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Publication date: 1 February 1981

Christine A. Baker and Kenneth D. Eason

This article reports a preliminary investigation into the man‐computer interaction (m‐c‐i) aspects of online searching. It describes the methodology developed for observing and…

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This article reports a preliminary investigation into the man‐computer interaction (m‐c‐i) aspects of online searching. It describes the methodology developed for observing and recording m‐c‐i in the use of online information retrieval systems. A brief analysis of the data obtained is also given, together with an assessment of the extent to which the goal of effective m‐c‐i is being achieved.

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Online Review, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-314X

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Publication date: 1 June 1994

Carmel Maguire, Edward John Kazlauskas and Anthony D. Weir

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Information Services for Innovative Organizations
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ISBN: 978-0-12465-030-5

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Publication date: 1 March 1984

Roberta Lumek

This work was originally commissioned during 1982, the year that was designated Information Technology Year; the year that the personal computer replaced the space invader machine…

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This work was originally commissioned during 1982, the year that was designated Information Technology Year; the year that the personal computer replaced the space invader machine as a focus for teenage obsession; the year of the library symbol, the Hunt Report on cable TV; the year the US Post Office issued two stamps celebrating American libraries, and the British Post Office issued a stamp for IT year suggesting that libraries were a thing of the past. The work was intended to look at “the background to the IT revolution, the benefits of applying technology to library services and the reasons for its relatively slow progress”. It was envisaged at the time that what would have been effectively a state‐of‐the‐art report on the technology available to libraries, and who was doing what with it, would be a useful tool for library managers introducing or extending library technical services. It might usefully have complemented the LA publication, The impact of new technology on libraries and information centres (LA, 1982). However, for a variety of reasons it was not possible to produce the publication in 1983 as intended; the person commissioned to write it was unable to do so; and eventually, in 1984, it was realised that the speed of development and availability of technology was such that any such work would be useless as a practical guide within months of publication. The growth, during the period, of journals on the subject of library applications of IT of all kinds; the appearance of regular updates in the generalist professional press; the formation of, for example, the Library Association IT Group: all these developments clearly offered better opportunities of current awareness to the library manager than could be achieved by a single monograph.

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Library Management, vol. 5 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-5124

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

Soma Hewa

Recounts Rockefeller philanthropy and the role it has played in shaping the development of medicine in the USA and elsewhere. Questions why social scientific research was not…

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Recounts Rockefeller philanthropy and the role it has played in shaping the development of medicine in the USA and elsewhere. Questions why social scientific research was not included in Rockefeller philanthropy in its formative stages. Investigates the role one Frederick T. Gates played in Rockefeller philanthropy and, particularly, his opposition to the creation of an institute of economic research. Sketches a biography of Gates, covering his professional career and the development of the philosophical views he held. Explores his approach to wholesale giving and scientific philanthropy as he gained more and more influence over Rockefeller’s business interests. Mentions William Lyon Mackenzie King (who later became Prime Minister of Canada) and his role within the Rockefeller philanthropic set‐up – to investigate labour relations – as a key factor in later obtaining support from the Rockefeller Foundation for social scientific research.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, vol. 18 no. 11/12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-333X

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Publication date: 1 September 1956

SUN and moon and the substantial natural beauty of Folkestone combined to give the Library Association Conference this year an almost ideal setting. Moreover, it was a Conference…

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SUN and moon and the substantial natural beauty of Folkestone combined to give the Library Association Conference this year an almost ideal setting. Moreover, it was a Conference equable in speech and with an atmosphere of good will and good sense not always present in such variegated company. This postlude to an abominable summer will be remembered with pleasure. One can say that the choice of President was entirely justified. Mr. Sydney, who spoke often with modest, often almost depreciatory tones, proved to be master of the art of handling an audience, deft in phrase, genial in his introductions and words of thanks, and as skilful at the Annual General Meeting in guiding the choppy waves of debate as we could desire him to have been. Further, the Presidential Address was a reflection of many of these qualities and in substance a candid review of the pleasures, opportunities, high aspirations which were those of many librarians but which were so often frustrated by the limitations of local thinking and, often, pinchbeck “economy”. At the same time, he emphasised the great developments that were taking place and the fail that libraries today were becoming more nationally and internationally pervasive and related. It seemed to be a most memorable address.

