Aslib Proceedings: Volume 54 Issue 1
Table of contents
Going for the burn dreaming of the short walk
Robin HuntA personal view of the ex‐editor of Guardian Unlimited and acknowledged new media expert on the problems of managing and juggling the digital information flow in the workplace…
Style used in electronic mail
Rebecca Mallon, Charles OppenheimBegins by reviewing relevant literature to identify some of the features that are said to appear exclusively in e‐mails. Also highlights the main issues in the debate between…
E‐mail surveillance in the UK workplace – a management consulting case study
Geoff WatsonExamines the utilisation of e‐mail scanning and surveillance technology by the management consulting business in the UK. Uses a questionnaire of UK management consulting firms to…
E‐mail law
Tamara EisenschitzThe distinction is made between regulation of the Internet in general and of e‐mail. Five topics are presented: identity and trust, employment, contents administration, records…
Distance learning and LIS professional development
Lyn Robinson, David BawdenThe nature of distance learning in general, and for the specific case of LIS professional development, is reviewed in the context of wider changes in the learning environment…
The market for electronic newspapers in the Arab world
Fayez AlShehri, Barrie GunterAn online survey was conducted among 800 readers of Arab electronic newspapers resident in different parts of the world. The aim of the survey was to obtain baseline data about…