Citation
(2003), "Note from the publisher", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 37 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/prog.2003.28037daa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
Note from the publisher
Contributions to Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 37, were refereed by members of the Editorial Board as well as the following:
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Judith Broady-Preston;
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Gobinda Chowdhury;
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Tony Curwen;
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Rob Froud;
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Fred Guy;
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Mike Keen;
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Jill Lambert;
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Andrew Large;
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Huw Llewelyn Evans;
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Roddy McLeod;
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Hugh Preston;
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Anne Ramsden
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Rosemary Russell;
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Bob Stueart;
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Simon Tanner;
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Alison Turner; and
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Peter Vickers.
The publisher and Editor would like to thank all for their constructive comments during the refereeing process. It is greatly appreciated.
Emerald Research Fund Awards
Applications are invited for the Emerald Research Fund Awards 2004
The Research Fund Awards Foundation will consider proposals that are based on the objective of increasing the effectiveness of scholarly knowledge creation and transmission process.
The awards are made possible from copyright fees generated by articles that are first published within an Emerald journal. As such, they are open to any researcher or author who has assigned copyright to an Emerald journal.
Emerald particularly encourages projects that relate to the following:
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Initiatives related to the dissemination and transmission of scholarly information in the developing world.
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Dissemination of knowledge for social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for the developing world.
Applications should comprise a research summary or abstract of no longer than 2,000 words. This must describe the research itself, any work undertaken to date, why the funds have been requested and the expected outcomes of the research. Researcher’s name(s), affiliation(s) and country of origin must also be included. Projects requesting funding in excess of £6,000 will not be considered.
Applications should be sent by close of business 29 February 2004 to: Charles Parker, Emerald Research Fund Awards Foundation, 60/62 Toller Lnae, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9BY, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1274 777700; Fax: +44 (0) 1274 785200; E-mail: cparker@emeraldinsight.com
Recipients of the Emerald Research Fund Awards 2003
Emerald is pleased to be supporting the following projects:
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Factors influencing Web citations of journal articles – Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton.
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Evaluation of the role of information literacy skill in combating social exclusion – Judith Broady-Preston and Barbara Hull, University of Aberystwyth and University of Teesside.
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An investigation into the effective provision of electronic resources in developing countries: initiatives, barriers and solutions – Linda Ashcroft and Samuel Jimba, Liverpool John Moores University and the Office of the Executive Governor, Lafia, Nigeria.
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Information and communication diffusion: A network analysis of an international humanitarian aid agency – Beverley Wagner and Suzanne Horne, University of Stirling.