Aslib Proceedings: Volume 56 Issue 1

Journal diffusion factors – a measure of diffusion?

Tove Faber Frandsen

This paper shows that the measure of diffusion introduced by Ian Rowlands called the journal diffusion factor (JDF) is highly negatively correlated with the number of citations…

Studies of the characteristics of brand names used in the marketing of information products and services. II: Internet related services

Emma Angus, Charles Oppenheim

More than 600 brand names across three different categories of online information services were analysed. The analysis took the form of both an objective individual analysis and a…

New versions of PageRank employing alternative Web document models

Mike Thelwall, Liwen Vaughan

Introduces several new versions of PageRank (the link based Web page ranking algorithm), based on an information science perspective on the concept of the Web document. Although…

Research in progress: some preliminary and key insights into the information needs of the contemporary academic researcher. Part 1

Eti Herman

Reports the preliminary conclusions derived from the initial, pathfinder phase of a study devoted to a re‐assessment of the information needs of academic researchers. This…

The characteristics of users and non‐users of a kiosk information system

David Nicholas, Paul Huntington, Peter Williams

Touch‐screen kiosks are located in a variety of locations to provide the public with ready access to health information. This paper examines, via a questionnaire, the…

Librarians and the claiming of new roles: how can we try to make a difference?

Ina Fourie

In a dynamic, information and technology‐driven society, librarians can create new roles by assessing changes in their environment, the potential effect and ways to reposition…

Note from the publisher

John Peters