After discussing the characteristics of text retrieval systems, their development is outlined. An explanation is given of the information requirements of lawyers in relation to…
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After discussing the characteristics of text retrieval systems, their development is outlined. An explanation is given of the information requirements of lawyers in relation to legal databases. The work undertaken by the Norwegian Research Centre (NRCCL) is described. Details are given of the use made of STATUS and the redesigned version subsequently called NOVA*STATUS, which has been used to run various services as part of the NORIS (previously JURIS) research programme for text retrieval systems. Various research results from the NORIS work are described. Details are given of the controlled experiments in evaluating text retrieval systems performance and the ways of formulating searches. Results are discussed in terms of precision and recall. A particular feature of the investigations relate to the use of ranked output and the criteria for ranking. A new software package called SIFT is how being developed for use on a NOR minicomputer, in the light of the experiences with STATUS and the NORIS research results. 17 refs.
The Knowledge Warehouse project, an exercise in collecting, storing and re‐using the electronic versions of published text, is briefly described. Some of the factors affecting…
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The Knowledge Warehouse project, an exercise in collecting, storing and re‐using the electronic versions of published text, is briefly described. Some of the factors affecting library and scholarly use of electronic archives and electronically delivered documents are discussed.
Social media ideology represents a missed opportunity of vital importance to colleges and universities. The core tenants of this ideology include wider and freer access to…
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Social media ideology represents a missed opportunity of vital importance to colleges and universities. The core tenants of this ideology include wider and freer access to information through the use of emerging technologies. Colleges and universities should consider implementing social media ideology to improve efficiencies in the delivery of learning and organizational operations. As example, the chapter highlights two innovative companies founded on innovations representing a doctrine of convergence – socializing course, content, delivery, and marketing into a broader format, which not only educates the student, but also expresses the unique qualities of the organization itself. Examples include Tech University of America, eduFire, and an experimental course model developed as the result of an introduction of the leaders of these two organizations.
Qiongwei Ye and Baojun Ma
Internet + and Electronic Business in China is a comprehensive resource that provides insight and analysis into E-commerce in China and how it has revolutionized and continues to…
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Internet + and Electronic Business in China is a comprehensive resource that provides insight and analysis into E-commerce in China and how it has revolutionized and continues to revolutionize business and society. Split into four distinct sections, the book first lays out the theoretical foundations and fundamental concepts of E-Business before moving on to look at internet+ innovation models and their applications in different industries such as agriculture, finance and commerce. The book then provides a comprehensive analysis of E-business platforms and their applications in China before finishing with four comprehensive case studies of major E-business projects, providing readers with successful examples of implementing E-Business entrepreneurship projects.
Internet + and Electronic Business in China is a comprehensive resource that provides insights and analysis into how E-commerce has revolutionized and continues to revolutionize business and society in China.
With the introduction of three new linear transducer assemblies and a new counter unit the Ferranti Measurement and Inspection Group, Dalkeith, Scotland, now offer, within the…
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With the introduction of three new linear transducer assemblies and a new counter unit the Ferranti Measurement and Inspection Group, Dalkeith, Scotland, now offer, within the Acculin range, six different digital read‐out (DRO) systems for machine‐tools.
This paper aims to show agential realism as the basis for a pertinent framework with regard to the entwined, on-going and interpretative aspects of knowledge.
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Purpose
This paper aims to show agential realism as the basis for a pertinent framework with regard to the entwined, on-going and interpretative aspects of knowledge.
Design/methodology/approach
The knowledge flow phenomenon in the form of entanglement and agential “cuts” within the workplace is studied and described across a phenomenological ethnographic case study of two workgroups within an aircraft engine manufacturing context.
Findings
The boundary construction phenomenon is a key process helping us to depict knowledge entanglement (tacit and explicit) across dialogue and non-verbal actions. Dialogue brings forth the aspect of knowledge as interpretations or “cuts.” A phenomenological analysis allows us to identify and describe various levels of tacit–explicit knowledge entanglement depending on the mode of coping at hand. Also highlighted was the importance of heuristics carried out by knowledge experts, often in the form of abduction (i.e. leading to rules of thumb).
Research limitations/implications
It is acknowledged that the relatively narrow context of the empirical work limits the ability to generalize the findings and arguments. As such, additional work is required to investigate the validity of the findings across a wider spectrum of workgroup contexts.
Practical implications
Agential realism allows for the analysis of organizations as a world of practice and actions, whereby long-established categories can be requestioned and challenged with the aim of sharing the full richness and benefit of embodied knowledge between human actors.
Originality/value
Ethnographic descriptions of the entwined nature of tacit and explicit knowledge, the embodied and activity-based dimension of knowledge and learning, as well as the characteristic of knowledge as possession, correspond well to an agential realist concept of phenomenon, entanglement and cuts. Furthermore, agential realism offers the opportunity to view the workplace as individuals (or groups) who act out embodied tacit-explicit knowledge in conjunction with non-human entities (such as objects, as well as communication and information technologies), with the latter acting as enhancers of knowledge creation and sharing.
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Existing research on businesses that are both owned and managed by their workers suggests that these firms have one of two kinds of effects for their participants. They either…
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Existing research on businesses that are both owned and managed by their workers suggests that these firms have one of two kinds of effects for their participants. They either learn to be better citizens of democratic society through daily democratic practice, or they become better capitalists through the daily practice of business ownership. Drawing on data collected through in-depth interviews and participant observation, I argue that cooperative participants learn both things. Furthermore, participants in cooperatives develop a spirit of Cooperative Entrepreneurialism that allows them to engage in free enterprise, while also adhering to the cooperative values of equality and democracy.
The emphasis of this survey is on motion picture reference material that has been published since 1982. This update does not, for the most part, include titles covered in a prior…
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The emphasis of this survey is on motion picture reference material that has been published since 1982. This update does not, for the most part, include titles covered in a prior RSR article (1:4; 1983), written by myself, or in an even earlier article by Leslie Kane (7:1; 1979). In those few instances where titles that have appeared in the earlier RSR film surveys are discussed, it is because they now have a new subject emphasis.