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The state of digitisation initiatives by cultural institutions in Malaysia
Tập 56 Số 1 - Trang 45-60 - 2007
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the current state of digitisation
initiatives by cultural institutions in Malaysia. Evidently no research has been
conducted to investigate the state of digitisation initiatives by cultural
institutions in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts an
exploratory survey, to explore the state of cultural heritage digitisation. A
total of 60 ...
JOHN FOWLES: THE AMBIVALENT VIRTUES?
Tập 29 Số 1 - Trang 36-38 - 1980
In some ways the popularity of John Fowles is surprising. His two best‐sellers,
The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman, exemplify strengths and weaknesses
unusual in so widely‐read a writer. His virtues shade into his faults. His
uncompromising determination to write the kind of novel that interests him,
regardless of the expectations of his readership, has made each of his books
excitingly d...
Library Review: a popular magazine on libraries and literature
- 2007
PurposeTo give a snapshot of a noteworthy event in library history – the launch
of the first issue of Libray Review, in 1927.Design/methodology/approachThe
article is a reproduction of the first editorial notes.FindingsThe notes
illustrate the policy of the magazine as that of helping to advance the standard
of library service by helping all who administer or minister to the service. It
aimed to a...
Sir Hans Sloane and the Early British Museum
Tập 14 Số 6 - Trang 344-347 - 1954
As all readers of library review must know, last year, so notable otherwise, was
the bicentenary of the foundation of the British Museum. The foundation, not the
opening, which followed nearly six years later.
Information Management: Overview and Beginners Please
Tập 39 Số 6 - 1990
The field of information management is defined for the non‐expert. The origins
of information management are outlined, including the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The factors which have contributed to the growth of information management as an
area of employment and education are discussed, including the concept of
information as a resource. Examples are provided of the role of information
management, ...
Digital Libraries: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations and Example Scenarios
Tập 49 Số 8 - Trang 404-415 - 2000
Exploiting the social style of patrons to improve their satisfaction with the reference interview
- 2009
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to discover whether the social styles of
patrons affects their perception (and librarians’ perception) of the quality of
the reference interview. Also, whether learning to assess social styles of
patrons improves perception of the quality of the reference
interview.Design/methodology/approachThe researcher observed 24 reference
interviews, assessed the social st...
Administrative Problems Affecting Newspaper Collection Management in Nigerian Libraries
Tập 40 Số 5 - 1991
The following problems affecting newspaper collection management in Nigerian
libraries are identified and discussed: publishing and distribution;
misconception of the role of libraries; ineffectiveness of the Nigerian Library
Association; position of libraries in their parent institutions; laymen′s
control over libraries; position of newspapers in libraries; absence of
newspaper departments; inade...
Mahatma Gandhi's Spiritual Classic:
Tập 22 Số 4 - Trang 182-183 - 1969
TWENTY‐ONE YEARS AGO I was a publisher and a struggling one. After the war two
friends and myself had started a new firm. Our first five books had all been
slim volumes of poetry, and although we had been lucky with these—they had all
covered their costs and received good notices in the press—we had not made a
penny profit. The expense of running an office, even a one‐room affair, was
eating into ...