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The information needs of United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). (1999)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., CARCARY, I. and BAXTER, G. 1999. The information needs of United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). Library management [online], 20(3), pages 168-178. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/01435129910259667

Investigates attitudes amongst decision makers in the European Parliament to the role of information in their work, and their ability to identify, access and evaluate that information most relevant to their needs. Aims to elicit data regarding levels... Read More about The information needs of United Kingdom Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)..

The information needs and the information seeking behaviour of a national sample of the population in the United Kingdom, with special reference to needs related to citizenship. (1999)
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MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 1999. The information needs and the information seeking behaviour of a national sample of the population in the United Kingdom, with special reference to needs related to citizenship. Journal of documentation [online], 55(2), pages 159-183. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007142

This paper reports the results of a survey of information needs and information seeking behaviour of a national sample of the UK population. The project was funded by the BLR&IC and comprised a survey by questionnaire covering all regions of the Unit... Read More about The information needs and the information seeking behaviour of a national sample of the population in the United Kingdom, with special reference to needs related to citizenship..

Cytochrome P450 CYP3A in human renal cell cancer. (1999)
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MURRAY, G.I., MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MITCHELL, R.T., CHEUNG, Y.-L., KERR, A.C. and MELVIN, W.T. 1999. Cytochrome P450 CYP3A in human renal cell cancer. British journal of cancer [online], 79(11-12), pages 1836-1842. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6690292

Renal cell cancer is the main malignant tumour of the kidney and has an increasing incidence. This type of tumour has a poor prognosis and shows intrinsic resistance to several anti-cancer drugs. The CYP3A P450 family, which consists of three closely... Read More about Cytochrome P450 CYP3A in human renal cell cancer..

Managing experts and competing through innovation: an activity theoretical analysis. (1999)
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BLACKLER, F., CRUMP, N. and MCDONALD, S. 1999. Managing experts and competing through innovation: an activity theoretical analysis. Organization, 6(1), pages 5-31. Available: https://doi.org/10.1177/135050849961001

An activity theoretical analysis is presented of an organisation that is operating in a rapidly changing sector and whose competitiveness depends upon the design skills of its engineers, a number of whom are world experts in their fields. The Company... Read More about Managing experts and competing through innovation: an activity theoretical analysis..

Rural citizens' information needs: a survey undertaken on behalf of the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau. (1998)
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BEER, S.F., MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 1998. Rural citizens' information needs: a survey undertaken on behalf of the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 30(4), pages 223-240. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/096100069803000403

Reports results of a study of the rural information needs in the Shetland Islands areas aimed at gaining a greater understanding of the operation of the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau (SICAB). The objectives were: to analyse the operation of... Read More about Rural citizens' information needs: a survey undertaken on behalf of the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau..

Processes influencing the destruction of microcystin-LR by TiO2 photocatalysis. (1998)
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ROBERTSON, P.K.J., LAWTON, L.A., CORNISH, B.J.P.A. and JASPARS, M. 1998. Processes influencing the destruction of Microcystin-LR by TiO2 photocatalysis. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology A: chemistry [online], 116(3), pages 215-219. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-6030(98)00312-8

We have previously reported the effectiveness of TiO2 photocatalysis in the destruction of the cyanotoxin microcystin-LR [P.K.J. Robertson, L.A. Lawton, B. Münch, J. Rouzade, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 4 (1997) 393; P.K.J. Robertson, L.A. Lawton,... Read More about Processes influencing the destruction of microcystin-LR by TiO2 photocatalysis..

The Mitterand Library in context: the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and library provision in France. (1998)
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DAVIES, S.C. and JOHNSON, I.M. 1998. The Mitterand Library in context: the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and library provision in France. Libri [online], 48(4), pages 187-211. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/libr.1998.48.4.187

On 17 December 1996, President Chirac inaugurated a public reference library situated in the largest, costliest and most debated building erected in Paris in modern times. This building is part of a wider project, launched in 1988 by the late Preside... Read More about The Mitterand Library in context: the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and library provision in France..

UNESCO and human resource development for the 'Information Society'. (1998)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1998. UNESCO and human resource development for the 'Information Society'. Education for information [online], 16(3), pages 237-242. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-1998-16304

The emergence of the ‘Information Society’ appears to present a unique opportunity for libraries and information services to assert a new and more significant position for themselves in society. However, to be well equipped to seize these opportuniti... Read More about UNESCO and human resource development for the 'Information Society'..

Revolt or revolution: the constitutional boundaries of the European Community. (1998)
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LYONS, C. 1998. Revolt or revolution: the constitutional boundaries of the European Community. European law review [online], 23(3), pages 294-295. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID539E620E71211DA915EF37CAC72F838/View/FullText.html

This is a review of the book "Revolt or revolution: the constitutional boundaries of the European Community" by Diarmuid Rossa Phelan (1997).

Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe. (1998)
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LYONS, C. 1998. Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe. European law review [online], 23(3), pages 296-297. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID5337D80E71211DA915EF37CAC72F838/View/FullText.html

This is a review of the book "Enlarging the European Union: relations between the EU and Central and Eastern Europe" edited by Marc Maresceau (1997).

The determination of top executive pay: importance of human capital factors. (1998)
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LAING, D. and WEIR, C. 1998. The determination of top executive pay: importance of human capital factors. Journal of general management [online], 23(4), pages 51-62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/030630709802300404.

Experience, rather than qualifications, influences the pay received by company directors. Executive pay has been the subject of much recent discussion, with concern being expressed about the levels of pay received by the chief executive officers of c... Read More about The determination of top executive pay: importance of human capital factors..

The building envelope as an air filter. (1998)
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TAYLOR, B.J., WEBSTER, R. and IMBABI, M.S. 1998. The building envelope as an air filter. Building and environment [online], 34(3), pages 353-361. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-1323(98)00017-1

Recent research suggests that fine-particulate air pollution increases the incidence of lung disease and premature death. In this paper, single fibre filter theory was used to predict the theoretical particulate collection efficiency of air permeable... Read More about The building envelope as an air filter..

Challenges in developing professionals for the 'information society': and some responses by the British schools of librarianship and information studies. (1998)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1998. Challenges in developing professionals for the 'information society': and some responses by the British schools of librarianship and information studies. Library review [online], 47(3), pages 52-59. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539810209122

This paper identifies six major challenges facing the information profession as the 'Information Society' emerges: assisting users to deal with information overload; the high level of technical skills required to manage the new Information and Commun... Read More about Challenges in developing professionals for the 'information society': and some responses by the British schools of librarianship and information studies..

Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK. (1998)
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PEDERSEN, S. 1998. Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK. Journal of scholarly publishing, 29(3), pages 154-166.

This article offers a snapshot of the status of and pressures on the academic author in the UK at the end of the twentieth century. The Research Assessment Exercise of 1996 and the Report of the Inquiry into Higher Education, published in July 1997,... Read More about Where, when, why: academic authorship in the UK..

A career progression survey of graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis. (1998)
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MARCELLA, R. and BAXTER, G. 1998. A career progression survey of graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis. Education for information [online], 16(2), pages 107-130. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3233/EFI-1998-16202

This paper describes the results of a survey, carried out in 1997, of graduates of the first four cohorts (1992/3-1995-6) of the Postgraduate DiplomalMSc in Information Analysis at the School of Information and Media, the Robert Gordon University. Th... Read More about A career progression survey of graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Information Analysis..

SLISNET: UNESCO's experiment in virtual networking between schools of librarianship and information sciences. (1997)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1997. SLISNET: UNESCO's experiment in virtual networking between schools of librarianship and information sciences. New review of information networking [online], 3(1), pages 185-201. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614579709516907

This paper examines the origins and activities of SLISNET - an international network of Schools of Librarianship and Information Sciences, established by UNESCO in 1995 as an experiment in collaboration across the Internet. SLISNET has a Web site, a... Read More about SLISNET: UNESCO's experiment in virtual networking between schools of librarianship and information sciences..

International relations law of the European Union. (1997)
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LYONS, C. 1997. International relations law of the European Union. European law review [online], 22(6), pages 635-636. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/ID54A60E0E71211DA915EF37CAC72F838/View/FullText.html

This is a review of the book "International relations law of the European Union" by Dominic McGoldrick (1997).

A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship. (1997)
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LYONS, C. 1997. A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship. Yearbook of European law [online], 17(1), pages 135-163. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/17.1.135

"Citizenship of the Union is hereby established" - easily done, this miraculous invention of EU citizenship. And so? Not a lot happened in fact. But rather than dwell on the disappointments inherent in Article 8 EC, this article is about the state of... Read More about A voyage around article 8: an historical and comparative evaluation of the fate of European Union citizenship..

Staff development in international technical cooperation programmes: the case of the TEMPUS joint European project 'LISTEN'. (1997)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1997. Staff development in international technical cooperation programmes: the case of the TEMPUS joint European project 'LISTEN'. Information development [online], 13(4), pages 197-202. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266666974238753

Explains the relationship between the purposes of staff development in schools of librarianship and information studies, and of international technical cooperation projects such as those supported by the European Commission's TEMPUS programme. Links... Read More about Staff development in international technical cooperation programmes: the case of the TEMPUS joint European project 'LISTEN'..

Physiological, kinematic and psychophysical differences between overground and treadmill running. (1997)
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OLIVIER, S. 1997. Physiological, kinematic and psychophysical differences between overground and treadmill running. South African journal of sports medicine [online], 4(4), pages 17-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/1997/v4i4a913

In order to simulate overground walking and running, the motordriven treadmill is only used in physiological, kinematic and psychophysical studies of human emotion. Primarily because of the convenience and control that it offers, the treadmill has pl... Read More about Physiological, kinematic and psychophysical differences between overground and treadmill running..