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Peering into the mist and struggling through it: the education and training of the future information professional. (1997)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1997. Peering into the mist and struggling through it: the education and training of the future information professional. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 29(1), pages 3-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/096100069702900101

Article prompted by an editorial published in Education for Information, 14, (2) July 1996, 83-4. Outlines some of the responses being made by library schools to changes affecting the library and information science (LIS) profession, including: chang... Read More about Peering into the mist and struggling through it: the education and training of the future information professional..

Destruction of cyanobacterial toxins by semiconductor photocatalysis. (1997)
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ROBERTSON, P.K.J., LAWTON, L.A., MÜNCH, B. and ROUZADE, J. 1997. Destruction of cyanobacterial toxins by semiconductor photocatalysis. Chemical communications [online], 4, pages 393-394. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/A607965B

The rapid destruction of microcystin, a cyanobacterial toxin, using a titanium dioxide photocatalyst is observed; the process is extremely efficient with high concentrations of toxin completely undetectable within 10-40 min, depending on the initial... Read More about Destruction of cyanobacterial toxins by semiconductor photocatalysis..

Matching services to needs in the health care of elderly people. (1997)
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SPICKER, P. and HANSLIP, J. 1997. Matching services to needs in the health care of elderly people. Health services management research, 10(1-2), pages 113-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/095148489701000112

This paper is based on the results of a postal enquiry to health care professionals working in the care of elderly people in a Scottish Health Board. Responses fall into three main categories. The first refers to issues of process, where lack of info... Read More about Matching services to needs in the health care of elderly people..

The provision of European information by public libraries in the UK. (1997)
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MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and PARKER, S. 1997. The provision of European information by public libraries in the UK. Library management [online], 18(1), pages 7-41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129710157725

Describes a British Library Research and Innovation Centre-funded project to investigate the provision of European information in public libraries in the UK, via the establishment of the Public Information Relay (PIR), a European Commission initiativ... Read More about The provision of European information by public libraries in the UK..

War crimes: a comparative opportunity. (1996)
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ARNELL, P. 1996. War crimes: a comparative opportunity. International relations [online], 13(3), pages 29-41. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178960130

The forthcoming English war crime trial of Szymon Serafinowicz' provides a prime opportunity to engage in comparative analysis and speculation. This is facilitated by two legally kindred states, Canada and Australia, having relatively recently gone d... Read More about War crimes: a comparative opportunity..

Analytical investigation of the steady-state behaviour of dynamic and diffusive building envelopes. (1996)
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TAYLOR, B.J., CAWTHORNE, D.A. and IMBABI, M.S. 1996. Analytical investigation of the steady-state behaviour of dynamic and diffusive building envelopes. Building and environment [online], 31(6), pages 519-525. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-1323(96)00022-4

A one-dimensional model describing the steady-state dynamic and diffusive behaviour of a three-layer building envelope element is developed with the objective of elucidating the physics of simultaneous heat and vapour transport through dynamically in... Read More about Analytical investigation of the steady-state behaviour of dynamic and diffusive building envelopes..

Drugs in sport: justifying paternalism on the grounds of harm. (1996)
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OLIVIER, S. 1996. Drugs in sport: justifying paternalism on the grounds of harm. American journal of sports medicine [online], 24(6 Supplement), pages S43-S45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/036354659602406S13

The use of drugs by athletes is not a new phenomenon, but in the last decade or so the issue has received much public attention. This has resulted in a renewed focus on the question of whether the use of performance-enhancing substances in sport ough... Read More about Drugs in sport: justifying paternalism on the grounds of harm..

Rights, obligations and utility in sports medicine research. (1996)
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OLIVIER, S. 1996. Rights, obligations and utility in sports medicine research. South African journal of sports medicine [online], 3(3), pages 19-22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/1996/v3i3a916

Sports Medicine is concerned with rehabilitation and performance in both elite and nonelite athletes. Continued research is crucial towards progress in these areas, and subjects are increasingly being subjected to manipulative and invasive experiment... Read More about Rights, obligations and utility in sports medicine research..

Fiction selection: an AI at work? (1996)
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MACLENNAN, A. 1996. Fiction selection: an AI at work? New library world [online], 97(2), pages 24-32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809610110145

Considers the historical dimension of the treatment of fiction in libraries and concludes that, if fiction is regarded as a resource, library users are entitled to enhanced access to it. Notes that enhancing access to fiction is widely regarded in th... Read More about Fiction selection: an AI at work?.

