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Douglas Anderson
Mike HeadIntroduces the special festschrift issue to mark the retirement of Douglas Anderson, from the School of Information and Media at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland…
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm” ‐ Douglas Anderson and research at the Robert Gordon University
Ian M. Johnson, Dorothy A. WilliamsReviews Douglas Anderson’s contribution to the development of research in the School of Librarianship and Information Studies, later renamed the School of Information and Media…
Old rules for a new game: Cutter revisited
Rodney BruntIt is contended that while there are considerable numbers of people interested in the application of information retrieval (IR) software on their home computers in their…
Information ethics: a contemporary challenge for professionals and the community
Stuart HannabussActing ethically presents challenges to professional people in an age where there is little consensus on moral beliefs and where competitive practices are increasingly commonplace…
“Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” The R.D. MacLeod Lecture, 1997
J.D. HendryAddresses the challenge for the library and information profession ‐ in embracing the emerging global information society and the need to manage the changes that come with this…
Interesting times
Alan MacLennanIt is apparent that, despite the common reference to the World Wide Web as a “digital library”, it lacks any of the organising features which would be expected from a library. The…
J.M. Robertson (1856‐1933): a pioneer information scientist?
Arthur MaltbyArgues that the Victorian scholar, J.M. Robertson, through the approaches he took to analysis of Shakespeare’s literary style and mannerisms, contributed to the techniques of…
The role of the course leader in taught Masters‐level courses in the LIS sector in the United Kingdom
Rita Marcella, Judith M. SmithDiscusses the results of a telephone survey of course leaders in taught Masters‐level courses in the LIS sector in the UK, which sought to gather information about the role of the…
Information skills for open learning: a public library initiative
Robert Newton, Audrey Sutton, Mike McConnellEarly in 1996 South Ayrshire Libraries submitted a proposal to the British Library Research and Innovation Centre’s Digital Libraries Programme, outlining a plan to enhance public…
Information organisation on the Web? It is basically about respect and trust
Keith V. TrickeyAfter briefly raising questions about the data, information, knowledge debate, the problems of the Web as a source of authoritative information are reviewed using historical…