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Directory of schools of librarianship and information sciences in Latin America: past and present. (2006)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 2006. Directory of schools of librarianship and information sciences in Latin America: past and present. Education for information [online], 24(4), pages 201-254. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-2006-24403

The paper introduces a directory of Schools of Librarianship and Information Sciences in Latin America. This was based on existing printed directories, and an extensive web search in January 2007. An appended directory lists 127 instituions in the re... Read More about Directory of schools of librarianship and information sciences in Latin America: past and present..

Breaking out of the linguistic ghetto? The role of new media in facilitating international research. (2006)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 2006. Breaking out of the linguistic ghetto? The role of new media in facilitating international research. Information development [online], 22(4), pages 300-308. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666906072948

The paper reviews some of the challenges faced by researchers whose principal language is not English in accessing appropriate literature. Taking the experience of the Latin American countries as an example, it discusses the challenges implicit in th... Read More about Breaking out of the linguistic ghetto? The role of new media in facilitating international research..

Everything but the kitchen sink: building a metadata repository for time series data at the Federal Reserve Board. (2006)
Journal Article
CANNON, S. and KRUG, M. 2006. Everything but the kitchen sink: building a metadata repository for time series data at the Federal Reserve Board. IASSIST quarterly [online], 30(1), pages 20-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.29173/iq606

In support of the Board's duty to conduct monetary policy for the United States, the research divisions at the Federal Reserve Board use a variety of time series data for both research and forecasting. The collection, maintenance and upkeep of more t... Read More about Everything but the kitchen sink: building a metadata repository for time series data at the Federal Reserve Board..

Electronic document delivery in academic and research organizations in the Gulf States: a case study in Kuwait. (2006)
Journal Article
AL FADHLI, M.S. and JOHNSON, I.M. 2006. Electronic document delivery in academic and research organizations in the Gulf States: a case study in Kuwait. Information development [online], 22(1), pages 32-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666906060071

Outlines the nature of research and publishing in Arabic, the attempts to encourage resource sharing in the Arab Gulf States, the existing arrangements for interlibrary lending and the development of electronic document delivery systems that facilita... Read More about Electronic document delivery in academic and research organizations in the Gulf States: a case study in Kuwait..