7,077 results
Search Results
2. Digital Archiving and the Establishment of Open Access Digital Repositories in Selected Nigerian Universities.
- Author
-
Nasidi, Nadir Abdulhadi and Zakaria, Ahmed
- Subjects
INSTITUTIONAL repositories ,DIGITAL libraries ,ARCHIVES ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,COMMUNICATION infrastructure ,ELECTRONIC paper ,DIGITAL literacy ,INFORMATION services - Abstract
This paper focuses on digital archiving and the establishment of open Access digital repositories in three selected Nigerian Universities. Despite the abundance of vital information kept in the traditional archives of Nigerian universities, many researchers cannot easily access it due to the seeming absence of proper digitization and online visibility. It is also observed that the practice of archiving and the management of information in the repositories in Nigerian universities is limited to the central library, which makes access to information in the satellite archives across the departments and in the administrative units very difficult. This paper therefore, intends to; determine the nature, existence and the roles of digital repositories in the three selected Nigerian universities and to identify the types of information sources and resources available in their digital repositories, among others. Qualitative research methodology was adopted. Data was purposefully obtained from the websites of the three Selected Nigerian universities. The findings of this study indicate that the Digital Repositories existed in the three selected universities studied with different names, and were found to contain volumes of scholarly information sources and resources, which were organized in a systematic and chronological order, but it is not well structured to specifically link resources in the departments, faculties and other units of the universities with the central repositories. It was also found that Digital Repositories were not always accessible, possibly due to inadequate ICT infrastructure and necessary staff skills for their effective maintenance. It was concluded that the repositories existed for over a decade and were providing information services to its users. It was recommended that, the management of the universities studied should imbibe strong maintenance culture to effectively manage the Digital Repositories for sufficient access to scholarly information sources and resources and should consider the installations and deployment of necessary ICT infrastructure, as well as the right software configurations including the provision of regular staff training for proper digitisation and digitalisation of work processes and procedures in the repositories for efficient results and the promotion of Digital Data Literacy in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2023
3. Bodily dimensions of reading and writing practices on paper and digitally.
- Author
-
Taipale, Sakari
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC information resources ,INFORMATION theory ,DIGITAL communications ,WRITING ,PATTERN recognition systems - Abstract
This article investigates the different shapes in which reading and writing practices occur when paper/pen are compared with keyboard/screen. The focus is on the bodily aspects of these practices. Reading and writing are viewed as techniques of the body, which over the years have become increasingly mediated by technologies. The analysis is grounded in the theory of social practice. Research material consists of written essays collected from 25 students at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, in 2013. Results show that paper as material is considered suitable and adaptive to numerous reading purposes and bodily positions, while regarding the screen the places and positions of reading are viewed as more limited due to the material boundary conditions presented by devices. Students describe handwriting as a more flexible and relaxed bodily practice than typing, although the worsening skills of handwriting are recognized too. Skills and competences turned out to be less decisive factors than materials and images when trying to explain the differences in reading and writing practices when a paper/pen is compared with a keyboard/screen. Finally, the study argues that digital reading writing interfaces do not determine the ways we read and write as strongly as previously suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2015
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
4. TIMES PAST 1971: The Pentagon Papers: 50 Year Later.
- Author
-
BERGER, JOSEPH
- Subjects
FREEDOM of the press ,OFFICIAL secrets ,CLASSIFIED defense information ,LEAKS (Disclosure of information) ,ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
The article examines the challenge posed by the digital age to the landmark ruling in the Pentagon Papers case in 1971 that fortified the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press. Topics discussed include a brief background of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the importance of a free press to democracy, and the threat posed by the Internet to government information.
- Published
- 2021
5. Paper versus Electronic Sources for Law Review Cite Checking: Should Paper Be the Gold Standard?
- Author
-
Rumsey, Mary and Schwartz, April
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC information resources ,LAW periodicals ,DOCUMENT imaging systems ,LIBRARY surveys ,ANNOTATIONS & citations (Law) ,ELECTRONIC reference sources - Abstract
The article presents information on a survey which finds that despite the convenience of electronic versions, law review editors continue to strongly prefer paper sources. This preference conflicts with libraries' need to cancel duplicate print subscriptions to reporters and law reviews, and to avoid large interlibrary loan costs. In this article, the authors report the results of this survey of law review practice and suggest that image-based documents should lead to changes in law review policy. In contrast to scholarly publications in other disciplines, most law journals get edited by students. As part of that editing, students hunt down a copy of each System of Citation. To the extent that any citation guide dictates whether journal staffers check citations in paper rather than electronic sources, then the Bluebook reigns. Surprisingly, editors split on whether the Bluebook elevates paper sources over electronic ones. With the advent of image-based documents, the geography of the legal information landscape has changed radically. In 2002, owner of Westlaw introduced PDF versions of some cases. This "old wine in new bottles" gives researchers the option of seeing cases exactly as they appear in West reporters, i.e., as they appear on paper.
