robinson and Rosemary Russell present an outline of the DRIVER Project and its achievements so far in supporting and enhancing digital repository development in Europe.
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Issue 53, October 2007, feature article
Leo Waaijers reflects on four years of progress and also looks ahead.
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Issue 53, October 2007, event report
Mahendra Mahey, Emma Tonkin and Robert John Robertson report on the 2007 European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, held in Budapest, Hungary, over 16-22 September, 2007.
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Issue 53, October 2007, review
Lorcan Dempsey reviews Volume III of a landmark collection on the history of libraries in 'Britain and Ireland' from 1850 to 2000.
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Issue 53, October 2007, review
Pete Cliff takes a look at a new book from the British Computer Society that aims to help readers understand the importance, issues and benefits of data management across an enterprise.
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Issue 53, October 2007, review
Elizabeth McHugh looks at how podcasting has the potential to take library services and activities to new audiences.
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Issue 53, October 2007, review
Stephanie Taylor tries to curb her enthusiasm for Web 2.0 by investigating the dark side of social networking.
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Issue 53, October 2007, review
Emma Tonkin and Greg Tourte take a look at the new edition of an O'Reilly classic.
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Issue 52, July 2007, review
John MacColl reviews the first two volumes of this very substantial three-part work, covering the periods to 1640 and 1640-1850.
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Issue 52, July 2007, review
Ian Lovecy examines change theories and strategies, and their application to creating a change culture in an information service.
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Issue 52, July 2007, review
Lina Coelho expected a book that would challenge her technical knowledge and understanding but found a readable and useful guide for the time-pressed manager.
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Issue 51, April 2007, review
Simon Ball reviews a comprehensive discussion of e-learning and accessibility that gives support and guidance to effect good practice from individual to institutional level.
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Issue 51, April 2007, review
Verity Brack takes a look at this book for Web trainers, teachers and instructors.
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