13 September 2011 0 Comments

Citation mapping

A new technique for mapping patterns of citations reveals how knowledge in a domain develops.

16 August 2011 0 Comments

Looking for a new role?

Becoming an “information coach” could provide a promising career path.

3 August 2011 0 Comments

Copyright and fair use

What does the “Fair Use” convention say about using copyright materials?

27 July 2011 0 Comments

Enterprise risk: the role of information management

Information can be harmful as well as beneficial to an organisation — it all depends on how it is managed!

21 July 2011 0 Comments

What do you remember . . .

A study has revealed that the way in which people remember information may be changing as a result of use of Internet technologies.

18 July 2011 0 Comments

All the news that’s fit to read . . .

Direct charges to users for the use of news-related sources may have a deleterious effect on the supply and use of news-related information in libraries.

18 July 2011 0 Comments

Facebook versus Google+: is it really a competition?

Google is always an interesting company to watch — but is its Google+ experiment in social networking sufficiently distinctive?

22 February 2011 0 Comments

How to tell a good story . . .

Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith consider the Seven Deadly Sins of business storytelling.

22 January 2011 0 Comments

Wikipedia — ten years old!

It has certainly courted notoriety since its implementation and has also received its share of plaudits. Wikipedia was founded on 15 January 2001. What is its future?

21 January 2011 0 Comments

Open Access Publishing: a good read . . .

Whilst scientists support the principle of open-access publishing, few are willing to publish papers in open-access sources.