All Outputs (687)

Women in the creative industries. (2006)
Report
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and ILLINGWORTH, L. 2006. Women in the creative industries. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

The aim of this stage of the project was to explore equality policy and practice in companies in the Scottish creative industries, from the perspective of both employers and employees, and to identify examples of good practice that might be adopted t... Read More about Women in the creative industries..

Gender barriers in the Scottish creative industries. (2006)
Presentation / Conference
MARCELLA, R., ILLINGWORTH, L. and BAXTER, G. 2006. Gender barriers in the Scottish creative industries. Presented at a seminar of the University of Glasgow's Centre for Cultural Policy Research, 13 February 2006, Glasgow, UK.

This paper presented the key results of two research projects, funded by the European Social Fund, which explored the gender policies and flexible working opportunities in the Scottish creative industries. The first project, 'Women in the Scottish Me... Read More about Gender barriers in the Scottish creative industries..

Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos? (2006)
Presentation / Conference
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and ILLINGWORTH, L. 2006. Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos? Women in the Scottish media and communication industries. Presented at the 2nd Joint annual conference of the Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) and Association of Media Practice Educators (AMPE), 13-15 January 2006, Leeds, UK.

This paper reports the results to date of a research project, funded by the European Social Fund and currently in its second year, which is investigating the existence of any barriers facing women in the Scottish media and communication industries, i... Read More about Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos?.

The impact of new technology on the communication of parliamentary information. (2005)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and MOORE, N. 2005. The impact of new technology on the communication of parliamentary information. Journal of nonprofit and public sector marketing [online], 14(1-2), pages 185-203. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1300/J054v14n01_11

This article discusses the results of an exploratory study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, which investigated the impact of technology on the communication of parliamentary information to the general public in the United Kingdom.... Read More about The impact of new technology on the communication of parliamentary information..

Place, autonomy and the individual: short letter, long farewell, and a sorrow beyond dreams. (2005)
Book Chapter
HALSALL, R. 2005. Place, autonomy and the individual: short letter, long farewell, and a sorrow beyond dreams. In Coury, D.N and Pilipp, F. (eds.) The Works of Peter Handke. Riverside, CA: Ariadne Press. pages 46-79.

The two novels by Peter Handke which were published in Germany in 1972, Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied (Short Letter, Long Farewell, 1977) and Wunschloses Unglück (A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, 1976), illustrate the importance of place in Handke’s wor... Read More about Place, autonomy and the individual: short letter, long farewell, and a sorrow beyond dreams..

Had we but world[s] enough, and time? (2005)
Journal Article
MACLENNAN, A. 2005. Had we but world[s] enough, and time? Library and information research [online], 29(93), pages 16-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg198

This paper presents ongoing research into user requirements for 3-dimensional "virtual worlds" to be used as a means of information retrieval. There is a brief review of the literature in the fields in which design of 3-dimensional virtual spaces has... Read More about Had we but world[s] enough, and time?.

Implementing impact evaluation in professional practice: a study of support needs within the museum, archive and library sector. (2005)
Journal Article
WILLIAMS, D.A., WAVELL, C., BAXTER, G., MACLENNAN, A. and JOBSON, D. 2005. Implementing impact evaluation in professional practice: a study of support needs within the museum, archive and library sector. International journal of information management [online], 25(6), pages 533-548. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2005.08.003

This paper reports on research into the professional needs of those embarking on impact evaluation in the museum, archive and library sector. The research used a web portal providing impact evaluation research findings and examples of methods and too... Read More about Implementing impact evaluation in professional practice: a study of support needs within the museum, archive and library sector..

Information interchange. (2005)
Book Chapter
MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 2005. Information interchange. In Fisher, K.E., Erdelez, S. and McKechnie, L.E.F. (eds.) Theories of information behavior. Medford, NJ: Information Today, pages 204-209.

This book chapter presents the authors' theory of Information Interchange. The theory draws upon the authors' earlier research on government and parliamentary information service provision, and on citizens' information behaviour, at the regional, UK... Read More about Information interchange..

The impact on libraries and archives in Iraq of war and looting in 2003: a preliminary assessment of the damage and subsequent reconstruction efforts. (2005)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 2005. The impact on libraries and archives in Iraq of war and looting in 2003: a preliminary assessment of the damage and subsequent reconstruction efforts. International information and library review [online], 37(3), pages 209-271. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iilr.2005.07.005

The early reports that appeared during and immediately after the 2003 war and subsequent civil disorder in Iraq provoked public and professional concern about the impact on libraries and archives services. However, many of the early reports were late... Read More about The impact on libraries and archives in Iraq of war and looting in 2003: a preliminary assessment of the damage and subsequent reconstruction efforts..

Perception of sign language and its application to visual communications for deaf people. (2005)
Journal Article
MUIR, L.J. and RICHARDSON, I.E.G. 2005. Perception of sign language and its application to visual communications for deaf people. Journal of deaf studies and deaf education [online], 10(4), pages 390-401. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/eni037

Video communication systems for deaf people are limited in terms of quality and performance. Analysis of visual attention mechanisms for sign language may enable optimization of video coding systems for deaf users. Eye-movement tracking experiments w... Read More about Perception of sign language and its application to visual communications for deaf people..