- Published
- 2005
6. The Emirates Occasional Papers List of Publications.
- Subjects
PUBLICATIONS ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,ARAB-Israeli conflict - Abstract
The article lists the publications under "The Emirates Occasional Papers" electronic resource which include "Inter-Arab Relations in the Post-Peace Era Ann M. Lesch" by Ann M. Lesch, "Israel at Peace with the Arab World" by Mark Tessler, and "Beyond Dual Containment" by Kenneth Katzman.
- Published
- 2014
7. DIGITIZATION OF BROMIDE PAPER RECORDS TO EXTRACT ONE-MINUTE GEOMAGNETIC DATA.
- Author
-
N Mashiko, T Yamamoto, M Akutagawa, and Y Minamoto
- Subjects
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,SCIENCE ,GEOMAGNETISM ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,DATABASE management ,INFORMATION resources management - Abstract
Many long-term geomagnetic observation results recorded on photographic bromide paper have not yet been fully digitized. To that end, we developed a method to automatically convert photographic records to one-minute digital data. We applied our method to the observation records of Kakioka Magnetic Observatory and confirmed that the resolution of time and amplitude could be greatly improved by numerical conversion compared with conventional data conversion by hand scaling. Our results suggest that highly precise digitization of analog magnetograms is possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
8. Realizing lessons of the last 20 years : a manifesto for data provisioning & aggregation services for the digital humanities : a position paper
- Author
-
Oldman, Dominic
- Published
- 2014
9. MobilePaperAccess: Ubiquitous Paper-based Interfaces for Mobile Interactions.
- Author
-
Zhou, Yun, David, Bertrand, and Chalon, René
- Subjects
COMPUTER interfaces ,MOBILE communication systems ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,ACCESS to information ,COMPARATIVE studies ,ELECTRONIC data processing - Abstract
Abstract: MobilePaperAccess is a wearable camera-glasses system with tangible user interface allowing mobile interaction. We access the digital information from a paper interface extending the input space. The system is devised to validate our concepts of Environment Dependent Interface (EDI) and Environment Independent Interface (EII), which focus on enabling people to access their personal data as well as public resources at any time and in any place. In this paper, we propose a continuum from physical interface to digital interface in relation with EDI and EII, and we present design, implementation and evaluation aspects of our MobilePaperAccess system. We compare two interfaces (EDI and EII) and three input techniques (finger input, mask input and page input). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Published
- 2012
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
10. Papers from the past, and problems from the present
- Author
-
Daley, Caroline
- Published
- 2010
11. Paper Past
- Author
-
Kelly, Michael
- Published
- 2009
12. Advanced authoring of paper-digital systems.
- Author
-
Signer, Beat, Norrie, Moira, Weibel, Nadir, and Ispas, Adriana
- Subjects
INTERACTIVE multimedia ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,MULTIMEDIA systems ,HYPERLINKS ,MULTIMEDIA computer applications - Abstract
Over the last decade, there has been an increasing interest in paper-digital systems that allow regular paper documents to be augmented or integrated with digital information and services. Although a wide variety of technical solutions and applications have been proposed, they all rely on some means of specifying links from areas within paper pages to digital services where these areas correspond to elements of the document's artwork. Various frameworks and tools are available to support the development of paper-digital applications, but they tend to either require some programming skills or focus on specific application domains. We present an advanced publishing solution that is based on an authoring rather than programming approach to the production of interactive paper documents. Our solution is fully general and we describe how it uses concepts of templates and variable content elements to reduce redundancies and increase the flexibility in developing paper-digital applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
13. Appraisal of Electronic Information Systems: Working Paper of the VdA Research Group on Archival Appraisal Processes as of 9 December 2014.
- Subjects
- *
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems , *ELECTRONIC systems , *ELECTRONIC voting , *RESEARCH teams , *INFORMATION resources management , *ELECTRONIC information resources - Published
- 2019
14. Rethinking Archives as Digital: The Consequences of "Paper Minds" in Illustrations and Definitions of E-archives.
- Author
-
KLARELD, ANN-SOFIE and GIDLUND, KATARINA L.
- Subjects
- *
DIGITAL libraries , *ARCHIVES , *ELECTRONIC records , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *CRITICAL theory - Abstract
Culture and discourses affect our understanding of the archive in the digital environment: preconceptions, norms, and practices developed in a paper-based administration colour and limit perceptions of digital archives. It can be difficult to reimagine the archive in the context of e-government and the networked environment, where the complexity of archival issues increases. This is a global problem, because the requirements of digital records are different from those of paper records. This article takes a discursive approach, focusing on "openings" and "closings" of concepts surrounding the idea of archives in Swedish municipal governments. Critical theory is used as a lens through which we understand archives in general, and digital archives in particular. The analysis is made after establishing three basic principles that public administration in Sweden should work toward: (i) adopting a holistic concept of the archive; (ii) taking a proactive approach to records management; and (iii) striving to integrate the archiving process with the goals and opportunities of e-government. The result indicates that the lack of "closings," i.e., commonly understood principles and a shared definition of an e-archive, may restrict the understanding of archives in digital contexts and constrain the development of their full potential. At the same time, the lack of "openings" toward new ways of thinking about and designing e-archives may narrow the scope of possibilities that the digital formats can offer. "Paper minds" may presuppose a stepwise progression of records, from active to archival, that is unnecessary in the digital context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2017
15. 37.3: Viewing Direction Measurements with Hemispherical Diffuse Illumination on E-Paper Displays.
