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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Web Editorial: Introduction to Issue 18 |
The web editors, Bernadette Daly and Philip Hunter, introduce Ariadne issue 18. |
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DiLIS |
Debbie Lock introduces a new service, Distance Learners Information Service (DiLIS), from the University of Surrey Library and Information Services. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
eLib: How Was It for You? |
John Kirriemuir reviews the eLib programme |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Hybrid Libraries |
Stephen Pinfield describes the role of Hybrid Libraries and Clumps |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Knowledge Management |
Sheila Corrall asks if 'knowledge management' is a new phrase in place of 'information management', or a new concept altogether. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Internet Detective: BA Students Get on the Case |
Emma Worsfold and Debra Hiom introduce their "Internet Detective" online tutorial, and BA students from the final year Information Management BA at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, review the site. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Launching an Electronic Magazine: An Overview of Value-added Features and Services |
Bernadette Daly looks at a variety of electronic publications as part of the research phase in the delivery of a new Web magazine. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
JSTOR |
Daniel Holden reports on his trip to the United States to visit colleagues at JSTOR, a not-for-profit organisation creating a digital archive collection of scholarly journals |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
BIDS Begets Ingenta |
The University of Bath concluded an agreement to sign over the ownership of BIDS to a new organisation known as ingenta ltd, while still retaining a substantial share. Terry Morrow looks at the implications of the change, and reviews the latest developments in the services offered. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
Of Arms and the Man We Sing |
John MacColl talks to Chris Rusbridge about the eLib programme. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
The Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI) |
Karla Youngs describes what TASI is and the work that it is doing in building a common ‘Framework’ for digital imaging projects. |
December 1998, issue18, feature article |
CEDARS |
Kelly Russell explores the main deliverables of the CEDARS project: recommendations and guidelines, plus practical, robust and scaleable models for establishing distributed digital archives. |
December 1998, issue18, project update |
CATRIONA II Management Survey |
Dennis Nicholson and Martin Smith provide a summary report of selected results from the CATRIONA II survey on the University Management of Electronic Resources. |
December 1998, issue18, project update |
Metadata: Cataloguing Theory and Internet Subject-based Information Gateways |
Ann Chapman, Michael Day, and Debra Hiom compare library cataloguing concepts and ROADS Template creation. |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
Exploring Planet SOSIG: Sociology |
In this edition, Stuart Macwilliam, the section editor for Sociology, gives an overview of the resources likely to be found in his section. This is preceded by news of some 'mutual mirroring' across the Atlantic, involving SOSIG and the Internet Scout Project. |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
Public Libraries Corner |
Sarah Ormes and David Potts shed light on the what exactly the Networked Policy Taskgroup does. |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
Web Focus: The Role of the Web Editor |
Brian Kelly asks, does 'web editor' mean Unix guru or an HTML coder? |
December 1998, issue18, regular column |
Metadiversity |
Michael Day on a Biodiversity conference in the States interested in Metadata. |
December 1998, issue18, event report |
Newsline: News You Can Use |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
December 1998, issue18, news and events |
