Aslib Proceedings: Volume 62 Issue 2

Repositories and journals: are they in conflict?: A literature review of relevant literature

David J. Brown

This paper aims to bring together information on whether any evidence exists of a commercial conflict between the creation of digital archives at research institutions and by key…

Patterns of web linking to heterogeneous groups of companies: The case of stock exchange indexes

Esteban Romero‐Frías, Liwen Vaughan

The paper seeks to extend co‐link analysis to web sites of heterogeneous companies belonging to different industries and countries, and to cluster companies by industries and…

Information behaviour of the “Google generation” as a factor in sustainability for Mexican cities

Michel J. Menou

The purpose of the paper is to discuss conditions for an effective application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the pursuit of sustainability for cities.

Public libraries: political vision versus public demand?

Alan Boughey, Mike Cooper

The purpose of the paper is to review UK government policy on public libraries since 2003, and to examine its relationship to other forms of demand for public libraries

Thematic description of audio‐visual information on television

Jorge Caldera‐Serrano

This paper endeavours to show the possibilities for thematic description of audio‐visual documents for television with the aim of promoting and facilitating information retrieval.

Culture of open access in the University of Kashmir: a researcher's viewpoint

Sumeer Gul, Tariq Ahmad Shah, Tariq Ahmad Baghwan

A survey of University of Kashmir scholars was undertaken in 2008 to ascertain their experience, attitudes and perceptions about the open access (OA) movement. The purpose of this…