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Review Article: Some "hybrid features"
Get PDFThe Occasion:
With no pressure on space for this number of LIRN, it
seemed appropriate to take the opportunity to comment
on research issues at the cutting edge of present dynamic
developments involving the Hybrid Library concept and
innovative network publishing. lt may be a case of the
generalist stepping in where specialists fear to tread - if
it be intellectual luxury, then others are invited to follow
The corporate intranet
Get PDFPractical and formal steps in arranging dissertation
research in the USA are outlined. (This experience can
be useful to future students - and their supervisors: some
practical tips are included.) After considering various
methodologies it was decided to conduct case studies in
eight large (California) corporations. intranet. These showed the importance of their lntranets in developing an up to date
and successful Library and lnformation service.
A full description of the research has been available on
the www since the dissertation was submitted
Combining research with training: results of research on the Internet training needs of community library staff using a one-day course.
Get PDFThis article reports on a research project on the
lnternet training needs of public library staff in the
Greater Manchester region. The methods used were
built around six repeat sessions of a one-day course.
The course was a positive experience for participants
and provided quantitative and qualitative data. The
findings show that the research methods were highly
effective, and that an interest in the facilities of the\u27
lnternet quickly develops if staff are guided to material
directly relevant to their work. With the forth-coming
investment in ICT training, the methods could be
replicated to assess their impact
The 1996 Research Assessment Exercise.
Get PDFThe 1996 Research Assessrnent Exercise has come and gone and now that the funding mechanism has been announced university departments can begin to assess the consequences of their ratings. This also seems an appropriate time to consider what was being assessed and why.
The 1992 exercise caused some panellists some heartache, for it specifically measured a "snapshot" at a particular moment in time. The panels were forbidden to assess whether departments were on the way up or the way down or even stagnating. In 1996 however, we were enjoined to assess the research culture of the department/unit (in part this was aimed at countering the development of the
so-called transfer market), its future prospects and also its ability to deliver ambitions and promises. Tellingly for some institutions ,the 1992 forward plans were considered as part of the 1996 review and the discrepancies between what was promised and what had been delivered were considered.
Although explained changes of plan or circumstances were taken into account
What do people do when their library closes down?
Get PDFThis article describes British Library funded research into the Sheffield libraries strike last year. The aim of the research was to investigate the impact of the temporary closure of public library services on user behaviour and attitudes. It examines the robustness of public library use and how
easily previous patterns of use were resumed after the strike. Assertions in previous research about the effect of the public library on the local infrastructure are also tested. The full Report is available from the British Library, (Research and Innovation Report 6224)
The Continuing Vocational Education training needs of records management practitioners
Get PDFContinuing professional development is a term regularly used and accepted in today\u27s professional environment, and a concept recognised by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). In 1995 it established its CVE initiatives, and made funding available to organisations wishing to pursue related research and activities. The Department of Information and Library Management (DILM) at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle (UNN),was successful in attracting some of this funding, over a four year period. The first year\u27s funding was used for this survey of records management practitioners in England, to assess their training and education needs in relation to CVE and to begin planning for training provision to meet the needs identified