Refinement complements verification and validation. (1996)
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CRAW, S. 1996. Refinement complements verification and validation. International journal of human computer studies [online], 44(2), pages 245-256. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1996.0012

Knowledge based systems are being applied in ever increasing numbers. The development of knowledge acquisition tools has eased the Knowledge Acquisition Bottleneck. More recently there has been a demand for mechanisms to assure the quality of knowled... Read More about Refinement complements verification and validation..

Executive information systems: an evaluation of current UK practice. (1996)
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ALLISON, I.K. 1996. Executive information systems: an evaluation of current UK practice. International journal of information management [online], 16(1), pages 27-38. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0268-4012(95)00059-3

In a recent survey amongst senior executives in the UK, using data as a corporate resource was ranked as the second most important information systems management issue. Managers are becoming ever more dependent on information, on which to base busine... Read More about Executive information systems: an evaluation of current UK practice..

Electronic public informaton and Europe: an electronic forum in support of transparency and openness in government. (1996)
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MARCELLA, R., PARKER, S. and BAXTER, G. 1996. Electronic public informaton and Europe: an electronic forum in support of transparency and openness in government. VINE [online], 26(1), pages 25-30. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/eb040592

This article outlines the details of a British Library Research and Development Department funded project on the provision of European Union information in public libraries in the UK. It explains how European Union information is currently being prov... Read More about Electronic public informaton and Europe: an electronic forum in support of transparency and openness in government..

Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain. (1995)
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GUMILAR, D. and JOHNSON, I.M. 1995. Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain. New review of academic librarianship [online], 1(1), pages 57-84. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614539509516722

This paper examines the potential and actual use of computer generated information in decision making by academic library managers. It begins by discussing some of the contemporary issues in British higher education which are compelling library manag... Read More about Management information systems in some academic libraries in Britain..

Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions. (1995)
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BAXTER, G. and ANDERSON, D. 1995. Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions. New library world [online], 96(6), pages 4-13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809510147470

Image processing technologies are offering considerable potential for library and information units to extend their databases by the inclusion of images such as photographs, paintings, monograph title-pages and maps. Discusses problems and potential... Read More about Image indexing and retrieval: some problems and proposed solutions..

Informed consent and transcultural research. (1995)
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OLIVIER, S. 1995. Informed consent and transcultural research. South African medical journal [online], 85(10), pages 984-985. Available from: https://bit.ly/3LE6OiP

Western medicine is a fundamentally rational and experimental science. It holds research in high esteem' and aims, through systematic observation or experimentation, to elicit new information about the human body. Given the nature of research, it fol... Read More about Informed consent and transcultural research..

Refinement in response to validation. (1995)
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CRAW, S. and SLEEMAN, D. 1995. Refinement in response to validation. Expert systems with applications, 8(3), pages 343-349. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0957-4174(94)E0025-P

Knowledge-based systems (KBSs) are being applied in ever increasing numbers. In parallel with the development of knowledge acquisition tools is the demand for mechanisms to assure their quality, particularly in safety critical applications. Quality a... Read More about Refinement in response to validation..

Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. (1995)
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SLEEMAN, D., RISSAKIS, M., CRAW, S., GRANER, N. and SHARMA, S., 1995. Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. International journal of human computer studies [online], 43(1), pages 43-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1995.1035

The knowledge acquisition bottleneck in the development of large knowledge-based applications has not yet been resolved. One approach which has been advocated is the systematic use of Machine Learning (ML) techniques. However, ML technology poses dif... Read More about Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications..

Human rights in the private sphere. (1995)
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LYONS, C. 1995. Human rights in the private sphere. Cambridge law journal [online], 54(2), pages 462-463. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197300083811

This is a book review of "Human rights in the private sphere", by Andrew Clapham (1993).

S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. (1994)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1994. S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. Librarian career development [online], 2(4), pages 29-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819410073266

The development of National Vocational Qualifications (and Scottish Vocational Qualifications) has been generally welcomed by those employers who were concerned about the level of skills in the British workforce, and saw a move to improving skills tr... Read More about S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies..

Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. (1994)
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SPICKER, P. and HANSLIP, J. 1994. Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. Scottish medical journal [online], 39(6), pages 172-174. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/003693309403900606

A postal enquiry to professionals involved in service delivery points to a number of problems in the process of referring elderly people appropriately. These problems related to lack of choice and constrained options, rather than mis-referral through... Read More about Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people..