- Author
-
Hertel, Dirk and Kelley, Edward F.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC paper ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,LIGHTING ,OPTICAL reflection ,PAPER handling - Abstract
Viewing direction measurements on reflective e-paper displays under hemispherical diffuse illumination are an essential part of characterizing reflectance under common usage conditions such as outdoor shade, or indirect indoor lighting. This paper proposes a hemispherical diffuse illumination geometry based on splitting a sampling sphere into two hemispheres to allow the light measuring device to be pointed at the display at different angles. First results on e-paper agree well with conventional sampling sphere data, show the effects of top layer and surface reflection, and were used to predict the viewing direction distribution of ambient contrast ratio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2014
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
16. Conference Papers Now Available on JIRS for Judicial Officers
- Published
- 2010
17. Flying High into the Sky with Math and Science.
- Author
-
Joseph, Linda C.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC information resources ,KITES ,PAPER airplanes ,PAPER arts ,STUDENTS ,ELEMENTARY education - Abstract
Recommends several online resources for kite and airplane papercraft for elementary students. Virtual Kite Zoo; Kite Flying; Amazing Paper Airplanes; Beginners' Guide to Aerodynamics.
- Published
- 2006
18. THE RISE OF AUGMENTED REALITY BROWSERS: TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (Review Paper).
- Author
-
Khan, A. and Khusro, S.
- Subjects
- *
AUGMENTED reality , *WEB browsers , *INFORMATION technology , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *COMPUTER interfaces , *COMPUTER science - Abstract
An augmented reality browser is an alternative of a web browser in augmented spaces, which aimed at navigating and publishing overlaid interactive contents. This enabled end users to explore digital information on existing points of interests (POIs) and the application developers to publish overlaid information in the form of layers and channels, etc. These browsing interfaces were vital for publishing and locating contents to unfold the potential of augmented spaces. This paper contributed an analytical review on the recent emergence of mobile augmented reality browsers from the perspective of technological information publishing and usage scenarios. This comparative analysis of the augmented reality browsers would help researchers and industrial scientists to identify the most relevant augmented reality browser for specific applications like object tracking, content overlaying, and ensuring realism up to major extent. This study would also provide guidelines for next generation enriched, seamless and adaptive augmented reality browsers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2015
19. Paper History and Expertise Provided by the eContentPlus Project Bernstein.
- Author
-
Wenger, Emanuel
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC information resources ,DIGITAL libraries ,IMAGE processing ,DIGITAL watermarking ,CARTOGRAPHY - Published
- 2010
20. Cyber ethics adherence and the use of electronic information resources by undergraduates in public universities in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria
- Author
-
Ebiefung, Raphael and Adetimirin, Airen
- Published
- 2021
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
21. The Culture of Paper, Information and Power: An Irish Example.
- Author
-
Komito, Lee
- Subjects
- *
ELECTRONIC records , *COMPUTER-supported cooperative work , *MATERIAL culture , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *INFORMATION sharing - Abstract
The analysis of electronic versus paper documents, especially in the context of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), has often focused on affordances, issues of design and implementation, and work practices. Issues of culture are often understated in such studies. Yet, like any object of material culture, the use of paper files, as well as an aversion to electronic information sharing, is conditioned by the cultural and political background of a society. This article will suggest that the persistence of paper files in a section of the Irish civil service during the 1990s had much to do with issues of accountability and a cult of expertise, in which papers files, as material objects, were deployed on behalf of claims of expertise and power. This intertwining of power, politics and information is a feature of Irish society, and the discourse of expertise and power is a theme that permeates many aspects of Irish culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2009
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
22. International Documents RoundUp: The New and Old Worlds of the British Parliamentary Papers.
- Author
-
Church, James
- Subjects
- *
LIBRARY science , *INTERNATIONAL librarianship , *DATABASES , *PUBLIC records , *GOVERNMENT report writing , *GOVERNMENT information , *ARCHIVES , *LEGISLATIVE libraries , *ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
The article focuses on the most controversial issues in international documents librarianship that has been the rollout of the Proquest 19th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers database. The author says that the database offers dramatically improved means of searching and accessing British Parliamentary information. The database is a significant tool for accessing a collection that has always been difficult to research in print and is often cited as being the richest and most important collection of printed government records in any country. Parliamentary papers, medieval papers through the eighteenth century, nineteenth century and print and digital in the twentieth century are discussed.
