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Publication date: 1 May 1997

Helen Leech

Project CIRCE is an 18‐month research project, funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre, looking at the feasibility of networking community information between…

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Project CIRCE is an 18‐month research project, funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre, looking at the feasibility of networking community information between public library authorities in the UK. This article looks at the issues involved in networking: the role of the Internet, what libraries are currently doing, metadata, subject and location indexing, “user groups” and “life episodes”, information tailoring and packaging, and the issue of human / information mediation.

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VINE, vol. 27 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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Publication date: 20 July 2012

Marydee Ojala

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Library Management, vol. 33 no. 6/7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 May 1997

Philippa Levy

This article discusses the use of computer‐mediated communication (CMC) within the library and information world and suggests that participation in “virtual communities” may…

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This article discusses the use of computer‐mediated communication (CMC) within the library and information world and suggests that participation in “virtual communities” may become an increasingly significant dimension of information work. Participation in “virtual community” can, for instance, be related to the delivery of a variety of services to users within all sectors, to computer‐supported collaborative work within information services, and to both informal and formal activities for professional updating, learning and development. The article identifies some concepts and issues in these areas as a means of introducing the papers in the VINE 109, which each address aspects of the “virtual community” topic.

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VINE, vol. 27 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-5728

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Publication date: 25 November 2013

Adetoun A. Oyelude

The paper aims to give a synopsis of proceedings at the Internet Librarian International Conference held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London from 15 to 16 October 2013 from a…

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The paper aims to give a synopsis of proceedings at the Internet Librarian International Conference held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London from 15 to 16 October 2013 from a participant's viewpoint.

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The narrative method of describing events as they occurred was used.

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The conference provided participants with a wide array of information that spanned the three tracks the sub-themes of the conference were divided into. Participants had opportunities to network and find out more about the products the sponsors showcased as well.

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The report tells what transpired at the conference and exposes new technologies, new resources and innovative ways of using the technologies available to librarians and other information professionals.

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 30 no. 10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Sandra Parker

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Library Management, vol. 21 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 18 September 2007

Richard Turner

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New Library World, vol. 108 no. 9/10
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Sandra Parker

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Library Management, vol. 21 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 24 October 2022

Pi-Shen Seet, Uma Jogulu, Helen Cripps and Mehran Nejati

This research focuses on the extent sharing economy transforms employability for women impacted by domestic and reproductive work. The authors explore the experience of mothers…

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This research focuses on the extent sharing economy transforms employability for women impacted by domestic and reproductive work. The authors explore the experience of mothers, of how digital peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms can affect their self-perceived employability and skills deterioration by unlocking human capital through technology acceptance.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopted a pragmatism-based approach incorporating using a single-case study research design with the Gioia methodology. It utilised a semi-structured telephone survey to collect data to explore the decisions around usage of a newly developed mobile P2P app, aiming to support employability among mothers. Analysis was conducted inductively using thematic analysis and partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).

Findings

The study finds that mothers experience high rates of continued labour market attachment on a casual or part-time basis, difficulty in juggling family and work, and high levels of concern both about future employment/entrepreneurial opportunities and expected stress in balancing dual roles of carer and earner. While mothers are interested in using new sharing economy technologies to reduce skills deterioration and improve signalling, the authors find that there were both technology and non-technology related barriers. These included trust and security, life-stage mismatch, time poverty and limitation of service offerings.

Research limitations/implications

This research was limited to mothers in one state in Australia and by the case study research design, the measurement model and the self-report nature of the data collection. Hence, the findings may lack generalisability in other contexts. It also limits the ability to make conclusions regarding causality.

Originality/value

This exploratory study contributes to research in the intersection between human resources (HR) and entrepreneurship by illustrating how sharing economy platforms can offer women a means to overcome the issues of signalling and skills deterioration in relation to aspects of human capital theory by developing new skills that may act as positive signals signal to potential employers or investors. Additionally, the social interactions between mothers, through technology adoption, can provide a basis for improving future self-employment or entrepreneurship and employability.

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Publication date: 1 November 1907

WE have to announce with deep regret the death of Mr. I. Chalkley Gould, founder and director of the Library World since its establishment in 1898. Mr. Gould was a member of an…

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WE have to announce with deep regret the death of Mr. I. Chalkley Gould, founder and director of the Library World since its establishment in 1898. Mr. Gould was a member of an old Essex family associated with Loughton and its neighbourhood, and was born in 1844, his father being the late George Gould, of Traps Hill House, Loughton. His connection with the firm of Marlborough, Gould & Co. and other stationery and printing concerns led him many years ago to give some attention to library and museum work, towards which he had always been attracted because of his personal interest in archaeology and literature. In this way he became associated with many museums, libraries and antiquarian societies, and identified himself more particularly with the movement for the preservation of ancient British earthworks. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, vice‐president of the Essex Archaeological Society, the Essex Field Club, and the British Archaeological Association. Within recent years he acted as hon. secretary of the Committee for Recording Ancient Earthworks and Fortified Enclosures—a committee for the formation of which he was largely responsible and in the work of which he took a very deep interest. He was chairman of the Committee for the Exploration of the Red Hills of Essex—an important undertaking which is not yet completed. He also contributed several valuable papers to the Victoria History of Essex, and assisted the editor of that publication in revising the earthworks sections of other counties.

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New Library World, vol. 10 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Fandom Culture and The Archers
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ISBN: 978-1-80262-970-5

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