The author demonstrates that the problems of library process automation have been put forward in 1970s. He refers to book by Gerard Salton (1927–1995) (well-known and designer SMART – System for Mechanical Analysis Retrieval Text): «Dynamic information processing» (1973). In his monograph, reviewed libraries predicted their future as electronic institutions; he also proposed model efficient col...

This paper offers a selected review of strategic group theory and seeks to explore the benefits and limitations of modern strategic group analysis within the context of the Pharmaceutical Industry. The rise and fall of strategic group research is reviewed and some suggestions advanced as to the reasons why strategic group research has often produced conflicting results, particularly with regard...

The cultural legacy of the library to contemporary society is examined in order to provide a basis for discussing present changes taking place in the LIS field and in LIS education. By viewing the manifestation of the library over time as an “era-specific” societal phenomenon, the modern library, which began in the mid-19th century and is still present, will be seen as replacing an earlier era-...

Introduction. This study examines the structure of Web space in the field of library and information science using multivariate analysis of social tags from the Website, Delicious.com. A few studies have examined mathematical modelling of tags, mainly examining tagging in terms of tripartite graphs, pattern tracing and descriptive statistics. This study is one of the few studies to employ multi...

Among the variety and diversity of pigeon houses, Multi-Tier Pigeon Houses (MTPHs) are distinguished from the functional and aesthetic point of view and are considered as a specific local architectural sights of Lenjanat. However, few studies have been conducted to study this type of pigeon house and these constructs have remained unknown. In this study we have conducted library and field studi...

Many crowdsourcing studies have been conducted that utilize Amazon Mechanical Turk, a crowdsourcing marketplace platform. The Amazon Mechanical Turk team proposes that comprehensive studies in the areas of HIT design, workflow and reviewing methodologies, and compensation strategies will benefit the crowdsourcing field by establishing a standard library of repeatable patterns and protocols. Author

Searching MEDLINE, PREMEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, CAB Health and Dissertation Abstracts were searched from inception to 2003 or 2004; search terms were reported. No language restrictions were applied and both published and unpublished studies were eligible for inclusion. In addition, the reference lists of all included studies and systematic reviews were screened and the files of exp...