- Published
- 2006
23. Marked-up maps: combining paper maps and electronic information resources.
- Author
-
Reilly, Derek, Rodgers, Malcolm, Argue, Ritchie, Nunes, Mike, and Inkpen, Kori
- Subjects
- *
MOBILE communication systems , *GEOGRAPHIC information systems , *INFORMATION retrieval , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *MAPS , *RADIO frequency identification systems - Abstract
Mobile devices have been used as tools for navigation and geographic information retrieval with some success. However, screen size, glare, and the cognitive demands of the interface are often cited as weaknesses when compared with traditional tools such as paper maps and guidebooks. In this paper, a simple mixed media approach is presented which tries to address some of these concerns by combining paper maps with electronic guide resources. Information about a landmark or region is accessed by waving a handheld computer equipped with an radio frequency identification (RFID) reader above the region of interest on a paper map. We discuss our prototyping efforts, including lessons learned about using RFID for mixed media interfaces. We then present and discuss evaluations conducted in the field and in a comparative, exploratory study. Results indicate that the method is promising for tourism and other activities requiring mobile, geographically-related information access. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2006
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
24. From a paper-based transmission of discharge summaries to electronic communication in health care regions
- Author
-
Schabetsberger, Thomas, Ammenwerth, Elske, Andreatta, Stefan, Gratl, Gordon, Haux, Reinhold, Lechleitner, Georg, Schindelwig, Klaus, Stark, Christian, Vogl, Raimund, Wilhelmy, Immanuel, and Wozak, Florian
- Subjects
- *
GENERAL practitioners , *FAMILY medicine , *MEDICAL informatics , *MEDICAL records , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *MEDICAL communication , *MEDICAL communication systems - Abstract
Summary: Objectives: In Austria, the general practitioner (GP) is the first point of contact for persons with health problems. Depending on the severity of the person''s medical condition, a GP may refer her or him to a secondary care hospital consultant, who reports findings back to the GP in form of a paper-based discharge letter. Researchers report that paper-based communication of medical documents between different health care providers is insufficient in quality, error prone and too slow in many cases. Our aim was to develop and to realise a strategy for a stepwise replacement of the paper-based transmission of medical documents with a distributed, shared medical record. Methods: In the first step of a three-steps strategy for development of a consistent, comprehensive and secure regional health care network, an electronic communication of discharge letters and diagnostic results between existing information systems of different health care providers in Tyrol, Austria, has been established: in the form of cryptographically signed S/MIME e-mail messages and, additionally, via a secure web portal system. In two further steps, an extension of the system by a bi-directional communication and by improvements of the web portal system is planned, leading to a comprehensive electronic patient record for shared care. Results: After realisation of step 1, in October 2004, about 3500 electronic discharge letters were sent out from the Innsbruck University Hospital (IUH), which represents about 8% of the total number of discharge letters of the IUH. In addition, a lot of feedback was received and legal, organisational, financial and methodical difficulties were overcome. Discussion: The stepwise approach to replace paper-based with electronic communication in the first step was helpful, since knowledge has been gained and cooperations were formed. For the realisation of a distributed, shared medical record (steps 2 and 3), it will not be sufficient only to replace paper-based transmission of medical documents with electronic communication technologies, but in the further steps, organisational changes will become necessary. As well, legal ambiguities must be resolved before a distributed medical record for cooperative care, used by several institutions as well as by patients, could be established. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Published
- 2006
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
25. NEW OR REVISED TECHNICAL INFORMATION PAPERS (TIPS).
- Subjects
PAPER industry ,TECHNICAL manuals ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,PULP mills - Abstract
Focuses on the availability of the revised technical information papers of the paper mill industry for electronic and paper delivery.
- Published
- 2005
26. TALKING ART AND DRAWING WORDS: PAPER AND ORAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA'S RESEARCH LIBRARY.
- Author
-
Coombes, Jennifer
- Subjects
- *
ORAL history , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *ACADEMIC libraries , *DIGITAL libraries , *RESEARCH libraries - Abstract
Oral and written sources are now commonplace in both library and archival collections. Such sources provide for a wider range of voices to be added to the historical record, and in an artistic context, allow for the capture of at least an element of the creative process. This article discusses the National Gallery of Australia's James Gleeson oral history collection, related collections of personal papers, and their role as primary sources in the National Gallery's Research Library. It highlights their uses as evidence for researchers interested in the history of the National Gallery's art collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2009
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
27. U.S. News Web Sites Better, But Small Papers Still Lag.
- Author
-
Greer, Jennifer and Mensing, Donica
- Subjects
- *
WEBSITES , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *NEWS websites , *JOURNALISM , *MULTIMEDIA systems - Abstract
Web sites are increasingly more sophisticated in news presentation, revenue-generating features, multimedia and interactive elements. Small papers lag significantly behind medium and large ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2004
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
28. Growing a Bibliography.
- Author
-
Winkelman, Sherry, Rots, Arnold, D'Abrusco, Raffaele, Becker, Glenn, Thong, Sinh, and McCollough, Michael
- Subjects
DIGITAL libraries ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ,ACCESS to information ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,BIBLIOGRAPHICAL searching - Abstract
The Chandra Data Archive (CDA) has been tracking publications based on Chandra observations in journals and on-line conference proceedings since early in the mission. Our goals are two-fold: 1) provide a means for Chandra users to search literature on Chandra-related papers to further their scientific research; and 2) provide a means for measuring the science produced from Chandra data. Over the years the database and its associated tools have expanded dramatically. In this paper I will give a history of the development of the bibliography with a focus on the human capital involved, along with the skill sets and management structures developed which allow us to maintain a very rich and extensive bibliography with a limited number of full time employees (FTEs). I will also cover how the diverse metadata collected has made the Chandra bibliography an essential resource in managing the Chandra X-ray Center. This work has been supported by NASA under contract NAS 8-03060 to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for operation of the Chandra X-ray Center. It depends critically on the services provided by the ADS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
