Aslib Proceedings: Volume 58 Issue 6
Table of contents - Special Issue: British library and information schools: the research of the Department of Information Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth
Guest Editors: Lucy A. Tedd, David Ellis
Research in the Department of Information Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth: an overview
David Ellis, Christine UrquhartThe purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of research in the Department of Information Studies at the University of Wales Aberystwyth and an introduction to the papers…
Women's perceptions of technological change in the information society
Anoush SimonThe purpose of this paper is to present the findings of empirical research and focus on specific aspects of the data that relate to the concept of the “information rich and…
Information literacy for the information profession: experiences from Aberystwyth
A.E. FosterThe purpose of this paper is to report on the rationale and key learning processes for students of librarianship and information studies (LIS) at the Department of Information…
Social capital, government policy and public value: implications for archive service delivery
Sarah HortonThe purpose of this paper is to review how the role of the local authority archive service in the UK has developed, and the implications of the requirement for public sector…
Preserving the cultural heritage: An investigation into the feasibility of the OAIS model for application in small organisations
Jaqueline SpenceThe purpose of this research is to assess the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model from the perspective of small organisations and to offer a tentative methodology for…
Customers, relationships and libraries: University of Malta – a case study
Judith Broady‐Preston, Joanna FeliceThe purpose of this research is to analyse the results of a survey conducted in 2003/2004 with regard to the relationship between the University of Malta Library and its…
Users' experiences of the People's Network workstations in Conwy Public Libraries
Ruth Roberts, Geraint EvansThe purpose of this research is to explore usage of the People's Network in Conwy Public Libraries in Wales, concentrating on the motivation for use and users' reaction to general…
The role of the university library in supporting information literacy in UK secondary schools
Ray Lonsdale, Chris ArmstrongThe purpose of this research is to report on the findings of the CrossEd‐2 study which investigated the role of the university library in delivering information literacy skills…
Use of library and information science journals by Master's students in their dissertations: Experiences at the University of Wales Aberystwyth
Lucy A. TeddThe purpose of this research is to report on research undertaken into the use made of library and information science (LIS) journals in dissertations written by students…