Overview of content related to 'research'
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Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, usually using a scientific method. The primary purpose for basic research (as opposed to applied research) is discovering, interpreting, and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Research)
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The Second Life of UK Academics |
John Kirriemuir introduces a series of studies investigating how the Second Life environment is being used in UK Higher and Further Education. |
October 2007, issue53, feature article |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 46: Ten Years of Pathfinding |
John MacColl, Lorcan Dempsey and John Kirriemuir reflect in turn on the rationale and history of the founding of Ariadne. |
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Establishing a Digital Library Centre |
John Kirriemuir outlines some of the issues for the establishment of digital library centres in UK Higher Education institutions. |
October 2001, issue29, feature article |
Virtual Training Suite Launch |
John Kirriemuir reports on the Edinburgh stage of the launch of the RDN's Virtual Training Suite. |
June 2001, issue28, event report |
Convergence of Electronic Entertainment and Information Systems |
John Kirriemuir explores the technology and impact of expanding internet access. |
March 2000, issue23, feature article |
OMNI Corner: Information or Hysteria, "Talking sensibly" in the Biomedical Field |
John Kirriemuir outlines current areas of concern in: Information or Hysteria? "Talking sensibly" in the biomedical field. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
eLib: How Was It for You? |
John Kirriemuir reviews the eLib programme |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Clifford Lynch in Interview |
Clifford Lynch, the Executive Director of CNI, was interviewed by John Kirriemuir at the Metadata: What Is It? workshop on 18 June 1997. Clifford shares some views on mirroring, caching, metadata, Z39.50 and how he sees his role in CNI. |
July 1997, issue10, feature article |
Web Editorial: Goodbyeee |
The Web editor, John Kirriemuir bows out after ten Ariadne issues. |
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Web Editorial: Introduction to Issue 8 |
John Kirriemuir with the editorial for the Web version of Ariadne issue 8. |
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Down Your Way: The Natural History Museum |
John Kirriemuir takes in megabytes of trilobites at the Natural History Museum. |
March 1997, issue8, regular column |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 5: Changes to Ariadne and How to Read the Web Version |
The editor explains changes in Ariadne format. |
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Editorial Introduction to Issue 5 |
The editor introduces Ariadne issue 5. |
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Journals Overview |
The editor introduces descriptions of some journals, freely available over the Web, that may be of interest to librarians and information specialists. |
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Libtech 96 |
John Kirriemuir and Isobel Stark with some notes and pictures from the main annual UK library exhibition: Libtech 96. |
September 1996, issue5, event report |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 4: Changes to Ariadne and How to Read the Web Version |
The editor explains changes in Ariadne format. |
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Libtech '96: eLib goes to Libtech '96 |
John Kirriemuir gives a brief overview of the eLib presence at the Libtech '96 event. |
July 1996, issue4, project update |
Research Elsewhere |
John Kirriemuir gives calls attention to articles describing research of interest elsewhere. |
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Editorial Introduction to Issue 3 |
John Kirriemuir, Editor, introduces the Web version of Ariadne. |
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Mailing Lists: Keeping Up With eLib |
We point out the advantages of being on the lis-elib mailing list, and briefly describe the other public eLib mailing lists currently in use. |
May 1996, issue3, feature article |
Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) Update |
Recently, a wave of new projects under the umbrella of the Electronic Libraries Programme was announced. A consequence of this is that a large majority of the HE institutions in the UK are involved in at least one eLib project (is yours?), as well as many non HE organisations and institutions. Here, we give brief details of some of these new projects. |
March 1996, issue2, feature article |
Netskills: A Major Training Programme |
The Netskills Team explain how the need for training has never been greater. |
March 1996, issue2, project update |
Down Your Very Long Way Away |
We take a look at the library and networking facilities in more remote places around the world; in this issue, we feature the Faroe Islands. |
March 1996, issue2, regular column |
Checkout Reviews |
Summary of reviews available from this and other issues of Ariadne. |
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eLib Starts to Deliver |
Ariadne explains how the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib), a key IT programme for academic libraries, is shaping up. |
January 1996, issue1, feature article |
The 4th WWW Conference in Boston |
Debra Hiom and John Kirriemuir provide an informal report from the "cutting edge" of Web development. |
January 1996, issue1, feature article |
Resources |
Resources of use to UK Library/Information Science people. |
January 1996, issue1, odds and ends |