29. Empowering future educators through environmental sustainability.
- Author
-
Latz, Amanda O., Bolin, Jocelyn H., Quick, Marilynn (Marks), Jones, Ruth, and Chapman, Austin
- Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL education ,SUSTAINABILITY ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,EDUCATIONAL technology ,TEACHING methods - Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide information regarding the ways in which the authors’ College’s faculty use paper within their pedagogical practice. A related purpose was to ascertain faculty interest in professional development initiatives related to reducing paper usage through technological affordances. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was developed and administered to the faculty within the university’s Teachers College. The survey was built to assess faculty pedagogical use of paper. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected via the survey. Findings – The results suggested that digital resources are widely used by faculty, and students are encouraged to conserve paper. However, many faculty are uncomfortable with the complete elimination of paper. Originality/value – Modeling and promoting environmentally sustainable pedagogical practice is imperative within institutions charged with preparing the next generation of educators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2015
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
30. Photochromic performance of a dithienylethene–indolinooxazolidine hybridThis paper is part of a themed issue on synthetic and natural photoswitches.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: 1H NMR spectra of 1aand 1b, time evolution toward PSS, absorption spectra. See DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00127a
- Author
-
Guillaume Sevez, Jiaan Gan, Stéphanie Delbaere, Gaston Vermeersch, Lionel Sanguinet, Eric Levillain, and Jean-Luc Pozzo
- Subjects
- *
PHOTOCHROMIC materials , *ORGANIC cyclic compounds , *CONJUGATED polymers , *PHOTOELECTRIC cells , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *NUCLEAR magnetic resonance , *CHEMICAL resistance , *POLYZWITTERIONS - Abstract
The synthesis and the photochromic performance of a single-molecule system based on the covalent combination of dithienylperfluorocyclopentene and indolino[2,1-b]oxazolidine are described. The photoinduced interconversion between four states was shown to be deeply dependent on solvent and can be selectively controlled by adjusting the irradiation wavelength in chlorobenzene solutions. The color can be switched between colorless, yellow, pink and green on demand. This biphotochromic hybrid compound, despite poor fatigue resistance properties of the most conjugated colored isomer, displays large contrasts in structure, switching between zwitterionic and neutral character, independent chromophores and highly conjugated π systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2010
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
31. Efficient carrier separation from a photochromic diarylethene layerThis paper is part of a themed issue on synthetic and natural photoswitches.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Absorption spectra of diarylethenes in toluene solution and evaporated films. See DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00083f
- Author
-
Tsuyoshi Tsujioka, Muneyuki Yamamoto, Kentaro Shoji, and Keita Tani
- Subjects
- *
PHOTOCHEMISTRY , *PHOTOCHROMIC materials , *PHOTOELECTRIC cells , *AROMATIC compounds , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *ABSORPTION spectra , *TOLUENE , *HETEROJUNCTIONS - Abstract
Electrical carrier separation from a photoexcited photochromic molecule could be a promising method for controlling the photosensitivity of such a molecule. We report an efficient carrier separation from a photochromic diarylethene (DAE) molecule by adopting a device structure with a heterojunction consisting of an n-type diarylethene layer and a p-type layer of N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (NPB). A photocurrent originating from carrier separation for the colored photostationary state was observed, even at zero applied voltage. The efficient carrier separation occurred at the interface between the DAE and NPB layers and was the result of the internal electrical field induced by the pn heterojunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2010
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
32. Medievalists’ Use of Electronic Resources: The Results of a National Survey of Faculty Members in Medieval Studies. A Master’s paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree
- Author
-
Porter, Dot
- Subjects
Information science ,Middle Ages ,Digital communications ,Electronic information resources ,Library science ,Digital humanities - Abstract
This paper discusses the use of and attitudes towards electronic resources by a select group of medieval scholars. A survey was sent to ninety-two medievalists selected from eight institutions of higher education with graduate offerings in medieval studies. The medievalists represent many different departments including English, History, Foreign Languages, Art and Art History, Religion and Philosophy, and Music. Forty-three of the survey recipients returned their surveys. This study was conducted to determine the respondents’ current use of and attitudes towards five types of electronic resources: journals, dictionaries, translations, editions, and facsimiles. The respondents show a mixed response to electronic resources. Although for the most part they are open to the idea of some types of electronic resources, it remains the responsibility of resource creators to take full advantage of transformative technologies and in turn make these resources available to medieval scholars. Further study needs to be done on this unique group of scholars.
- Published
- 2002
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
33. IS INTERNET CONTENT DIFFERENT AFTER ALL? A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MOBILIZING INFORMATION IN ONLINE AND PRINTNEWS PAPERS.
- Author
-
Hoffman, Lindsay H.
