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Information use and information processing: Comparison of conceptualizations
Reijo SavolainenThe purpose of this article is to elaborate the picture of the processes of information use by comparing conceptualizations provided by the constructivist approach and the human…
Developing the library: Between efficiency, accountability and forms of recognition
Nanna Kann‐Christensen, Jack AndersenThe purpose of this article is to examine and critique the dominant new public management (NPM)‐mode of thinking in library development.
“To treat of the world”: Paul Otlet's ontology and epistemology and the circle of knowledge
Steffen DucheyneThe purpose of this paper is to document how Paul Otlet, founding‐father of what is termed at present as “information science”, attempted to provide a complete “image of the…
Digital library research 1997‐2007: Organisational and people issues
Chern Li LiewThis review aims to provide a snapshot of digital library research of the past 11 years (1997‐2007) that focuses on organisational and people issues, including those concerning…
Reductive and generative approaches to management of morphological variation of keywords in monolingual information retrieval: An overview
Kimmo KettunenThe purpose of this article is to discuss advantages and disadvantages of various means to manage morphological variation of keywords in monolingual information retrieval.
Revisiting “what is a document?”
Bernd FrohmannThe purpose of this paper is to provide a reconsideration of Michael Buckland's important question, “What is a document?”, analysing the point and purpose of definitions of…
A study of the use of self‐organising maps in information retrieval
Jyri Saarikoski, Jorma Laurikkala, Kalervo Järvelin, Martti JuholaThe aim of this paper is to explore the possibility of retrieving information with Kohonen self‐organising maps, which are known to be effective to group objects according to…
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