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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Editorial Introduction to Issue 49: Technology Is Only Part of the Story |
Richard Waller introduces Ariadne issue 49. |
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Creative Commons Licences in Higher and Further Education: Do We Care? |
Naomi Korn and Charles Oppenheim discuss the history and merits of using Creative Commons licences while questioning whether these licences are indeed a panacea. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
From Nought to a Thousand: The HUSCAP Project |
Suziki Masako and Sugita Shigeki describe Hokkaido University's efforts to populate its institutional repository with journal articles. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Considering a Marketing and Communications Approach for an Institutional Repository |
Heleen Gierveld proposes a market-oriented approach to increase the rate of deposit to an institutional repository. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
e-Books for the Future: Here but Hiding? |
Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
GROW: Building a High-quality Civil Engineering Learning Object Repository and Portal |
Yan Han provides a general overview of the Geotechnical, Rock and Water Digital Library (GROW), a learning object repository and peer-reviewed civil engineering Web portal. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis |
Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Video Streaming of Events |
Greg Tourte and Emma Tonkin describe the set-up and use of video streaming technology at the IWMW 2006 event. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Search Engines: Is Google Building on Shaky Foundations? |
Phil Bradley takes an in-depth look at Google and its competition and wonders if things are looking slightly worrying for the search giant. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
DC 2006: Metadata for Knowledge and Learning |
Julie Allinson, Rachel Heery, Pete Johnston and Rosemary Russell report on DC 2006, the sixth international conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 3 - 6 October 2006. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
e-Collaboration Workshop: Access Grid, Portals and Other VREs for the Social Sciences |
Rob Allan, Rob Crouchley and Michael Daw cover a one-day workshop reporting on the latest developments in e-Collaboration technology and applications. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
Immaculate Catalogues, Indexes and Monsters Too... |
David E. Bennett reports on the three day residential CILIP Cataloguing and Indexing Group Annual Conference, University of East Anglia, during September 2006. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
Workshop on E-Research, Digital Repositories and Portals |
Rob Allan, Rob Crouchley and Caroline Ingram report on a two-day workshop held at University of Lancaster over 6-7 September 2006 |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
October 2006, issue49, news and events |
Book Review: Essential Law for Information Professionals |
Stuart Hannabuss picks another winner but wonders whether legal essentialism is enough for information professionals. |
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Book Review: Ambient Findability |
Emma Tonkin reviews a book with interesting content despite a few rough edges. |
