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Obsolescence in subject description
Michael K. BucklandThe paper aims to explain the character and causes of obsolescence in assigned subject descriptors.
Using classification to convict the Khmer Rouge
Michelle CaswellThe purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of classification structures to efforts at holding perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable using one archival…
Legitimising bibliotherapy: evidence‐based discourses in healthcare
Liz Brewster, Barbara Sen, Andrew CoxThe purpose of this paper is to explore how the use of self‐help bibliotherapy developed from a local pilot scheme to become national policy in Wales. Analysis aims to focus on…
Social discovery tools: extending the principle of user convenience
Louise F. SpiteriNew social discovery systems have social‐type Web 2.0 features that allow users to enhance the content of bibliographic records by adding their own tags, ratings, and reviews. One…
Homelessness and access to the informational mainstream
Thomas H. Muggleton, Ian RuthvenThis paper aims to explore how homelessness affects access to information serving higher‐level needs such as identity formation and social interaction.
Collecting and compiling: the activity of seeking pictures in primary school
Anna Lundh, Mikael AlexanderssonThe aim of this study is to further understanding of the situated activity of seeking pictures. It relates to an ongoing discussion on how multimodal information literacies are…
Alternative libraries as discursive formations: reclaiming the voice of the deaccessioned book
Gary P. Radford, Marie L. Radford, Jessica LingelDeaccessioning, the deliberate culling, disposing, or selling of books from a collection, is one of the most controversial aspects of the collection development function of the…
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