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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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 |
Editorial introduction to Issue 19: Ariadne's Thread |
Philip Hunter and Bernadette Daly introduce the articles for Ariadne issue 19. |
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SEAMLESS: Introduction to the Project |
Mary Rowlatt describes SEAMLESS, the Essex-based project. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Meta-Objects |
Matthew Dovey outlines an Object Oriented approach to metadata. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Instructional Management Systems |
John MacColl explores the IMS concept in the context of the SELLIC project. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
Web Research: Browsing Video Content |
Peter Thomas, UWE, and Peter Macer of Hewlett Packard Research Laboratories describe automated techniques for browsing video content. |
March 1999, issue19, feature article |
The DISinHE Centre |
Ian Webb introduces the DISinHE centre. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
The Web Editor: Institutional Troubleshooter |
Stephen Emmott describes his experiences of content management at King's College London. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
Caching In? |
George Neisser describes the National JANET Web Caching Service. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
Planet SOSIG: Internet Resources for Social Scientists |
Pete Maggs discusses finding high-quality Internet resources for social science and methodology, based on his experience as a SOSIG Section Editor. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
OMNI Corner: Information or Hysteria, "Talking sensibly" in the Biomedical Field |
John Kirriemuir outlines current areas of concern in: Information or Hysteria? "Talking sensibly" in the biomedical field. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
EEVL Eye on Engineering |
The EEVL Team explore Internet Resources in Petroleum Engineering and Electronics, take a glance at engineering resources in Australia and South East Asia and give the latest news from the EEVL service. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
Biz/Ed Bulletin |
Kate Sharp and Libby Miller describe Business and Economics Resources on the Internet. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
Metadata: Image Retrieval |
Michael Day reports on combining content-based and metadata-based approaches. |
March 1999, issue19, regular column |
Unix and the Web: Providing Web Access to Your Email |
Brian Kelly introduces a regular column on Unix and Web issues by describing how a combination of Apache, PHP and IMP can make email folders available using a web browser. |
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WebWatch: Conclusions from the WebWatch Project |
Brian Kelly sums up conclusions from the WebWatch Project. |
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BOBCATSSS 99 |
Christine Dugdale reports on the BOBCATSSS 99 conference. |
March 1999, issue19, event report |
Information Ecologies: Report of the eLib Conference |
Philip Hunter reports on the eLib conference in York in December 1998, which explored a number of hybrid library, subject Gateway and copyright control issues. |
March 1999, issue19, event report |
CLUMPS in the Real World |
Juliet Dye and Jane Harrington look into evaluation procedures for the CLUMPS projects. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
Milestone for Mailbase: Ten Years Value-Added Service to UK Higher Education |
Elaine Blair discusses Mailbase services ten years on. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
Tolimac: 'Smart Card People Are Happy People' |
Sally Rumsey explains a pilot electronic document delivery service at the University of Surrey Library. |
June 1999, issue20, feature article |
Planet SOSIG |
Karen Ford examines The Resource Guide, which aims to provide staff and students in HE with an overview of electronic services. |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
Biz/Ed Bulletin: What Do You Want to Know? |
Chris Mitchell and Martin Poulter introduce the Advice and Answers section of the CTI Economics Web site; and Kate Sharp explores Green Resources on the Web for Economics and Business |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
Metadata: Workshop in Luxembourg |
Michael Day and Andy Stone report on the Third Metadata Workshop in Luxembourg. |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
Public Libraries: Virtual Library - False Dawn? |
Frank Webster and Lorcan Dempsey exchange views on virtual libraries. |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
JISC Content: NESLI Implications Outside the HE Community |
Alicia Wise discusses NESLI. |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
JISC ASSIST |
Jane Williams on the JISC awareness unit. |
June 1999, issue20, regular column |
The Unix Column: 'Sandboxes Using Chroot' |
Ian Peacock explains how the proliferation of network software brings increasing concerns about security, which can be countered by 'restricted perspectives'. |
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Web Focus: Report on the WWW 8 Conference |
Brian Kelly discusses WWW8 in Toronto, which took place in May 1999. |
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Web Watch: 404s, What's Missing? |
Brian Kelly discusses 404 'not found' messages, and why you don't always get the same one. |
