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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Hacking the Net |
David Nicholas looks at the Internet phenomenon from the point of view of the Media. |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
Supporting Learners at a Distance |
Alan MacDougall on cost effective ways of widening access. |
July 1998, issue16, feature article |
SKIP: Skills for New Information Professionals |
Penny Garrod reviews the Skills for new Information Professionals project |
July 1998, issue16, project update |
Down Your Way |
Sarah Ormes visits a public library in Huyton, Liverpool, England. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
Metadata Corner |
Michael Day reports from Tomar, Portugal, on the DELOS6 Workshop. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
Planet SOSIG |
Phil Cross presents the first of an occasional series of articles looking at individual subsections within SOSIG. Phil has been the section editor for Environmental Sciences for the past year and gives a description of the types of resources users can expect to find in this rapidly expanding field. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
Public Libraries Corner |
Sally Criddle reports on Resurrection: a new life for powerful public libraries. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
Search Engines Corner |
Dave Beckett discusses the best of the search engine features. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
View from the Hill: Birkbeck |
Ariadne interview with Philippa Dolphin at Birkbeck, about how IT issues are tackled there. |
July 1998, issue16, regular column |
Information Landscapes |
Rosemary Russell, Sally Criddle and Sarah Ormes report on the UKOLN conference held in June 1998. |
July 1998, issue16, event report |
Electronic Access: Archives in the New Millennium |
Michael Day reports from Kew on the Public Record Office view of the Brave New World of online archives. |
July 1998, issue16, event report |
Newsline: News You Can Use |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
July 1998, issue16, news and events |
