Collection Development and Management

People Development Management and Knowledge Management

Background: This paper aims at examining the effect ofpeople development management (PDM) on knowledge management cycle. Although PDM and KM have been studied several times separately; however, this research for the first time is testing the effects of PDM on KM. Objective: The paper investigates how people development management (PDM) may affect the performance of knowledge management (KM) in ...

Information Collection and Management

Introduction The spatial representations of our world, both natural and built, are being increasingly described using 3D geospatial models. The creation of accurate, photorealistic 3D city models that can be used in real-world applications still remains a challenging problem in spatial information science. Three-dimensional modelling is required in applications as diverse as urban planning, dis...

Attention Metadata: Collection and Management

This paper discusses how attention metadata enables collection of rich usage data. We use this attention to enhance users' models, predict usage patterns and feed personalization and recommender systems. We argue that attention metadata extends the information on user attention which can be derived from current log services. Furthermore, frameworks and schemas that enable tracking and merging r...

Scenario Planning and Collection Development

Relationship between Social Capital and Development Management

Background and purpose: The major goal of this research is to study the relationship between social capital and development management in Islamic Azad University, Sari branch. There are four special aims that investigate the relation between social partnership, social cohesion, social confidence and development management; and the power of anticipating of development management by dimensions of...