Intranets and Push Technology: Creating an Information-Sharing Environment

Intranets and Push Technology: Creating an Information-Sharing Environment
Author: Paul Pedley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135477205

This guide examines the use of technology for sharing information, both within an organisation, and between companies and their clients and customers. It looks in particular at the use of push/ pull technologies for delivering current awareness services. The guide also discusses the pros and cons of the technology, particularly information overload, and suggests a number of ways of minimising the problems. The guide contains a useful list of books, reports, journals and other information sources. Contents: Introduction; Intranets; Extranets; Groupware; Case studies; Push/pull technologies; Information overload; Key players; Useful information sources; References; Further reading.

Handbook of Information Management

Handbook of Information Management
Author: Alison Scammell
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 573
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135476160

Effectively the eighth edition of Aslib's flagship Handbook of Special Librarianship and Information Work, the definitive reference source on information theory, practice, and procedure since 1957.

Legal Information: what it is and where to find it

Legal Information: what it is and where to find it
Author: Peter Clinch
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135476500

The guide clearly and concisely shows how to source legal information, and how to deal with legal databases and the need-it-now demands of the marketplace. This second edition has been fully revised and updated, and will include for the first time: Internet addresses for the leading law information sites (both free and subscriber-only), and information on the law publications/Internet sites of the newly formed Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. Contents: Introduction; Finding and using a law collection; The literature of law in the British Isles; The literature of law in selected countries outside the British Isles; Contacts.

Managing Change in Libraries and Information Services

Managing Change in Libraries and Information Services
Author: Cathryn Gallacher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135477272

In times of rapid change, it is easy for managers to become so absorbed by daily demands and decisions that they lose perspective on the change process as a whole. A practical approach to managing the change process.

Copyright for Library and Information Service Professionals

Copyright for Library and Information Service Professionals
Author: Paul Pedley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135477078

This practical guide is aimed specifically at information professionals who are often those responsible for copyright compliance in their organisation. Copyright infringement can carry both civil and criminal penalties, making it essential for those responsible to get it right. This new edition has been updated to take account of recent developments concerning Crown copyright, and the proposed EC Directive on harmonising certain aspects of copyright and related rights. There is a new chapter on licensing agreements for electronic information, and an updated list of useful organisations.

Data Protection for Library and Information Services

Data Protection for Library and Information Services
Author: Paul Ticher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135475598

The 1998 Data Protection Act provides a framework for the way in which organisations should collect and process personal information. It has far-reaching implications for library and information managers who hold personal data on computer or on paper, or who may be called on to advise their colleagues. This practical guide explains the legal requirements and illustrates the issues with dozens of relevant and informative case-studies.

Evaluation of Library and Information Services

Evaluation of Library and Information Services
Author: John Crawford
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1135476578

Provides update to current thinking about, and reasons for, service evaluation of libraries in the UK. Examines quantitative and qualitative methods including questionnaires, focus groups, suggestions boxes and interview techniques.Problems arising from survey outcomes are summarised and long-term evaluation and the relevance of benchmarking are discussed.Contains case studies covering survey work in public, academic and special libraries; charters and service level agreements; and examples of relevant research projects.New chapter on performance measurement in the electronic library.

Managing Film and Video Collections

Managing Film and Video Collections
Author: Chris Wilkie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1000674029

A practical guide for those managing collections od film or video material, providing clear advice on how to organise the media for preservation and efficient retrieval. Includes examples of best practice from within and outside the broadcasting environment.

International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science

International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science
Author: John Feather
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2003
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0415259010

This eagerly awaited new edition, has been fully revised and updated to take full account of the many and radical changes which have taken place since the Encyclopedia was originally conceived.

World Wide Web

World Wide Web
Author: Phil Bradley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135476926

A practical introduction to the creation of Web pages, this title has been fully revised and expanded to include the most recent developments in HTML. As well as covering the design issues surrounding Web pages, it also includes sample HTML that can be incorporated into your pages, with worked examples. This second edition covers areas such as frames and tables, Java, and CGI scripts. Includes: 1. What is the Internet, and where does the Web fit into it? 2. Using the World Wide Web as a Web author 3. First steps in designing your Web page 4. Working with the search engines 5. Writing Web pages 6. Forms 7. Tables 8. Colour on your pages 9. Frames 10. JavaScript and CGI 11. Meta tags 12. Publishing your pages 13. Authoring tools 14. Adding multimedia to a page 15. Further Resources Glossary