- Subjects
- *
NEWS websites , *ELECTRONIC newspapers , *ELECTRONIC journals , *OPERATIONAL definitions , *INFORMATION services , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *ELECTRONIC reference sources , *INTERNET - Abstract
The present study answers calls of previous research to analyze the content of online news, assessing differences between print and online newspapers in frequency of ‘mobilizing information’ (MI)—information aiding people to act on pre-existing attitudes. Conceptual and operational definitions of locational, identificational, and tactical MI are included. Results revealed that online newspapers did not have significantly more MI than their print counterparts. This finding counters the assumption that online newspapers have more mobilizing content than print. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2006
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
34. Networked patent information -- a review of developments from paper to Web.
- Author
-
Adams, Stephen
- Subjects
- *
PATENTS , *INTELLECTUAL property , *INFORMATION services , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *INFORMATION resources management , *DATABASES - Abstract
This article examines the changes in the means and methods for handling patent information. The component of patent information can be divided into two main classes: bibliographic and legal status. The purpose of a bibliographic database is to collate the public domain record of the subject matter of patent applications and grants. The database consequently forms part of the disclosure requirements built into the patent system, and becomes part of the benchmark for evaluating the patentability of later applications. A bibliographic database is primarily concerned with recording basic accession information. By contrast, legal status information is principally concerned with the outcome of the application after grant, and records such things as changes of ownership, lapse, expiry, and extension of term. One of the significant aspects of legal status data is the question of data quality--the transposition of a few characters or an incorrect reformatting algorithm at the time of the database load. Since the 1970s, machine-readable databases of bibliographic patent information have been available. The Derpict system and the development of online image delivery both addressed the problem of providing information for the searcher to assess the relevance of their answers.
- Published
- 2003
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
35. Paper and Digital Repositories in the United States.
- Author
-
Kohl, David F.
- Subjects
- *
DIGITIZATION of library materials , *MICROPHOTOGRAPHY , *RECORDS management , *DIGITAL libraries , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *HISTORY of libraries - Abstract
Examines the development of print repositories in the U.S. as of 2003. Kinds of print repositories; Use of libraries as repositories of microforms during the post World War II period; Construction of university libraries for print collections in the 1980s.
- Published
- 2003
36. The Fusion of an Ultrasonic and Spatially Aware System in a Mobile-Interaction Device.
- Author
-
Di Wang, Chunying Zhao, and Jun Kong
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC bonding ,INTERACTIVE computer systems ,COMPUTER systems ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,PROGNOSTIC tests - Abstract
Over the past four decades, the prophecy from computer pundits and prognosticators pointed to the looming arrival of the paperless office era. However, forty years later, physical paper documents are still playing a significant role due to the ease of use, superior readability, and availability. The drawbacks of paper sheets are that they are hard to modify and retrieve, have limited space, and are environmentally unfriendly. Augmenting paper documents with digital information from mobile devices extends the two-dimensional space of physical paper documents. Various camera-based recognition and detection devices have been proposed to augment paper documents with digital information. However, there are still some limitations that exist in these systems. This paper presents a novel, low cost, spatially aware, mobile system called Ultrasonic PhoneLens. The Ultrasonic PhoneLens adopts two-dimensional dynamic image presentation and ultrasonic sound positioning techniques. It consists of two ultrasonic sound sensors, one Arduino mini-controller board, and one android mobile device. Based on the location of the mobile device over the physical paper, Ultrasonic PhoneLens can retrieve pre-saved digital information from a mobile database for the object (such as a text, a paragraph, or an image) in a paper document. An empirical study was conducted to evaluate the system performance. The results indicate that our system has a better performance in tasks such as browsing multivalent documents and sharing digital information than the Wiimote PhoneLens system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2017
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
37. The decline in the concentration of citations, 1900–2007.
- Author
-
Larivière, Vincent, Gingras, Yves, and Archambault, Éric
- Subjects
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations ,BIBLIOGRAPHIC methodology ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,CITATION analysis ,ELECTRONIC publishing ,ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
This article challenges recent research (Evans, 2008) reporting that the concentration of cited scientific literature increases with the online availability of articles and journals. Using Thomson Reuters' Web of Science, the present article analyses changes in the concentration of citations received (2- and 5-year citation windows) by papers published between 1900 and 2005. Three measures of concentration are used: the percentage of papers that received at least one citation (cited papers); the percentage of papers needed to account for 20%, 50%, and 80% of the citations; and the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI). These measures are used for four broad disciplines: natural sciences and engineering, medical fields, social sciences, and the humanities. All these measures converge and show that, contrary to what was reported by Evans, the dispersion of citations is actually increasing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2009
38. ... and still we are left wanting: Malta's White Paper on digital rights.
- Author
-
Weitzenboeck, Emily M.
