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Teleworking 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs. (1997)
Journal Article
Wormell, I., & Davenport, E. (1997). Teleworking 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs. International forum on information and documentation, 21, 17-20

Describes the implementation of an international joint course developed by Queen Margaret College in Scotland and the Royal School of Librarianship in Denmark introducing undergraduate students to tools and issues relevant to teleworking, or working... Read More about Teleworking 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs..

Costing and pricing in the digital age: a practical guide for information services. (1997)
Book
Snyder, H., & Davenport, E. (1997). Costing and pricing in the digital age: a practical guide for information services. Neal-Schuman Publishers

The take-up of electronic information services has been retarded as much by the novel aspects of the pricing and accounting of resources they represent as by fear of technology or tight budgets. Library provision poses special problems as it must acc... Read More about Costing and pricing in the digital age: a practical guide for information services..

Enhancing community and collaboration in the virtual library. (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Procter, R., McKinlay, A., Goldenberg, A., Davenport, E., Burnhill, P., & Cannell, S. (1997, September). Enhancing community and collaboration in the virtual library

The advent of the virtual library is usually presented as a welcome development for library users. Unfortunately, the emphasis which is often placed upon convenience of access tends to reinforce the perception of the use of information resources as a... Read More about Enhancing community and collaboration in the virtual library..

You'll wish it was all over: the bibliographic control of grey literature with reference to print football fanzines (1997)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Smith, N. (1997). You'll wish it was all over: the bibliographic control of grey literature with reference to print football fanzines. Serials, 10(2), 189-194. https://doi.org/10.1629/10189

Since the mid-1970s there has been a growth in the availability of self-published serial material for fans of football teams, science fiction series and bands. Typically, dissemination of these publications is through specialised channels in low prin... Read More about You'll wish it was all over: the bibliographic control of grey literature with reference to print football fanzines.

Telework 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs. (1997)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., & Wormell, I. (1997). Telework 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs. Education for Information, 15, 43-56

Describes the implementation of an international joint course developed by Queen Margaret College in Scotland and the Royal School of Librarianship in Denmark introducing undergraduate students to tools and issues relevant to teleworking, or working... Read More about Telework 96: an international collaborative learning package for information entrepreneurs..

Private sector information work. (1997)
Book Chapter
Davenport, E., & Cano, V. (1997). Private sector information work. In J. Feather, & M. Line (Eds.), Information and Library Work Worldwide. Bowker Saur

Distributed expertise: Remote reference service on a metropolitan area network (1997)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., Procter, R., & Goldenberg, A. (1997). Distributed expertise: Remote reference service on a metropolitan area network. Electronic Library, 15(4), 271-278. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045567

What is the nature of reference work in the digital library? What is the role of the reference librarian where many users serve themselves by means of BIDS and other free-at-point-of-use services which emulate the Bath original (e.g. MIDAS in Manches... Read More about Distributed expertise: Remote reference service on a metropolitan area network.