What the Internet entails and that it is an instructional resource, not a subject in itself, are two main concepts to understand before attempting to integrate the Net into a school’s curriculum. New users sometimes have difficulty fathoming the expanse of the Internet’s holdings. The school library may have one or two resources on a [...]
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March 31st, 2010
Library history, Research
According to a recent study of Library Science, a common notion of the librarians about their own profession is revealed; which indicates lower self-esteem towards their profession. Most of the librarians believe that, they are not respected as a professional group. It also exposed the curriculum designed to educate new library science students on the [...]
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December 23rd, 2009
Articles, Information systems, Research
Introduction
Geriatric patients entering nursing homes or assisted living facilities often give up contacts with their family members, close friends and personal possessions. Often the number of personal items they are allowed to bring to long term care facilities is limited. In addition, relationships with pets often have to be severed, resulting in residents experiencing depression, [...]
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December 23rd, 2009
Articles, Information systems, Marketing, Research, information science
Abstract:
Having already transformed business beyond recognition in barely two decades, information technology is now further expanding into the general culture and transforming society at an equally rapid rate due to the growth and popularity of personal and personalized computing. While the computer was once only a factor in the production of other goods, it is [...]
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December 14th, 2009
Articles, Digital information system, Library Science, Research, Web information systems
By Celia Chaín and Navarro Amalia More Bleda
Abstract:
In this paper we want to find out, on the one hand, the characteristics of the Latin American national archives (mainly referring to installation, deposits and resources), and the other hand, the current situation Relating to the creation, development and maintenance of these institutions. For [...]
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December 14th, 2009
Articles, Marketing, Research
Introduction
As the competition in markets for products and services continue to become more intense, it is imperative for organizations to improve their attempts to plan for the future (Smith & McIntyre, 1994). One of the tools that organizations use to plan for their futures is the sales forecast. Sales forecasts have become a key component [...]
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December 14th, 2009
Articles, Featured, Marketing, Research
Gray market activity has received much attention in academic journals, trade publications, and popular periodicals. These studies argue that long term gray market activities are harmful to distributor relations, trademark image, profits, (Cavusgil and Sikora, 1988), sales force morale, and customer service efforts (Myers, 1999). While there are few reliable statistical sources on the level [...]
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December 14th, 2009
Articles, Marketing, Research
Introduction
The late 1990’s have been proved to be the beginning of the most exciting and opportunistic years in the history of marketing. Mass marketing, as we know it is “out” and customized marketing becomes more and more important as we are entering the 21st Century. It is clear that marketers in the 21st Century [...]
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December 9th, 2009
Articles, Featured, Information Network, Information society, Knowledge management, Library history, Research
INTRODUCTION
Illiteracy is a universal problem, and even Europe and America arc not free from this scourge. Illiteracy is not a problem peculiar to South Asia. It is estimated that in 1995 there were 885.1 millions of illiterate people in the world.1 In the 25th September 1989 issue of Newsweek, an article titled “When Europeans can [...]
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December 6th, 2009
Articles, Information systems, Marketing, Research
INTRODUCTION
Recent studies find out that the population in the United States has kept growing and become even more diversified since last decade. According to the US Census, the total population of the nation has increased 10.34% from 248,791 thousands in 1990 to 274,520 thousands in 2000. It is suggested that one-third of the growth is [...]
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