- Subjects
- *
DIGITAL rights management , *TECHNOLOGY & law , *INTERNET access , *FREEDOM of information , *ACCESS control , *ELECTRONIC information resources ,MALTESE politics & government - Abstract
CLSR welcomes occasional comment pieces on issues of current importance in the law and technology field from different jurisdictions. In this instance the Government of Malta published a White Paper in October 2012 for public consultation, proposing the introduction of the following four so-called "digital rights" in the Constitution of Malta: (1) the right to Internet access; (2) the right to informational access; (3) the right to informational freedom and (4) the right to digital informational self-determination. The author believes that the proposal is indeed a step in the right direction but lacks punch where it matters most and does not go far enough. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
39. 2.2 The Rise of E-Discovery.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC discovery (Law) ,PAPER ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,DATABASES ,INFORMATION resources - Abstract
The article focuses on the rising electronic discovery in the recent years and informs about the new challenges to the discovery process. It states that discovery focused on paper documents and mentions the shift from paper to digital content which is called, electronically stored information (ESI).
- Published
- 2013
40. Race Relations in America: Surveys and Papers from the Amistad Research Center, 1943-1970.
- Author
-
Pan, D.
- Subjects
COMPUTER network resources ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,RACE relations - Abstract
The article offers information on the Race Relations in America: Surveys and Papers from the Amistad Research Center, 1943-1970 from publishing firm Adam Matthew.
- Published
- 2017
41. INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES BY BUSINESSES IN WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES.
- Author
-
Durmishi, Ceneta Telak and Bilic, Snezana
- Subjects
DIGITAL technology ,ELECTRONIC commerce ,BUSINESS enterprises ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,SUSTAINABILITY - Abstract
Digitalization plays a crucial role in our daily lives, permeating every feature of our existence. At the same time the process of digitalization is viewed as one of the drivers of economic development. It has macroeconomic, sectoral, and microeconomic effects, but it may also boost regional economic cooperation. Despite its omnipresence, the global distribution of digital progress is uneven, and the Western Balkans (WB) stands as an example where digitalization remains a challenging and evolving process. Despite the involvement of numerous international and regional stakeholders, achieving digitalization in the region poses a formidable challenge. Progress requires collaborative efforts and joint problem-solving among the WB nations. The transition to digitalization should benefit everyone, contributing to the prosperity of countries capable of competing with EU members. This paper aims to showcase the integration of digital technology in business, assessed through electronic information sharing, social media usage, advanced digital technologies, and corporate initiatives towards environmental sustainability and e-commerce. The Literature review shown that the impact of digitalisation on economic growth has been found to be mostly positive, but the impact varies depending on the degree of development of the analysed countries. The analysis relies on secondary data from State Statistical Offices in the Western Balkans and the Digital Economy Society Index for 2022. Findings reveal that in terms of digital technology integration, the WB region lags behind the EU. Montenegro exhibits the highest position in the dimension of digital technology integration, followed by Kosovo, Albania, and Serbia, all scoring above the regional average. The adoption of digital technologies by SMEs remains notably below the EU average, while successive pandemic lockdowns increasingly integrated online sales channels in the WB region. The paper concludes that robust policies and targeted investments are vital components for expediting digital transformation, accelerating the Western Balkans into a fast-track trajectory to attain digital objectives. Further research could explore how the intersection of digitalization and economic collaboration influences the economic advancement of Western Balkan nations. Additionally, an examination of whether varying stages of economic development among these countries result in distinct impacts from the digitalization process on economic growth would be a valuable area of investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2024
42. Live and Dead Nodes.
- Author
-
Lehmann, S. and Jackson, A. D.
- Subjects
MATHEMATICS ,MATHEMATICAL models ,DATABASES ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,SIMULATION methods & models - Abstract
In this paper, we explore the consequences of a distinction between ‘live' and ‘dead' network nodes; ‘live' nodes are able to acquire new links whereas ‘dead' nodes are static. We develop an analytically soluble growing network model incorporating this distinction and show that it can provide a quantitative description of the empirical network composed of citations and references (in- and out-links) between papers (nodes) in the SPIRES database of scientific papers in high energy physics. We also demonstrate that the death mechanism alone can result in power law degree distributions for the resulting network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2005
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
43. Workers' Compensation Electronic and Standardized Paper Billing.
- Subjects
WORKERS' compensation ,ELECTRONIC billing ,INSPECTION & review ,ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
The article presents notice of adopted amendments by Illinois Department of Insurance regarding workers' compensation electronic and standardized paper billing. Topics discussed include copy of the adopted rules is on file in the principal office of the Illinois Department of Insurance and is available for public inspection, and deleted electronic transmittal is presumed to be infeasible if the electronic routing information.
- Published
- 2019
44. FROM PAPER TO PIXELS: MOVING PERSONNEL SURVEYS TO THE WEB.
- Author
-
Thompson, Lori Foster, Surface, Eric A., Martin, Don L., and Sanders, Michael G.
