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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'Does He Take Sugar?': The Risks of Standardising Easy-to-read Language |
Brian Kelly, Dominik Lukeš and Alistair McNaught highlight the risks of attempting to standardise easy-to-read language for online resources. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
21st-century Scholarship and Wikipedia |
Amber Thomas explores the ways in which emerging research practices and Wikipedia illustrate the changing boundaries of academic work. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
23rd International CODATA Conference |
Alex Ball reports on a conference on ‘Open Data and Information for a Changing Planet’ held by the International Council for Science’s Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan on 28–31 October 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
Book Review: Information 2.0 |
Milena Dobreva reviews the newly published book of Martin de Saulles which looks at the new models of information production, distribution and consumption. |
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Book Review: The E-copyright Handbook |
Charles Oppenheim takes a look at the latest of Paul Pedley’s copyright guidance books, and, in some respects, finds it wanting. |
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Book Review: The Embedded Librarian |
John Azzolini reviews a comprehensive overview of embedded librarianship, a new model of library service that promises to enhance the strategic value of contemporary knowledge work. |
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Book Review: Understanding Information and Computation |
Martin White reviews a very individual perspective on the extent to which the growth and structure of the World Wide Web is governed by the fundamental laws of physics and mathematics. |
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Book Review: User Studies for Digital Library Development |
Selenay Aytac reviews a collection of essays on user studies and digital library development that provides a concise overview of a variety of digital library projects and examines major research trends relating to digital libraries. |
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Book Review: Using Mobile Technology to Deliver Library Services |
Fiona MacLellan reviews a practical guide to mobile technology and its use in delivering library services. |
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Case Studies in Web Sustainability |
Scott Turner describes issues around making Web resources sustainable. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
Editorial Introduction to Issue 70 |
The editor introduces readers to the content of Ariadne Issue 70. |
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EMTACL12 (Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries) |
Sarah Rayner and Olivia Walsby report on a three-day conference on Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries, hosted by NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim, Norway over 1 - 3 October 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
euroCRIS Membership Meeting, Madrid |
Rosemary Russell and Brigitte Jörg report on the bi-annual euroCRIS membership and Task Groups meetings which took place in Madrid on 5-6 November 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
Gold Open Access: Counting the Costs |
Theo Andrew presents new data on the cost of Gold OA publishing at the University of Edinburgh. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
Hydra UK: Flexible Repository Solutions to Meet Varied Needs |
Chris Awre reports on the Hydra UK event held on 22 November 2012 at the Library of the London School of Economics. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012 |
Marieke Guy reports on the 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly held in Helsinki, Finland over 11-17 August 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) 2012 |
Anna Mastora and Sarantos Kapidakis report on TPDL 2012 held at Paphos, Cyprus, over 23-27 September 2012. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
Mining the Archive: The Development of Electronic Journals |
Martin White looks through the Ariadne archive to trace the development of e-journals as a particular aspect of electronic service delivery and highlights material he considers as significant. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
Motivations for the Development of a Web Resource Synchronisation Framework |
Stuart Lewis, Richard Jones and Simeon Warner explain some of the motivations behind the development of the ResourceSync Framework. |
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Online Information 2012 |
Marieke Guy reports on the largest gathering of information professionals in Europe. |
November 2012, issue70, event report |
Seb Schmoller Replies |
Stepping down from his pivotal role as CEO at ALT, Seb Schmoller kindly answers a few questions from Ariadne on his perspective on online learning. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
SUSHI: Delivering Major Benefits to JUSP |
Paul Meehan, Paul Needham and Ross MacIntyre explain the enormous time and cost benefits in using SUSHI to support rapid gathering of journal usage reports into the JUSP service. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
The ARK Project: Analysing Raptor at Kent |
Leo Lyons describes how University of Kent librarians are benefitting from Raptor's ability to produce e-resource usage statistics and charts. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
The LIPARM Project: A New Approach to Parliamentary Metadata |
Richard Gartner outlines a collaborative project which aims to link together the digitised UK Parliamentary record by providing a metadata scheme, controlled vocabularies and a Web-based interface. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |
Upskilling Liaison Librarians for Research Data Management |
Andrew Cox, Eddy Verbaan and Barbara Sen explore the design of a curriculum to train academic librarians in the competencies to support Research Data Management. |
November 2012, issue70, feature article |