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Texts at work: some thoughts on "Just for You" service in the context of domain expertise. (1998)
Journal Article
Davenport, E., & Cronin, B. (1998). Texts at work: some thoughts on "Just for You" service in the context of domain expertise. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 39, 1-12

The authors review a number of approaches to "just for you" service. They suggest that this concept offers opportunities for library and information science (LIS) programs to extend their reach by engaging domain experts who will develop services and... Read More about Texts at work: some thoughts on "Just for You" service in the context of domain expertise..

Navigating business information sources: a practical guide for information managers. (1998)
Book
Burke, M. E., & Hall, H. (1998). Navigating business information sources: a practical guide for information managers. Library Association

During the last decade technical advances, deregulation, accountability and increased trade freedom have had a profound impact on the business world. In addition, improved customer proximity means that competitive firms must gauge performance and ben... Read More about Navigating business information sources: a practical guide for information managers..

Beyond navigation as metaphor. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benyon, D. (1998, September). Beyond navigation as metaphor

With the development of large information spaces such as digital libraries, the notion of user navigation through such spaces has gained prominence. The popular view of navigation is that it is a conscious, goal directed activity in which someone is... Read More about Beyond navigation as metaphor..

The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections (1998)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1998). The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections. Collection Building, 17(4), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1108/01604959810238293

Argues that the hybrid nature of collection development (electronic and print) requires a corresponding hybridised system of collection exploitation. Proposes a model for the exploitation of hybrid cultural collections that draws on ethnographic prin... Read More about The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections.

Genres in support of collaborative information retrieval in the virtual library (1998)
Journal Article
Procter, R., Goldenberg, A., Davenport, E., & McKinlay, A. (1998). Genres in support of collaborative information retrieval in the virtual library. Interacting with Computers, 10(2), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0953-5438%2897%2900021-0

The advent of the virtual library is usually presented as a positive development for library users. However, much of the research and development work being carried out in this field tends to reinforce the perception of the use of information resourc... Read More about Genres in support of collaborative information retrieval in the virtual library.

Resetting the compass for the business information landscape (1998)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Burke, M. E. (1998). Resetting the compass for the business information landscape. Business Information Review, 15(1), 22-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382984236605

Kaye (1991) recognised the crucial importance of providing new business information managers with an understanding of business per se, as well as the actual sources used in its support. He set the context for the early 1990s in Information and busine... Read More about Resetting the compass for the business information landscape.