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A note on the origins of the 'information society' (1996)
Journal Article
Duff, A., Criag, D., & McNeill, D. A. (1996). A note on the origins of the 'information society'. Journal of Information Science, 22(2), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159602200204

The origins of the 'information society' are not well under stood. This paper assembles and evaluates the available data with a view to providing clarification of the provenance of a now widely-used and influential concept. Two main accounts have app... Read More about A note on the origins of the 'information society'.

Is intellectual property theft? BI’s hidden ideology. (1995)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (1994). Is intellectual property theft? BI’s hidden ideology. Research strategies : RS, 13, (132-143). ISSN 0734-3310

Discusses the "hidden" ideology in traditional bibliographic instruction's treatment of intellectual property rights and copyright laws, and suggests that protection of these rights constitutes a form of stealing thoughts and ideas that should belong... Read More about Is intellectual property theft? BI’s hidden ideology..

The 'information society' as paradigm: a bibliometric inquiry (1995)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (1995). The 'information society' as paradigm: a bibliometric inquiry. Journal of Information Science, 21(5), 390-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159502100506

It has been claimed that the 'information society' constitutes a new paradigm. The paper describes the use of online bibliometrics to investigate this claim. The methodology involved systematic searching of the databases Information Science Abstracts... Read More about The 'information society' as paradigm: a bibliometric inquiry.