14 research outputs found
Recommendations for improving reference services in Kansas
No full textCover title.; "14 April 1995."; "To achieve the Network Board's vision of world-class library and information services, Kansas needs an effective statewide reference network with accurate, easy, affordable and prompt resource sharing arrangements. This report outlines our proposals for setting the cornerstone of such a network. We are proposing a new service model that creates an environment in which Kansans can easily use comprehensive global information resources. Implementing this new service model will position Kansas librarians to become information leaders in their communities, and afford Kansans with world-class information services"--Executive summary
An investigative and evaluative study of factors affecting quality of agricultural and farm information services in Kerala
No full textAgriculture is not only a country’s backbone of food, livelihood and ecological security systems, but is also the very soul of its sovereignty. In Kerala population density is high and land is scarce. To achieve sustainable advancement in quality of human life, meeting the domestic food requirement is to be given foremost priority in development plans. As the area of cultivation cannot be increased and growth of population cannot be controlled growth in food production is to be achieved by qualitative improvement in farming. This requires improvements in material inputs, farming techniques, storage technology and research. Effective integration of these factors is tied closely to adequate information flow, which can be ensured only by an efficient information system for agricultural education, research, extension and development. So evaluation and improvement of existing information services is very crucial for sustainable agricultural growth. The study evaluates the existing information resources, facilities, services, possibilities for resource sharing, accessibility of external sources, and the factors that affect the quality and efficiency of information services in agricultural sector. Coverage is limited to the State of Kerala. Sample consist 105 institutions of different levels, and information users consisting of 426 scientists and 220 farmers. Different sets of questionnaires and interview schedule were used to elicit information. The study found that agricultural research conducted at various institutions in the region at huge public expense has generated knowledge for improving production. Along with these huge collections of acquired content is also stored in the sector. But when a farmer, an extension worker, a scientist or an administrator needs information it is not easily accessible. The study found that agricultural sector fails to effectively bank on information resources available due to the lack of an information system and network. Recommends an Agricultural and Farm Information System for Kerala. Suggests a model plan for a computer communication network for resource sharing between the agricultural institutions in the State, which will also ensure, smooth flow of results of research down to the grassroots level to achieve maximum productivity in agriculture
Copyright and shared networking technologies
No full textPhDThe technological zeitgeist has transformed the social-cultural, legal and commercial aspects of society today. Networking technologies comprise one of the most influential factors in this. Although this transformation can be discounted as a mere historical phenomenon dating back to the advent of the printing press, empirical data concerning usage of these technologies shows that there has been a radical shift in the ability to control the dissemination of copyright works. Networking technologies allow, in an unprecedented manner, user-initiated activities including perfect replications, instantaneous dissemination, and abundant storage. They are immune to technological attempts to dismantle them, and impervious to legal attempts to control and harness them. They affect a global audience, which in turn, undermine at negligible costs, the legal and business parameters of copyright owners.
The problem is whether it will now be possible to establish a copyright framework which balances the interests of the following groups: (a) copyright owners in their control of the dissemination of their works; (b) authors demanding remuneration for the exploitation of their works; (c) users wishing to consume works with clear immunity guidelines using networked technologies; (d) technologists striving to continuously innovate without legal and policy restrictions.
