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Publication date: 1 November 1979

Wendy Glover

This article gives a brief summary of the services relating to translations available to corporate members of Aslib. It describes the purpose and development of the Aslib Index of…

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This article gives a brief summary of the services relating to translations available to corporate members of Aslib. It describes the purpose and development of the Aslib Index of Unpublished Translations, and then describes the contents and format of the Index. The article goes on to advise members how the Index operates and how best to approach it. The article then describes the relationship between the Index and the British Library Lending Division and asks members to notify Aslib of their translations on a regular basis. There follows a brief description of the Aslib Register of Specialist Translators with information on the method of selection of the translators included in the Register, and on the way in which the Register is utilized to recommend translators to corporate members of Aslib. The article finishes with a description of the Aslib Dictionary Index.

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 31 no. 11
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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Publication date: 1 March 1982

C.H.A. Fleurent

I could quote many more examples of linguistic difficulties facing the managers, research workers, salesmen and other staff for whom we provide a service. You are all familiar…

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I could quote many more examples of linguistic difficulties facing the managers, research workers, salesmen and other staff for whom we provide a service. You are all familiar with the problem. Some of you cope with it using the resources at your disposal, sometimes scanty, sometimes considerable. Others would like to help their colleagues but are deterred, and I can almost hear them say ‘Am I taking on more than I can cope with? How do I set about it? Can I do it at a time when my budget is limited and it is a struggle to maintain services and standards, let alone embark upon a new venture?’

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Aslib Proceedings, vol. 34 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0001-253X

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Publication date: 1 April 1980

JP Chillag

The traditional scenario concerning scholarly communication envisages the authors of papers in learned journals communicating with each other by letter, and exchanging offprints…

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The traditional scenario concerning scholarly communication envisages the authors of papers in learned journals communicating with each other by letter, and exchanging offprints of their work. Such communication permits the transfer of more highly detailed and specific information than can be published in the necessarily confined space of the journals themselves, provides scholars with news about on‐going or future investigations, and above all cements partnerships in research, furthering the formation and functioning of invisible colleges.

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Interlending Review, vol. 8 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-2773

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Publication date: 1 February 1997

Wendy L. Currie, Ian A. Glover and Paul J. Tracey

This paper will offer answers or partial answers to the following three questions. How important should manufacturing be for the United Kingdom (UK)? If it is relatively…

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This paper will offer answers or partial answers to the following three questions. How important should manufacturing be for the United Kingdom (UK)? If it is relatively important, and if the UK fails to satisfy its own expectations regarding manufacturing performance, why is this the case? And what, if anything, should be done about it?

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Management Research News, vol. 20 no. 2/3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0140-9174

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Publication date: 1 September 2005

Barbara Glover, Eric Owen and Paula Storm

Contributions describing the 15th Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Panopticon, covering selective highlights of papers, presentations and the overall context of this…

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Purpose

Contributions describing the 15th Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy: Panopticon, covering selective highlights of papers, presentations and the overall context of this meeting.

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Observations and descriptions of key themes and ideas that were presented in a conference framework.

Findings

Significant participation at this conference.

Originality/value

This is the primary forum for the exploration of issues and challenges relating to the internet and freedom today, focusing on the impact that emerging surveillance societies have on the net and individuals particularly in light of the data mining and data sharing of personal information, combined with and the close partnership between corporations and government.

Research limitations/implications

How problems and issues are resolved by others and realizing that the power of sharing information is greatest when solutions are creative and openly shared.

Practical implications

Good to share information and network with colleagues on issues relating to privacy.

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 22 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 5 September 2008

Wendy Green

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the repetition effect bias noted in prior psychology literature impacts auditor judgments. Were auditors to succumb to this bias…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the repetition effect bias noted in prior psychology literature impacts auditor judgments. Were auditors to succumb to this bias, repeated statements would be perceived to have higher validity than single exposure to the same statement, potentially impairing subsequent judgments, including audit opinions and thereby undermining audit quality.

Design/methodology/approach

Multiple explanatory hypotheses, including repeated explanations, were evaluated by audit seniors in an experimental analytical procedures setting where the nature (error or non‐error) and number (six or ten) of explanations was varied.

Findings

Auditors were not found to exhibit a repetition effect (measured as an absolute increase in perceived validity) however differences did occur in their judgments owing to both the nature and number of explanations considered. Consistently the likelihood for repeated items on short lists was increased and on longer it was decreased, while for non‐errors it was increased and for errors it was decreased.

Practical implications

These results suggest that audit quality could be impaired if auditors do not consider a broad set of plausible explanations, particularly where they receive repeated non‐error explanations.

Originality/value

No prior study has addressed this issue in this context.

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Managerial Auditing Journal, vol. 23 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0268-6902

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Publication date: 1 January 1990

Charles W. Bailey

A multimedia computer system is one that can create, import, integrate, store, retrieve, edit, and delete two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio…

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A multimedia computer system is one that can create, import, integrate, store, retrieve, edit, and delete two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio, image, full‐motion video, and text information. This paper surveys four possible types of multimedia computer systems: hypermedia, multimedia database, multimedia message, and virtual reality systems. The primary focus is on advanced multimedia systems development projects and theoretical efforts that suggest long‐term trends in this increasingly important area.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

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Special Edition: Financial Crisis - Environmental Crisis: What is the Link?
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78052-670-6

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Publication date: 1 December 1998

Julia Evetts

This paper focuses on gender and technology in the organization. It considers some of the difficulties experienced by women building careers as professional engineers in a high…

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This paper focuses on gender and technology in the organization. It considers some of the difficulties experienced by women building careers as professional engineers in a high technology industrial organization in England. Using career history data from 15 women engineers, the paper examines the experience of gender in the organization and the attempts by the women to manage gender relations. The paper argues that the difficulties were not associated with the culture of engineering work itself: the women could manage the technology. The problems lay rather in the organization itself. The gendered expectations and processes within the organization constituted the real dilemma for women’s careers.

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Women in Management Review, vol. 13 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0964-9425

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Publication date: 11 August 2021

Wendy Jones, Alistair G.F. Gibb and Vivien Chow

Substantial changes were made on many UK construction projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the unanticipated positive…

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Purpose

Substantial changes were made on many UK construction projects in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the unanticipated positive consequences of these and the scope for longer-term learning and developments within the sector.

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative approach was used, semi-structured interviews were conducted across six major project sites. Interviewees (n = 33) included site and senior managers, supply chain representatives and occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals. The interviews explored their experiences of working on site during the pandemic, the changes made to work practices and their perceived impacts of these changes.

Findings

Improved planning and work sequencing were part of the revised process to make sites COVID-secure. This increased worker effectiveness and housekeeping/tidiness. The view on some sites was that this would improve OSH performance. The changes were perceived to be beneficial but may not be accepted by clients in the long term, as they could result in projects taking longer to complete. The ways in which COVID-19 risk has been communicated and perceived also provides longer-term lessons for the sector’s OSH management and training.

Originality/value

Construction has adapted rapidly and effectively to new ways of working during the pandemic. This research captured in real time some of the changes made and presents an argument for embedding and adopting the changes to improve working arrangements and OSH within the construction sector.

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Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , vol. 20 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1726-0531

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