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Applying research to practice in information and library studies
No full textThis is an introduction to a compilation of refereed papers presented at a seminar on research applications in information and library studies. The introduction reviews establishment of research priorities in Australia, and makes some comment about identification of the research agenda in the USA and UK
Exercises to 'Information management: A consolidation of operations, analysis and strategy'
No full textCharles Sturt University (CSU) published the book 'Information management: a consolidation of operations, analysis and strategy' in 2002 (available from the publisher or other book suppliers).\ud
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This is a set of exercises that was separately commissioned and e-published by CSU. The exercises do not appear in the book but correspond with chapters in the book dealing with various aspects of information management
Convergence or chimera?
No full textA brief item on ALIA's education policy and convergence of the information professions
Research applications in information and library studies seminar (RAILS)
No full textThis is the edited proceedings of a Seminar held at the Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, September 20th, 2004.\ud
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Individual contributions were as follows: \ud
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Seminar introduction: Applying research to practice in information and library studies / Michael Middleton (QUT). - \ud
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Matching users with information: Charles Sturt University's research focus in library and information management / Ross Harvey, Philip Hider and Annemaree Lloyd with the Community of Scholars (Charles Sturt University). -\ud
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Information literacy research: the consolidation of a theme / Sylvia Edwards, Christine Bruce and Lynn McAllister (QUT). -\ud
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Research applications in information management: the case of informetric research in Australia / Mari Davis and Concepción S. Wilson (UNSW). -\ud
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Information management research in a multidisciplinary context / Graeme Johanson, Kirsty Williamson and Don Schauder (Monash University)
Information management: an integrative approach
No full textInformation management in government may have application at operational, analytical and strategic levels. A number of information policy components are itemised and three of them: utilisation; authority; acquisition; are used to illustrate how analytical and operational domains of information management may be applied within a strategic framework
A conceptual framework for information management : formation of a discipline
No full textThe aim of the research was to investigate the formation of the information management discipline, propose a framework by which it is presently understood, and test that framework within a particular area of application, namely the provision of scientific and technological information (STI) services. \ud
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The work is presented as a PhD by Publication which comprises a narrative that encompasses the series of published papers, and includes excerpts from the book written to illustrate the province of the discipline.\ud
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In thee book the disciplinary context is detailed and exemplified based upon information management domains. The book consolidates information management principles within a framework defined by these operational, analytical and administrative domains. It was created by a redaction of prior epistemological proposals; an analysis of the understanding of practice that has been shaped by professional, institutional and information science influences; and demonstration of practice within the domain framework.\ud
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The disciplinary framework was then used in a series of STI case studies where it was found to provide an effective description of information management. Together, the book and subsequent case studies provided illustration of the principles utilised in information management and the way that they are practiced within different domains, along with an explanation of the manner in which the information management discipline has been formed. These should assist with direction of future research and scholarship particularly with respect to factors relevant to information services and indicators for their successful application in future.\ud
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It is anticipated that this generalised description of the practices across the range of interpretations of information management should enable practicing information professionals to appreciate the relationship of their own work to disciplines that are converging towards similar purpose, such as through a clearer indication of the extent to which technical and management standards may be applied, and performance analysis undertaken.\ud
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Complementary outcomes that were achieved during the course of the work were: a comparative analysis of thesauri in the information field which shows that in this field, the ways that information professionals represent themselves remains unreconciled; an historical examination of Australian STI services that provides pointers to their effective continuation; and a reconsideration of the relationship between librarianship and information management.\ud
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The work is presented as a compilation of papers that comprise firstly extracts from the book to exemplify its consolidation of information management principles, then a number of published and submitted papers that examine how principles have been applied in practice. This is in the context of six case studies of Australian STI services including interviews with creators and developers, and analysis of historical information
Skills expectations of library graduates
No full textA survey was undertaken of graduates from various library courses at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane. The instrument was developed in consultation with schools offering similar courses nationally, so that it could subsequently be used for national comparison. The survey was structured to take account of knowledge, skills, and competencies explicated in Australian documents that provide competency guidance in library and information management areas. It was also designed to enable comparison with a previously published survey analysis. The survey identifies 189 skills grouped into nine categories: collection building and management; communication; facilities and equipment; information organisation; information services; information systems; management; marketing; and research. The response rate to the survey was low, but nevertheless provided a useful comparison between the expectations of graduates working in different sectors, for different time periods. Findings for respondents as a group show that each of the top five ranked skills were in the information services category, as were seven of the top ten ranked skills. There were marked differences between the rankings assigned by this group and those of a similar North American study. Tables showing the ranking of skills expectations are provided. Comments are made about curriculum developments that are influenced by these data
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Library involvement in remote learning: Framework for integration of services
No full textTechnological support for university education is now such that online support for education is diminishing the distinction between on-campus and distance education students. Library services to remote students have for some time focused on document delivery, information literacy and reference service. This investigation comprises an overview of research that is pertinent to such services, followed by elements of a proposed framework for library involvement in remote education The analysis includes an overview of services provided by respondents to a survey of all Australian university libraries. The framework is developed from this overview, followed up by case studies of several Australian university libraries that have well-developed services for remote students, in order to suggest a best practice model for integrated online services
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