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Teaching intellectual property rights as part of the information literacy syllabus
Nicholas JointTo argue that in the knowledge economy, those who are expert in understanding intellectual property issues, such as librarians and information professionals, have a special…
Taking stock of open access: progress and issues
Emma McCullochAims at providing a broad overview of some of the issues emerging from the growth in open access publishing, with specific reference to the use of repositories and open access…
Webliometrics: a new horizon in information research
Dariush AlimohammadiDuring the second half of the past century, the field of library and information science (LIS) has frequently used the research methods of the social sciences. In particular, q…
Civil society and good governance: challenges for public libraries in South Africa
Albert Arko‐cobbahTo demonstrate that “civil society” is an important aspect of the democratic process, providing a vital link between the citizens and the state. One of the principal functions of…
Examining the quality of National Library of Malaysia (NLM) cataloguing in publication (CIP) records
Zuraidah Abd Manaf, Ramlee Abdul RahmanThis study attempts to compare the National Library of Malaysia (NLM)'s cataloguing in publication (CIP) records with their permanent records in the NLM's online public access…