Copyright law is not a mechanism for preserving the status quo or a particular business model. It is, as suggested above, a reflection of the needs and interests of authors, copyright owners, entertainment industries, users and technologists. This thesis examines whether the balance between these actors can be achieved and, if so, how it can be implemented within international, regional and national copyright laws. It finds that a balance can be struck; but that this balance should be aligned along three key concepts: user integrity; technological innovation; and authors‘ and owners‘ remuneration. The proposal is that the optimal method for achieving this triptych is the introduction and global implementation of a reasonable and unobtrusive system of remuneration
Bridging the air gap: an information assurance perspective
No full textThe military has 5 domains of operations: Land, Sea, Air, Space and now Cyber. This 5th Domain is a heterogeneous network (of networks) of Communication and Information Systems (CIS) which were designed and accredited to meet Netcentric capability requirements; to be robust, secure and functional to the organisation’s needs. Those needs have changed. In the globalised economy and across the Battlespace, organisations now need to share information. Keeping our secrets, secret has been the watchwords of Information Security and the accreditation process; whilst sharing them securely across coalition, geo-physically dispersed networks has become the cyber security dilemma. The diversity of Advanced Persistent Threats, the contagion of Cyber Power and insecurity of coalition Interoperability has generated a plethora of vulnerabilities to the Cyber Domain. Necessity (fiscal and time-constraints) has created security gaps in deployed CIS architectures through their interconnections. This federated environment for superior decision making and shared situational awareness requires that Bridging the (new capability) Gaps needs to be more than just improving security (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability) mechanisms to the technical system interfaces. The solution needs a new approach to creating and understanding a trusted,social-technical CIS environment and how these (sensitive) information assets should be managed, stored and transmitted. Information Assurance (IA) offers a cohesive architecture for coalition system (of systems) interoperability; the identification of strategies, skills and business processes required for effective information operations, management and exploitation. IA provides trusted, risk managed social-technical (Enterprise) infrastructures which are safe, resilient, dependable and secure. This thesis redefines IA architecture and creates models that recognise the integrated, complex issues within technical to organisational interoperability and the assurance that the right information is delivered to the right people at the right time in a trustworthy environment and identifies the need for IA practitioners and a necessary IA education for all Cyber Warriors
Directorio de consultores, recursos y sitios de Internet relacionados con bibliotecas mexicanas = Directory of consultants, resources & Internet sites relating to Mexican libraries
No full textThis guidebook was compiled for: 1) foreign librarians, 2) Mexican students enrolled in programs of study in the field of librarianship or in certificate programs in library science, 3) volunteers or those in practicum service, 4) paraprofessionals or the recently degreed Mexican librarian, 5) non-experts. This work, a bilingual annotated directory, contains basic information on a wide range of resources relevant to librarianship as presently practiced in Mexico: books, articles, useful web pages, events, possible contacts in institutions. To find specific phrases or words use your navigator’s BUSCAR/FIND search tool, or scroll down. There is no intention to publish the list at this time. The information is being provided as a free service. This directory database is not exhaustive; the user is encouraged to verify all data from the source. Please provide us with your opinion concerning this Directory. All additions, suggestions, or modifications will be welcome. To contact the compiler, email: William Abrams Indexing Services, [email protected] . Your comments will help us to improve future editions. Terms of Use: This Directory is not copyrighted. It is a document in the public domain. No rights are reserved, either for the original or for derivative works. The file may be freely copied without prior permission, preferably using a CD-ROM data disc (but if access is from the website, one should first verify that the download has completed before copying). (Abstract taken verbatim from author's)
Ensuring quality in vocational education and training. Vocational Training No. 15, September-December 1998
No full textCompanies of clouds : the development of multilateral cultural cooperation in western European international organisations
No full textThis thesis traces the development of styles and theories of cultural cooperation from
the pre-World War II models developed by France and Britain in particular, through
the post-WWII international cooperation structures which included cultural
cooperation as part of their structures. Organisations considered include the
International Committee for Intellectual Cooperation, the Brussels Treaty
Organisation, the Council of Europe and the European Union, focusing primarily on
the non-educational or scientific aspects of cultural cooperation. Sources used include
documentation of the two latter bodies and the public records of the UK Foreign
Office and Ministry of Education.
Intellectual cooperation was launched under the auspices of the League of Nations as
a separate entity from the bilateral cultural relations of governments. Its tradition
continues to be powerfully felt in the activity of the Council of Europe, after WWII
the fulcrum of multilateral cultural cooperation. The thesis shows how it moved away
from acting as a counterpoint to political developments towards the creation of a
programme based on sociological study, which contained a strong element of
federalist ideology, developing its own orthodoxy of "cultural policy", until partly
"repossessed" in the 1990s by political imperatives.
The contrast with the tightly regulated European Union is marked, and shows in
certain respects a return to earlier experiments in cultural cooperation, which
developed most of its theory and practice in the pre-1992 era when the Community
Treaty did not provide for action in the field of culture. The thesis argues that the EU's
cultural programme is not a manifestation of a "Europeanisation" of cultural policy,
although policies elsewhere in the organisation may well have that effect, but of
multilateral cultural cooperation
"In dreams begins responsibility" - choice, evidence, and change. Conference Introduction and Abstracts, 16th International Conference, 8-10 September, Manchester, UK
No full textWriting Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1
No full textVolumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/1002/thumbnail.jp
Education and Training in Montserrat:A Partially Annotated Bibliography
No full textThis bibliography on “Education and Training in Montserrat” has been specifically prepared for the UWI School of Continuing Studies’ Montserrat Conference (2002). An attempt has been made to be as comprehensive as possible, but because of the weak bibliographical coverage of the literature of the region, important items may have been omitted. This is especially true for policy documents emanating from official sources