Pride and glory: Aberdeen Public Library during the Second World War. (2005)
Journal Article
NOLAN, M.E. and REID, P.H. 2005. Pride and glory: Aberdeen Public Library during the Second World War. Library history [online], 21(1), pages 9-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1179/002423005x19121

Between 1939 and 1945 Britain's public libraries often struggled to balance wartime shortages in materials and staff with an increased readership, while also being expected to contribute actively services and skills to the war effort. Government docu... Read More about Pride and glory: Aberdeen Public Library during the Second World War..

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity: using a case study to identify critical success factors contributing to the initiation of international collaborative projects. (2005)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 2005. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity: using a case study to identify critical success factors contributing to the initiation of international collaborative projects. Education for information [online], 23(1-2), pages 9-42. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-2005-231-202

This paper identifies factors that contribute to the successful initiation of international collaborative projects intended to support the development of education for librarianship and information sciences. It discusses the widespread failure to ana... Read More about In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity: using a case study to identify critical success factors contributing to the initiation of international collaborative projects..

Women in media and communication. (2005)
Report
MARCELLA, R., ILLINGWORTH, L., BAXTER, G. and SMITH, F. 2005. Women in media and communication. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This ESF funded project sought, by examining a particular sector in depth, to improve understanding of best practice in implementing active gender equality policies from the perspective both of companies and the women they employ. Overall the project... Read More about Women in media and communication..

Visual perception of content-prioritised sign language video quality. (2005)
Conference Proceeding
MUIR, L.J., RICHARDSON, I.E.G. and HAMILTON, K. 2005. Visual perception of content-prioritised sign language video quality. In Proceedings of the 2005 Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) international conference on visual information engineering (VIE 2005), 4-6 April 2005, Glasgow, UK.

Video communication systems currently provide poor quality and performance for deaf people using sign language, particularly at low bit rates. Our previous work, involving eye movement tracking experiments and analysis of visual attention mechanisms... Read More about Visual perception of content-prioritised sign language video quality..

A review of web information seeking research: considerations of method and foci of interest. (2005)
Journal Article
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2005. A review of web information seeking research: considerations of method and foci of interest. Information research [online], 10(2): proceedings of the 5th Information seeking in context conference 2004, Dublin, Ireland, 1-3 September 2004. Available from: http://www.informationr.net/ir/10-2/paper215.html

Introduction. This review shows that Web information seeking research suffers from inconsistencies in method and a lack of homogeneity in research foci. Background. Qualitative and quantitative methods are needed to produce a comprehensive view of in... Read More about A review of web information seeking research: considerations of method and foci of interest..

Guidelines for e-reference library services for distance learners and other remote users. (2004)
Report
JOHNSON, I.M., REID, P.H. and NEWTON, R., BAXTER, G. and KILLEN, C. 2004. Guidelines for e-reference library services for distance learners and other remote users. A report for UNESCO. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Until recently the provision of distance education was undertaken mainly by various professional associations and commercial agencies offering vocational training. Library provision to meet the needs of registered students was limited. Over the past... Read More about Guidelines for e-reference library services for distance learners and other remote users..

What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland. (2004)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. 2004. What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland. Media history [online], 10(3), pages 175-185. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/1368880042000311537

In August 1912, a female correspondent calling herself ‘Fair Play’ wrote to the Aberdeen Free Press to remonstrate at the militant methods used by the Women’s Social and Political Union (the WSPU). She explained that she had chosen to use a pen name... Read More about What's in a name? The revealing use of noms de plume in women's correspondence to daily newspapers in Edwardian Scotland..

The use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. (2004)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and SMITH, S. 2004. The use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. Journal of systemics, cybernetics and informatics [online], 2(2), pages 54-59. Available from: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/FullText.asp?var=&id=P108958

This paper reports the preliminary results of a study which investigated the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by political parties and individual candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament. Tw... Read More about The use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003..

Impact evaluation, professional practice and policy making. (2004)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M., WILLIAMS, D.A., WAVELL, C. and BAXTER, G. 2004. Impact evaluation, professional practice and policy making. New library world [online], 105(1/2), pages 33-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/03074800410515255

This paper examines the relationship between research into the evaluation of the impact of library and information services, policy making in the field, and professional practice and education. The paper first summarises the background to a recent cr... Read More about Impact evaluation, professional practice and policy making..

Within their sphere? Women's correspondence to Aberdeen daily newspapers, 1900-1918. (2004)
Thesis
PEDERSEN, S. 2004. Within their sphere? Women's correspondence to Aberdeen daily newspapers, 1900-1918. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research provides an insight into the motivations and agenda of women correspondents to Aberdeen local newspapers during the period 1900-18. This was achieved by undertaking a content analysis of all printed letters to the editor identified as b... Read More about Within their sphere? Women's correspondence to Aberdeen daily newspapers, 1900-1918..