Outputs (106)

Converting an existing taxonomic data resource to employ an ontology and LSIDs. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, J., Gales, R., & Kukla, R. (2006). Converting an existing taxonomic data resource to employ an ontology and LSIDs. In L. Belbin, A. Rissoné, & A. Weitzman (Eds.), Proceedings of TDWG (2006), St Louis, MI

Data sharing is fundamental to biodiversity and taxonomic data applications, however previous attempts at developing mechanisms to facilitate sharing within the community have had limited effect. Reasons for this include the lack of take up of data e... Read More about Converting an existing taxonomic data resource to employ an ontology and LSIDs..

Developing a core ontology for taxonomic data. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kennedy, J., Gales, R., Hyam, R., Kukla, R., Wieczorek, J., Hagedorn, G., …Vieglais, D. (2006). Developing a core ontology for taxonomic data. In L. Belbin, A. Rissoné, & A. Weitzman (Eds.), Proceedings of TDWG (2006), St Louis, MI

Over recent years several sub-groups within the Taxonomic Databases Working Group (TDWG) have developed models and exchange standards to facilitate data sharing within the taxonomic community. These include ABCD, SDD, DwC, TCS and Spatial Data Standa... Read More about Developing a core ontology for taxonomic data..

Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joel, S., Smyth, M., & Rodgers, P. (2006). Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives. In B. Rothbucher, M. Kolar, W. Ion, & A. Clarke (Eds.), Proc of Engineering and Product Design Education E&PDE06

Localised un-structured design communities can benefit the designer and the design process [1]. To explore the concept of community and its impact on design, a series of semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interview responses were given... Read More about Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives..

The sense of outsourcing: the viability of outsourcing corporate research and information services. (2006)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Goody, M. (2006). The sense of outsourcing: the viability of outsourcing corporate research and information services. Library and information research, 30(96), 13-24

This paper presents a literature review on outsourcing in library and information services, with particular reference to business research and information services. This is complemented with some findings of a small-scale research project into percep... Read More about The sense of outsourcing: the viability of outsourcing corporate research and information services..

Who is managing information? Opportunities in the e-information market place. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hall, H., & Abell, A. (2006). Who is managing information? Opportunities in the e-information market place. In H. Jezzard (Ed.), Proceedings of the 30th International Online Meeting (39-44)

This paper presents a summary of results that derive from research into the emerging information job market. The project was conducted by TFPL between February and June 2006, and focused on “e-information roles”.

E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dutra, I., Findlay, C., McGregor, M., & McEwan, T. (2006). E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland. In S. Krishnamurthy, & P. Isaías (Eds.), Proceedings of IADIS International Conference e-Commerce (281-286)

The growth of Internet use and subsequent uptake of e-commerce have significantly changed the business environment. Automation of procurement processes and functions has magnified opportunities and exacerbated the inherent risks in public sector proc... Read More about E-procurement & the SME: challenges for Scotland..

Where and when was Knowledge Managed? Exploring multiple versions of KM in organizations (2006)
Book Chapter
Davenport, E., & Horton, K. (2006). Where and when was Knowledge Managed? Exploring multiple versions of KM in organizations. In R. Day, & C. McInerney (Eds.), Beyond KM: From Knowledge Management to Knowledge Processes. Springer-Verlag

Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’ (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E., & Horton, K. (2006). Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’. In R. Suomi, R. Cabral, J. F. Hampe, & A. Heikkila (Eds.), Project E-Society: Building Bricks. IFIP International Federation for Information Process

The authors present a framework for e-government research that draws heavily on Iacono and Kling’s work on computerization movements. They build on this work by appropriating cognate studies of organizational informatics by Kling and his colleagues,... Read More about Rethinking e-Government Research: The ‘ideology-artefact complex’.

An intelligent front-end for government websites. (2006)
Book Chapter
Cruickshank, P., & Macintosh, A. (2006). An intelligent front-end for government websites. In P. Cunningham, & M. Cunningham (Eds.), Exploiting the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications and Case Studies (427-434). IOS press

The HANDS question-answering and direction application, consisting of Answer Tree and Address Guesser modules is described in relation to the EDEN project from which it is derived. The use of an Open Source (OSS) model for application development and... Read More about An intelligent front-end for government websites..

CSP for .NET based on JCSP (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chalmers, K., & Clayton, S. (2006). CSP for .NET based on JCSP. In P. Welch, J. Kerridge, & F. R. M. Barnes (Eds.), Communicating Process Architectures 2006 - WoTug 29 (59-76)

We present a CSP framework developed for the .NET platform, building upon the ideas developed for the JCSP library. Discussing the development of the core functionality and then onto extra features in .NET that can be taken advantage of, we have c... Read More about CSP for .NET based on JCSP.