Journal of Documentation: Volume 48 Issue 1

RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

DAVID BAKER

This study aims to review the present funding pattern of UK university libraries at a time of considerable change. The study begins with a general introduction describing recent…

BALANCED OUTLINES AND HYPERTEXT

ROY RADA, GEENG‐NENG YOU

Navigation problems in a hypertext might be reduced, if multiple, coherent views of the hypertext were available. Document outlines help readers appreciate the structure and…

THE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE PARADIGMS IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL RESEARCH

DAVID ELLIS

This paper explores the role of paradigms in information retrieval research. The nature of a paradigm is outlined and the fundamental sense of a paradigm as an exemplar is…

DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND POST‐IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT OF AN OPTICAL DISC BASED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR IMAGES OF ENGINEERING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

J.H. ASHFORD, A.M. MASTERS

A large‐scale image storage system for project records and other contract documentation has been installed in the Engineering Directorate of Thames Water Utilities. The system…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sir, why am I not cited or why are multi‐authored papers more cited than others?

REVIEWS

Paul Outlet. International organisation and dissemination of knowledge: selected essays of Paul Otlet translated and edited with an introduction by W. Boyd Rayward. Amsterdam…