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New Library World, vol. 58 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 July 1950

AN older librarian, we think, looking at the Annual Report of the Library Association, which is the principal publication of June, must almost rub his eyes in bewilderment at the…

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AN older librarian, we think, looking at the Annual Report of the Library Association, which is the principal publication of June, must almost rub his eyes in bewilderment at the recent progress made. In the outer world of libraries, that part which the public sees, there are symptoms, and actual signs, of development; new branch libraries, such as those at Sheffield, at Croydon, and at Dartford, are portents of a sort—pleasant substitutes, and most effective ones, for the larger, orthodox (in size at least) branches such as Yardley Wood, Crossgates, Firth Park and Leith. Greater development must be a problem for a few years to come, as every librarian must acknowledge. It is in the development of librarianship and bibliology that this record of the L.A. is so significant. The bare fact that the Centenary Year sees the L.A. with a membership rapidly approaching ten thousand and an income of £36,000 seems almost incredible. Even more so is the fact, not quite so pleasing, that by £347 this income proved insufficient; but, on reflection, that, too, is a sign of activity. The Association has almost ceased what was once thought to be its main pre‐occupation; its own organization, or, as one of our writers called it, “the moving about of its domestic furniture.” It is now deeply concerned with international librarianship, an attitude which in no small measure it owes to Mr. H. M. Cashmore and to Mr. Welsford's flair as host at Chaucer House; its gradual adjustment of its benefits, including the education ones, so that they appeal to other than public librarians, as they formerly did, and to such an extent that over one thousand special and university librarians are grouped in it; the immense, for it is that, educational and examination scheme, which from the accounts appears to cost: the administration about £1,900 more than the candidates' fees provide; its extending publishing business, now costing in all £12,150 a year, but bringing in returns more valuable than the substantial sales would suggest, and the quite remarkable library, information, and research work. The Association has become a large business, influencing the life of every librarian and energizing most of the work now done in libraries. The Report has a general acknowledgment paragraph recording the debt owed to the chairmen of committees. It is a modest tribute to a group of men who give great labours to our interests. To be the chairman of a Library Association Committee today is to be a leader and hard‐driven worker. We owe them much. And this does not reduce our admiration for the manner in which the official staff of the Association do their work.

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New Library World, vol. 53 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 February 1942

On November 6th, 1941, in the case of Churcher v. Reeves in the High Court it was held that a farmer charged with selling milk deficient in solids‐not‐fat below the statutory…

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On November 6th, 1941, in the case of Churcher v. Reeves in the High Court it was held that a farmer charged with selling milk deficient in solids‐not‐fat below the statutory limit of 8·5 per cent. could successfully plead that this deficiency was due to shortage of feeding stuffs and not to added water. (J.P. 1941 CV. 627.)

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British Food Journal, vol. 44 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0007-070X

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Publication date: 1 December 2003

Abdulwahed Khalfan

As is the case for many developing economies, internationally published research on information systems (IS) practice in Kuwait is in short supply. The few reports of Kuwaiti…

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As is the case for many developing economies, internationally published research on information systems (IS) practice in Kuwait is in short supply. The few reports of Kuwaiti IS/information technology (IT) practice highlighted in studies of Middle Eastern or Arab computing, have also largely discussed them in terms of these broader regional identities rather than their specific national context. Business process outsourcing (BPO) is becoming a widely‐accepted management practice throughout the world. In recent years, outsourcing of information services has become a pervasive phenomenon. Increasingly, organisations rely on external service providers for IS/IT services. Kuwait has been used as an example of a developing country where the data collection for this study was done there. This study employed case study methodology because the author was interested in answers for “how” and “why” questions and because the study was partly exploratory. The primary data on IS/IT outsourcing practices, obtained for the first time in Kuwait, were collected by means of semi‐structured interviews supported by organisational documentation. The case study discussed in this paper brought to the surface critical elements missing in the contract that led to the demise of the BPO project. Studying failure is preventive because it helps organisations reduce the probability of failure in the future. A central argument of this paper concerns the need to understand the complex cultural and political implications of outsourcing within a global context (perspectives), a policy that is becoming increasingly important. The case study findings are crucial as they provide a careful diagnosis of failed IT outsourcing project.

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Business Process Management Journal, vol. 9 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1463-7154

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