C.G. Giles and J.C. Gray
The following two papers on the first stages of the European Information Network for Science and Technology were given by Mr C. G. Giles, Chairman of the Communities' Committee…
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The following two papers on the first stages of the European Information Network for Science and Technology were given by Mr C. G. Giles, Chairman of the Communities' Committee for Information and Documentation in Science and Technology, and Mr J. C. Gray, UK representative to CIDST.
Professor W. Saunders: I have listened with very great interest to the proceedings of the last two and a half days and it seems that a picture has gradually built up during that…
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Professor W. Saunders: I have listened with very great interest to the proceedings of the last two and a half days and it seems that a picture has gradually built up during that time. We started with Mr. Arnold and Mr. Vickery setting the scene and an attempt by Mr Vickery to indicate some broad guidelines, and then we had what really amounts to a very important series of case studies from various points of view. We finished with snags and problems and a look at the manpower implications. And at the end of it all, I must say that I have a general impression that the state of this particular art that we are concerned with is not unlike that of our own discipline of information science, information studies, or at least what it was a year or two ago. As a professional educationalist I am concerned all the time that I'm attempting to teach library and information science with theoretical frameworks, with general principles. I am trying to find a framework, I am trying to find principles. What one does so often find is empirical evidence, ad hoc studies, and gradually one is conscious that all of these studies are becoming accommodated, becoming built in to some sort of emerg‐ing theoretical framework, not very hard yet, but on its way. And so it is, it seems to me, with this present problem, the problem which is the theme of this conference, except that we are still very much at the stage of ‘ad‐hoc‐ery’.
In the current atmosphere of concern with costs, both of need to reduce expenditure and also to justify that which is being spent, it would seem to be a good idea to try to…
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In the current atmosphere of concern with costs, both of need to reduce expenditure and also to justify that which is being spent, it would seem to be a good idea to try to determine the cost‐benefits of some of the services offered by an information unit, a view expressed by Mr C. G. Giles at the 1972 Aslib Annual Conference. Kramer covered one aspect by estimating how much time non‐library staff spent on searching and comparing this with that spent by library staff. Unfortunately he was forced to rely on pure estimates, no actual tests being carried out. If, however, one looks at the current awareness bulletin aspect of a service it would seem possible to obtain a more exact measure by determining how many journals the staff themselves would need to scan if no current awareness bulletin were available. Accordingly, it was decided to try to obtain this information by means of a questionnaire survey of the readers of one of British Petroleum's technical information bulletins.
The Ministry of Technology represents an entirely new approach to the interaction of Government and industry. On its formation, Mintech was given the task of ‘guiding and…
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The Ministry of Technology represents an entirely new approach to the interaction of Government and industry. On its formation, Mintech was given the task of ‘guiding and stimulating a major national effort to bring advanced technology and new processes into British industry’. What has happened is that the old idea has been abandoned that science should be kept at arm's length from the main Government machine in order to preserve the integrity of research. The task is now seen as one of bringing industry and the Government research establishments together, in order to get the best possible cross‐fertilization and market orientation: ‘we now regard science and technology as being in industrial policy right up to the neck’.
Lisa A. Mainiero and David M. Mangini
This article showcases how mobile app technology can enhance leadership education through a new mobile app called My Student Leader. My Student Leader represents a novel approach…
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This article showcases how mobile app technology can enhance leadership education through a new mobile app called My Student Leader. My Student Leader represents a novel approach to leadership education so that students may use smartphone technology to enhance student leadership development on campus. The app facilitates the creation of Leader Plans associatedwithservicelearningactivitiesandcampus eventswhichthencanbeemailedtoteam members, faculty and staff.There also is a section for students to write a Leadership Legacy reflection. This application brief addresses the stages of development of the app and the outcomes associated with mobile technology use for leadership education.
For this paper external services are defined as intermediaries between the original publication and its subsequent retrieval in response to an enquiry. Thus they include periodic…
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For this paper external services are defined as intermediaries between the original publication and its subsequent retrieval in response to an enquiry. Thus they include periodic indexes produced by publishers, abstract journals, indexes (or abstracts) sold in computer‐readable form, and organizations offering search services who may, themselves, use any of the foregoing.
This paper examines the exercise of Black employee voice in South Africa over the past 53 years. Black workers constitute almost 4 out of every 5 workers in the country and…
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This paper examines the exercise of Black employee voice in South Africa over the past 53 years. Black workers constitute almost 4 out of every 5 workers in the country and experienced racial oppression from the time of colonisation up to the end of apartheid in 1994. They are still congregated around the lower skilled occupations with low incomes and high unemployment levels.
The paper draws on the theory of voice, exit and loyalty of Albert Hirschman, but extends voice to include sabotage as this encapsulates the nature of employee voice from about 2007 onwards. It reflects a culture of insurgence that entered employment relations from about that time onwards, but was lurking below the surface well before then.
The exercise of employee voice has gone through five phases from 1963 to mid-2016 starting with a silent phase for the first ten years when it was hardly heard at all. However, as a Black trade union movement emerged after extensive strikes in Durban in 1973, employee voice grew stronger and stronger until it reached an insurgent phase.
The phases employee voice went through were heavily influenced by the socio-political situation in the country. The reason for the emergence of an insurgent phase was due to the failure of the ruling African National Congress government to deliver services and to alleviate the plight of the poor in South Africa, most of whom are Black. The failure was due to neo-patrimonialism and corruption practised by the ruling elite and politically connected. Protests by local communities escalated and became increasingly violent. This spilled over into the workplace. As a result many strikes turned violent and destructive, demonstrating voice exercised as sabotage and reflecting a culture of insurgence.
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Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Memoranda of the United States…
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Under this heading are published regularly abstracts of all Reports and Memoranda of the Aeronautical Research Council, Reports and Technical Memoranda of the United States National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and publications of other similar Research Bodies as issued.
This paper is an attempt to give the picture of a somewhat different approach from that at Harwell. Descriptions of the systems and the data bases being used at Aldermaston have…
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This paper is an attempt to give the picture of a somewhat different approach from that at Harwell. Descriptions of the systems and the data bases being used at Aldermaston have already been recorded in some detail, especially by L. Corbett, and so will not be repeated here. I would on the other hand like to say something about the policy behind the decision to use external data bases, to include some more up‐to‐date assessments of the use being made of these services and their present costs, and finally some plans for future developments.
The planners of Aslib's 46th. Annual Conference—to be held from 24th to 27th September in Ranmoor House, University of Sheffield—have chosen to be strictly practical this year…
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The planners of Aslib's 46th. Annual Conference—to be held from 24th to 27th September in Ranmoor House, University of Sheffield—have chosen to be strictly practical this year. Their theme—the role of external information services of all kinds (not only computer based systems) in relation to the work of the local information unit and library—is a problem of some urgency and the development of these services in a form that will best serve the information community is of concern to more and more people in the library and information world.