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Social intelligence in the age of networks (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E. (2000). Social intelligence in the age of networks. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600304

The author explores the concept of ‘social intelligence’. She suggests that, in the world of digital commerce, it may be defined as ‘insight which is based on collective understanding of work practices’. She offers three scenarios to support the... Read More about Social intelligence in the age of networks.

The citation network as a prototype for representing trust. (2000)
Book Chapter
Davenport, E., & Cronin, B. (2000). The citation network as a prototype for representing trust. In B. Cronin, & H. B. Atkins (Eds.), The Web of knowledge: a Festschrift in honor of Eugene Garfield (517-534). Information Today Inc

Online information sources: tools of business intelligence? (2000)
Journal Article
Hall, H. (2000). Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600303

Organisations seek to use information intelligently, and to generate business intelligence for future profitable prospects. Although not regarded as business intelligence per se, there is a role for commercially produced online information sources an... Read More about Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?.

Show off the corporate library (2000)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Jones, A. M. (2000). Show off the corporate library. International Journal of Information Management, 20(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0268-4012%2899%2900060-2

Some published evidence has suggested that corporate libraries are slowly becoming irrelevant in meeting organisational information needs due to old-fashioned models of service delivery. Elsewhere in the literature the intranet is heralded as a techn... Read More about Show off the corporate library.

Evaluation of engagement with hyperlocal e-participation systems by citizens and representatives (2021)
Thesis
Cruickshank, P. Evaluation of engagement with hyperlocal e-participation systems by citizens and representatives. (Thesis by Publication). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2805712

This work is concerned with the information practices associated with hyperlocal representation. The findings derive from an evaluation of a portfolio of ten previously published papers covering the period 2010-2020. The main contributions are: (a... Read More about Evaluation of engagement with hyperlocal e-participation systems by citizens and representatives.

Partner Lens, a tool for social browsing. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E. (1999, January). Partner Lens, a tool for social browsing. Paper presented at National Research Council of Canada

The construction of knowledge in business. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davenport, E. (1999, December). The construction of knowledge in business. Paper presented at Knowledge Management

No abstract available.

Partner Lens (PaL): work in progress on social browsers. (1999)
Book Chapter
Davenport, E., Buckner, K., Whyte, A., & Gillham, M. (1999). Partner Lens (PaL): work in progress on social browsers. In B. Fields, & P. Wright (Eds.), Design for collaboration: communities constructing technology (1-7). Department of Computer Science, University of York

Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities (1999)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (1999). Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 4(2), 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02979408

Previous editions of this journal have drawn attention to the critical role valuation plays in life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment (see for example Volkwein and Klopffer [1]. In particular, the critical role of valuation has be... Read More about Valuation, appraisal, discounting, obsolescence and depreciation: Towards a life cycle analysis and impact assessment of their effects on the environment of cities.

‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online (1999)
Journal Article
Gillham, M., & Hall, H. (1999). ‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 5(1), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614539909516790

Recent UK government initiatives have encouraged academic staff to consider using IT to enhance students' experience of higher education in terms of its quality, flexibility and effectiveness. In 1999 second year undergraduate students studying Infor... Read More about ‘Alive’ on the internet: A user‐centred evaluation of BIS‐online.

Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society (1998)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (1998). Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society. Journal of Information Science, 24(6), 373-393. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159802400601

Daniel Bell is recognised to be the foremost writer on the information society. The paper expounds his writings in detail, showing their development from the 1960s to the 1990s. It is argued that his position has always contained three distinguishabl... Read More about Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society.

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..

The development of computer based information systems for local authority property management: the underlying issues. (1998)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (1998). The development of computer based information systems for local authority property management: the underlying issues. Property Management, 16(2), 61-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/02637479810214114

The paper examines how a property management division has sought to adopt the recommendations of the Audit Commission and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy reports on local authority property management, and measures the democrati... Read More about The development of computer based information systems for local authority property management: the underlying issues..

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.

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.

Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years (1997)
Journal Article
Cronin, B., Davenport, E., & Martinson, A. (1997). Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years. Journal of Documentation, 53(2), 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/eum0000000007196

Women‘s studies has emerged as a recognised academic specialty in recent years. We explored the social structure of the field by analysing bibliometrically all scholarly articles (n = 1,302) and acknowledgements (n = 595) appearing in three pioneerin... Read More about Women’s studies: bibliometric and content analysis of the formative years.