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  • The Jisc Learning And Teaching And Infrastructure Programmeby Rachel Bruce; Baluiar Notay

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00

    This issue of VINE is a retrospective consideration of The Joint Information Systems Committee?s (JISC?s) Learning and Teaching and Infrastructure Programme, also known as 5/99. Included are an introduction to the whole programme, by the guest editors Rachel Bruce and Balviar Notay of JISC, short summaries of each cluster of projects and longer articles on specific exemplary projects. more...

  • ICT Developments In Nigerian Librariesby Dr David Raitt

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00

    Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and with nearly 140 million people accounts for approximately one-fifth of the continent?s population. Although less than 25 per cent of Nigerians are urban dwellers, at least 24 cities have populations of more than 100,000. more...

  • Selected Papers From Fifth International Conference On Information Communication Technologies In Education 2004 Samos Island Greeceby Ken Fernstrom

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00

    The papers in this e-book were selected from those presented at the Fifth International Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education (ICICTE), held on Samos island, Greece from July 1?3, 2004. ICICTE 2004 considered how the development of technology is reshaping notions of the classroom, of learning and of teaching. more...

  • Institutional Repositories, Volume 40, Issue 3by Lucy Tedd

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 199.00

    This e-book explores issues related to the development of Institutional Repositories. The articles present a range of international perspectives and experiences, including the background to the open access movement and the views of the UK?s Joint Information Systems Committee on digital preservation. Technical aspects are explored through a case study on the development of an Institutional Repository and consideration of the challenges of personal name identification in repositories. more...

  • TERENA Conference 2006by Ingrid Melve

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 199.00

    This e-book showcases papers from the 2006 Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association conference. Those selected for publication give background information about the foundations of the supporting infrastructure for interconnecting campus information systems. more...

  • Oceans of Opportunity - Whakawhitihia to Moanaby Dr. David Raitt

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00

    The University of Canterbury Library provides access to many electronic resources through its web site. A resource may be linked from several different pages such as alphabetical lists, and subject portals. To reduce problems with maintenance of these links, the decision was made to move to a ?dynamic? model, whereby information about electronic resources would be stored in a database, and web pages would be created from that database. One of the key decisions in any such project is the choice of database. The Library decided that instead of creating a new database, it would use the Library Catalogue. This would enable the catalogue and the web pages to be maintained by the cataloguing staff in one process. This paper, an updated version of... more...

  • Systems Librarianshipby Susan Cleyle

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2003; US$ 199.00

    This e-book covers three areas - education of a systems librarian and the skills for the job; national perspectives on the role; and, the way the role has evolved in different organizations. Useful for librarians and IT personnel and those charged with making sure it happens more...

  • Institutional Repositoriesby Bradford Lee Eden

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00

    This e-book is made up primarily of case studies charting various different projects of creating institutional repositories. With in-depth analysis of the issues surrounding institutional repositories, problems faced and solutions forthcoming, these studies provide examples for library professionals who are embarking on a scheme to implement an institutional repository in their own library,. more...

  • Selected Papers on Information Services and Technologies from the TERENA Networking Conference 2007by Thomas C. Schmidt

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00

    This e-book presents latest advancements in networked campus information services and technologies as presented at the TERENA Networking Conference in May 2007. The annual Networking Conference of the Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association offers a unique European platform for research network operators to meet with network researchers and research users in an open discourse. The conference brings together leading figures from research, management, industry and governance to present and discuss the technical and strategic aspects of the provision of networks and services to the research and education community. The six best papers on campus issues were selected for publication in this special e-book. more...

  • Selected Papers from the ALIA 2006 Biennial Conferenceby David Raitt

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00

    The Australian Library and Information Association 2006 Biennial Conference was held in sunny Perth from 19-22 September 2006 in the new Convention Centre overlooking the picturesque Swan River. The Conference theme click06: 'Create, Lead, Innovate, Connect, Knowledge' deliberately challenged the norm; playing with words and sounds, and asking participants to think about the library profession's role and responsibilities in coming years. The range and quality of presentations and papers was exceptional and the papers selected for this e-book provide a ‘taste’ of the innovative work and developments currently being undertaken in libraries and information agencies around Australia. Each paper was reworked by the authors... more...