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Information literacy in employability training: The experience of Inverclyde Libraries. (2012)
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Crawford, J., & Irving, C. (2012). Information literacy in employability training: The experience of Inverclyde Libraries. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 44, 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000611436096

The study is an evaluation of an employability training programme provided by Inverclyde Libraries in West Central Scotland and the role of information literacy within the training programme. Inverclyde is an area with high unemployment and pockets o... Read More about Information literacy in employability training: The experience of Inverclyde Libraries..

Relationship and role transformations in social media environments. (2011)
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Hall, H. (2011). Relationship and role transformations in social media environments. Electronic Library, 29(4), 421-428

Based on a keynote paper presented at Internet Librarian International 2010 this article argues that the way in which librarians conceive a number of relationships – between themselves, social media tools, and end-users – determines the boundaries of... Read More about Relationship and role transformations in social media environments..

Project output versus influence in practice: impact as a dimension of research quality (2011)
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Hall, H. (2011). Project output versus influence in practice: impact as a dimension of research quality. Evidence based library and information practice, 6(4),

In an environment where resources are few, research funders are expected to focus on projects that demonstrate value for money. Thus, in the context of service provision, proposed research projects should actively contribute to the building of an evi... Read More about Project output versus influence in practice: impact as a dimension of research quality.

The triple-helix model of smart cities: a neo evolutionary perspective. (2011)
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Leydesdorff, L., & Deakin, M. (2011). The triple-helix model of smart cities: a neo evolutionary perspective. Journal of Urban Technology, 18, 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2011.601111

This paper sets out to demonstrate how the triple-helix model enables us to study the knowledge base of an urban economy in terms of its civil society's support for the evolution of the city as a key component of an innovation system. It argues that... Read More about The triple-helix model of smart cities: a neo evolutionary perspective..

Achieving Consensus within SSM. (2011)
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Berg, T., Pooley, R., & Queenan, J. (2011). Achieving Consensus within SSM. International journal of humanities and social science, 1, 231-239

SSM is a socio-technical system methodology offering tools for analysing complex situations. This modelling approach identifies differing worldviews of the system by encouraging discussion and debate. Academic ethical studies of moral philosophy ha... Read More about Achieving Consensus within SSM..

The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society (2011)
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Duff, A. (2011). The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 62, 604-612. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21470

The digital divide continues to challenge political and academic circles worldwide. A range of policy solutions is briefly evaluated, from laissez-faire on the right to “arithmetic” egalitarianism on the left. The article recasts the digital divide a... Read More about The Rawls-Tawney theorem and the digital divide in postindustrial society.

Some thoughts on peer review (2010)
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Schwartz, C., Hernon, P., Burnett, G., Hall, H., Pomerantz, J., Savolainen, R., & Thelwall, M. (2010). Some thoughts on peer review. Library and Information Science Research, 32(1), 13-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2009.12.003

From time to time, we like to invite the members of our Board of Editors to comment on a matter of current interest, either related to publishing or to research in library and information science. This time we took the theme of peer review, the focus... Read More about Some thoughts on peer review.

Promoting the priorities of practitioner research engagement. (2010)
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Hall, H. (2010). Promoting the priorities of practitioner research engagement. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 42(2), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000610363978

One of the aims of the Library and Information Science Research Coalition is to promote library and information science practitioner research. Successfully meeting this aim should result in greater use of the existing knowledge base and the creation... Read More about Promoting the priorities of practitioner research engagement..

The Holy Grail of a viable press. (2010)
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Duff, A. (2010). The Holy Grail of a viable press. The Journal, 33,

Opinion article analysing problems facing mass media in information age.

Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists. (2009)
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Taylor-Smith, E., & Buckner, K. (2009). Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists. JeDEM eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government, 1, 12-20

This paper describes the use of scenarios as a central part of the design methodology, in a project to create an e-participation initiative, working with the national news agencies in 3 Western Balkans countries. The stakeholders in the project came... Read More about Designing e-Participation with Balkan journalists..

A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration (2009)
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Deakin, M. (2009). A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration. Journal of Urban Technology, 16, 91-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630730903090354

This paper outlines the research that has been carried out to understand Large Urban Distressed Areas (LUDAs) and the community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration that cities are developing to meet the challenges LUDAs pose. After expos... Read More about A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration.

Conflicts of jurisdiction: An exploratory study of academic, professional, and epistemological norms in library and information science (2009)
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Cronin, B., & Davenport, E. (2009). Conflicts of jurisdiction: An exploratory study of academic, professional, and epistemological norms in library and information science. Libri, 46, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1515/libr.1996.46.1.1

Library and information science (LIS) faculty, like their peers in other professional schools, are subject to the demands of at times conflicting jurisdictions: research productivity may clash with professional service, theory building with the devel... Read More about Conflicts of jurisdiction: An exploratory study of academic, professional, and epistemological norms in library and information science.

Going beyond the 'library': the current work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project. (2008)
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Crawford, J., & Irving, C. (2008). Going beyond the 'library': the current work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project. Library and information research, 32, 29-37

Reviews briefly the origins of the Scottish Information Literacy Project from its origins in 2004 as a project solely devoted to developing a National Information Literacy Framework for Scotland to the present time. The project now encompasses workpl... Read More about Going beyond the 'library': the current work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project..

Is interactive digital television the future of E-Government services? a critical assessment of UK initiatives. (2008)
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Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2008). Is interactive digital television the future of E-Government services? a critical assessment of UK initiatives. International Journal of Public Administration, 31, 771-796. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900690701690874

This article presents a critical assessment of the use of interactive Digital Television (iDTV) to deliver electronic government and public services in the UK. It considers the organisational and institutional context for innovation in service delive... Read More about Is interactive digital television the future of E-Government services? a critical assessment of UK initiatives..

Social software as support in hybrid learning environments: the value of the blog as a tool for reflective learning and peer support. (2007)
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Hall, H., & Davison, B. (2007). Social software as support in hybrid learning environments: the value of the blog as a tool for reflective learning and peer support. Library and Information Science Research, 29(2), 163-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2007.04.007

This article reports on an investigation of blog technology's potential for encouraging interaction between students, and its consequences in terms of peer learning and peer support, on a module of an accredited library and information science (LIS)... Read More about Social software as support in hybrid learning environments: the value of the blog as a tool for reflective learning and peer support..

KM culture and compromise - interventions to promote knowledge sharing supported by technology in corporate environments. (2007)
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Hall, H., & Goody, M. (2007). KM culture and compromise - interventions to promote knowledge sharing supported by technology in corporate environments. Journal of Information Science, 33(2), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551506070708

The theme of knowledge sharing is discussed extensively in the knowledge management literature. Such work tends to focus on the barriers that impede knowledge sharing activity. Of these “culture” is commonly cited as a major obstacle. This article ex... Read More about KM culture and compromise - interventions to promote knowledge sharing supported by technology in corporate environments..