The ANGEL (Authenticated Networked Guided Environment for Learning) project is funded under the JISC DNER 05/99 call. LITC’s involvement in the project includes responsibility for…
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The ANGEL (Authenticated Networked Guided Environment for Learning) project is funded under the JISC DNER 05/99 call. LITC’s involvement in the project includes responsibility for the initial formative evaluation, continuing dissemination and monitoring activities, and the summative evaluation of the system. This articled iscusses the formative evaluation process undertaken for the project by LITC between January and March 2001. The results of this process show that although users have a clear idea of the experience they wish to have within a learning environment, there are many concerns and problems that prevent institutions achieving this experience. Despite the fact that users consistently cite library resources as essential for online learning, they have no clear idea of how learning environments can be developed to improve delivery of resources. The full report of the evaluation can now be found on the ANGEL web site, together with the interview questions and results.
Sue Donnelly and John Paschoud
In the late Nineteenth Century Charles Booth undertook a detailed survey of the living and working conditions of Londoners. Uniquely the original notes and data for the survey…
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In the late Nineteenth Century Charles Booth undertook a detailed survey of the living and working conditions of Londoners. Uniquely the original notes and data for the survey survive. The British Library of Political and Economic Science (BLPES) and the University of London Library with funding from the Research Support Libraries Programme are undertaking a project to improve access to Booth's data as well as other related documents. Indexing and cataloguing will be improved. Geographical Information System (GIS) software will be used to match survey maps with more accurate modern maps. GIS will also permit users to do spatial queries ‐ with results as bibliographic records or images. The resulting service though primarily aimed at HE will be of immense interest for a wide range of audiences including schools.
Many full‐text online document resources are currently secured by shared or individual usernames and passwords, or they are completely unprotected from unlicensed access by anyone…
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Many full‐text online document resources are currently secured by shared or individual usernames and passwords, or they are completely unprotected from unlicensed access by anyone on the Internet. The Document server model that was developed for the EC DECOMATE project offers an alternative way to secure access and ensure compliance with copyright and licence conditions, without requiring the owner of the resources to know about all the individual authorised users ‐and the software to implement it is free!
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The most inspiring ideal of librarianship, embodied in the public library service is of free access to information for all. On the face of it security is part of the more…
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The most inspiring ideal of librarianship, embodied in the public library service is of free access to information for all. On the face of it security is part of the more niggardly side of library work, conjuring up images of closed access shelves and books on chains. In practice of course making sure one user does not steal or damage books is essential to guarantee access to the next user. Balancing the two needs for security and open access is a key part of the function of the librarian.
A precise definition of “social economics” has been the subject of much debate for the last 30 years and, as yet, there seems to be no general consensus of opinion. This paper…
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A precise definition of “social economics” has been the subject of much debate for the last 30 years and, as yet, there seems to be no general consensus of opinion. This paper attempts to embrace the apparent pluralism of viewpoints as a temporary instrument to encourage critical debate and dialogue in order to work towards a unified concept of social economics.