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 42: Less Could Mean More |
Richard Waller provides an editorial introduction to Ariadne issue 42. |
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Advanced Collaboration With the Access Grid |
Michael Daw describes the Access Grid system and its claim to be an Advanced Collaboration Environment. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Software Choice: Decision-making in a Mixed Economy |
Randy Metcalfe considers the role of free and open source software in UK Further and Higher Education. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
The National Centre for Text Mining: Aims and Objectives |
Sophia Ananiadou, Julia Chruszcz, John Keane, John McNaught and Paul Watry describe NaCTeM's plans to provide text mining services for UK academics. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Tracing Help With Copyright: New AHDS Case Studies on Copyright Issues |
Alastair Dunning provides an overview of case studies published by the Arts and Humanities Data Service in that persistent minefield of respecting copyright. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Making the Case for a Wiki |
Emma Tonkin examines wikis and considers the feasibility of their deployment - and the danger of the 'tumbleweed' syndrome. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Fast-Forward on the Green Road to Open Access: The Case Against Mixing Up Green and Gold |
Stevan Harnad provides a summary of his critique of Jean-Claude Guédon's views on the green and gold roads to Open Access. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Planet-SOSIG |
Humphrey Southall looks at a new Web site's Vision of Britain while Emma Place examines new changes to the RDN Virtual Training Suite. |
January 2005, issue42, regular column |
EEVL: Four Search Engines and a Plaque |
Roddy MacLeod looks at some recent developments to the EEVL service. |
January 2005, issue42, regular column |
Web Focus: Experiences of Using a Wiki for Note-taking at a Workshop |
Brian Kelly describes how the Wikalong Wiki tool was used to support note-taking at a workshop. |
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Shibboleth Installation Workshop |
James Sankar and Masha Garibyan report on the first ever Shibboleth Installation Workshop in the UK. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Hyper Clumps, Mini Clumps and National Catalogues: Resource Discovery for the 21st Century |
John Gilby reports on a one-day conference about resource discovery, held at the British Library Conference Centre, London in November. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Participate in Your Future: The IST2004 Event |
Gabriella Szabo reports on a three-day event addressing European policies, strategies and research activities in all areas of the Information Society held in The Hague. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Freedom of Information and the Historian |
Stephen Twigge reports on a one-day conference on Freedom of Information and the Historian jointly hosted by The National Archives and the Institute of Historical Research. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Recasting the Past: Digital Histories |
Vanessa Carr reports on a one day conference about digitising historical records, held jointly by the Association for History and Computing UK and the Royal Historical Society. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Beyond Email: Wikis, Blogs and Other Strange Beasts |
Robert Bristow reports on a one-day workshop 'Beyond Email: Strategies for Collaborative Working and Learning in the 21st Century'. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
A Tradition of Scholarly Documentation for Digital Objects: The Launch of the Digital Curation Centre |
Philip Hunter reports on the launch of the DCC at the National eScience Centre in Edinburgh, November 2004. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
January 2005, issue42, news and events |
Book Review: How to Find Information |
Verity Brack reviews a new practical guide for researchers wanting to improve their information skills and finds it a very useful addition. |
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Book Review: Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing |
Mike Fraser asks whether a recent book on open source software licences will help him answer a few questions. |
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Book Review: Digital Libraries - Policy, Planning and Practice |
Bruce Royan considers the ironies of communicating the state of the art of digital libraries by means of a print publication. |