- Subjects
SURVEYS ,PERSONNEL management ,EMPLOYEES ,INTERNET ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,WORLD Wide Web - Abstract
Practitioners are not adequately prepared to handle concerns related to the acceptability of the online survey medium from the worker's viewpoint because the literature has only begun to address this issue. This study assessed reactions to Web-based questionnaires while moving an organization's climate survey online. Initial questions, posed via a paper-and-pencil instrument, gathered opinions concerning online surveys (n = 437). A Web-based climate survey was then created and piloted (n = 98). Afterwards, the finalized instrument was administered (n = 403), and a follow-up questionnaire was disseminated (n = 175) to further gauge workers' reactions. Despite some initial anonymity concerns, most personnel were amenable to online surveying, and the Web-based medium did not appear to discourage participation from any subgroup (based on gender, race, military versus civilian classification, and workgroup size comparisons). This article, which is intended for practitioners considering the transition to Web-based surveys as well as those interested in evaluating and improving current Web-based survey processes, outlines issues regarding online survey implementation, offers a tool for evaluating survey software, and concludes with lessons learned and avenues for future research/practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2003
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
45. House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online (HCPP) -- Nineteenth Century.
- Author
-
Myhill, Martin
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC information resources ,INDEXES ,WEBSITES ,PUBLIC records - Abstract
The article reviews the web site House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online: Nineteenth Century, an index to all British parliamentary papers from 1801-2004 from ProQuest Information and Learning Co., and offers information on its pricing, content and searchability.
- Published
- 2006
46. A Taxonomy of Evaluation Methods for Information Systems Artifacts.
- Author
-
Prat, Nicolas, Comyn-Wattiau, Isabelle, and Akoka, Jacky
- Subjects
INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,ABSTRACTING & indexing services ,COMPUTER systems ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,INFORMATION services ,LIBRARY science - Abstract
Artifacts, such as software systems, pervade organizations and society. In the field of information systems (IS) they form the core of research. The evaluation of IS artifacts thus represents a major issue. Although IS research paradigms are increasingly intertwined, building and evaluating artifacts has traditionally been the purview of design science research (DSR). DSR in IS has not reached maturity yet. This is particularly true of artifact evaluation. This paper investigates the “what” and the “how” of IS artifact evaluation: what are the objects and criteria of evaluation, the methods for evaluating the criteria, and the relationships between the “what” and the “how” of evaluation? To answer these questions, we develop a taxonomy of evaluation methods for IS artifacts. With this taxonomy, we analyze IS artifact evaluation practice, as reflected by ten years of DSR publications in the basket of journals of the Association for Information Systems (AIS). This research brings to light important relationships between the dimensions of IS artifact evaluation, and identifies seven typical evaluation patterns: demonstration; simulation- and metric-based benchmarking of artifacts; practice-based evaluation of effectiveness; simulation- and metric-based absolute evaluation of artifacts; practice-based evaluation of usefulness or ease of use; laboratory, student-based evaluation of usefulness; and algorithmic complexity analysis. This study also reveals a focus of artifact evaluation practice on a few criteria. Beyond immediate usefulness, IS researchers are urged to investigate ways of evaluating the long-term organizational impact and the societal impact of artifacts. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Published
- 2015
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
47. DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT
- Author
-
Natalya G. Zakrevskaya and Sergey S. Filippov
- Subjects
электронная информационно-образовательная среда ,модель эиос нгу им. п.ф. лесгафта ,структура информационно-образовательной среды ,компоненты информационно-образовательной среды ,библиотека ,electronic information environment ,university library ,media structure ,media components ,law papers ,electronic information resources ,Education - Abstract
The article highlights the features of the University Electronic Information Environment, its organizational structure and its components, the law papers of all levels essential for its functioning and development. The main components of the Electronic Information Environment are electronic information resources, apparatus equipment, organizational component, action schedule (local acts), and educational technologies. The authors dwell on the role of the University Library in the University Electronic Information Environment. Today it is the centre of global informatization of educational and research processes.
- Published
- 2016
48. Is It Time to Punt Paper?
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL technology ,TEACHING aids ,TEXTBOOKS ,INTERNET ,ELECTRONIC information resources - Abstract
This article presents two opposing views on whether to replace bound paper textbooks with electronic media. Arguing for the replacement is Alice Owen, district technology director from Irving ISD in Texas, while arguing against the replacement is Renee Krupp, director of educational technology for Charter Community School and Home Study Academy in El Dorado County in California. Teachers tend to rely too heavily on the content in textbooks. When hardback textbooks are used, the most common teaching practice is to have students read each chapter and regurgitate answers to the questions at the end of the chapter. Such an approach leaves little room for innovation, higher-order thinking, or truly informed debates on important issues if only one source is used. Digital materials, on the other hand, are by nature very flexible and can augment the classroom learning experience. Links and activities can be added to include current events, and key information can be updated easily. The Internet provides a wealth of online databases that contain valid and reliable resources. Imagine how teaching practices would change if teachers only used current multimedia-based materials with links to various resources.
- Published
- 2005
49. Free graph paper.
- Subjects
WEBSITES ,SCHOOL supplies ,COMPUTER network resources ,ELECTRONIC information resources ,ELECTRONIC information resource searching - Abstract
Presents a website that provides many styles of free, printable graph paper, optimized for printing on letter and A4 sized paper.
- Published
- 2005
50. Guiding choices: implementing a library website usability study
- Author
-
Swanson, Troy A., Hayes, Tish, Kolan, Jennifer, Hand, Kelly, and Miller, Susan
- Published
- 2017
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
Discovery Service for Jio Institute Digital Library
For full access to our library's resources, please sign in.