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1 – 10 of 41Anders‐Henrik Petersen and Rikke Lose
The paper seeks to provide an overview of the approach taken by the Danish library community towards the automation of ILL and end‐user loan requests.
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The paper seeks to provide an overview of the approach taken by the Danish library community towards the automation of ILL and end‐user loan requests.
Design/methodology/approach
The physical union catalogue DanBib is explained, along with Bibliotek.dk, which is the end‐user web interface to the public union catalogue. A detailed description is given of the development of an end‐user ILL system.
Findings
This facility is currently being tested and implementation is scheduled for the end of 2006.
Originality/value
The paper will be of interest to all librarians who wish to empower end users in searching for and obtaining material in which they are interested.
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Anders‐Henrik Petersen, Rikke Lose and Elva Einarsdottir
The purpose of this paper is to explain the efforts, methods and results of the automation of end‐user loan requests in the Danish union catalogue “bibliotek.dk” (library.dk).
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explain the efforts, methods and results of the automation of end‐user loan requests in the Danish union catalogue “bibliotek.dk” (library.dk).
Design/methodology/approach
The paper explains the implementation of automation of end‐user requests and explains why it is necessary.
Findings
The implications for the user interface are explained, as well as the technical solution and the consequences for the participating libraries and for the end‐users.
Originality/value
The paper will be of interest to all librarians who are supplying end‐users with library material through union catalogues or portals.
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The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the development of bibliotek.dk (library.dk) – how to open a union catalogue to the public.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the development of bibliotek.dk (library.dk) – how to open a union catalogue to the public.
Design/methodology/approach
bibliotek.dk – the end‐user web interface to the public union catalogue is described and challenges in these features are examined: the user interface, end‐user loan requests, cooperation with Google, library 2.0 characteristics etc. Usage statistics are presented.
Findings
It was found that it is possible to make requesting library material (almost) as easy and fast as searching Google.
Originality/value
The paper will be of interest to librarians working with opening their services to the public.
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The purpose of this paper is to present the Danish inter‐library lending (ILL) environment with the focus on its current status, the level of automation and future development.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the Danish inter‐library lending (ILL) environment with the focus on its current status, the level of automation and future development.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper describes Danish ILL cooperation.
Findings
Focussing on standards and automation delivers a better service. Danish ILL has a high level of automation. The combination of standards, interaction between systems and dedicated functions in the national system delivers an effective handling of ILL and document delivery.
Originality/value
This is the first paper to provide a detailed overview of the modern ILL system in Denmark.
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R. Blancquaert, Bob Turnbull, G. Forster, Lorna Cullen, Boguslaw Herod, Steve Muckett and James Lawson
ISHM‐Benelux held its 1987 Autumn Conference on 29 October, at the Antwerp Crest Hotel. This one‐day meeting focused on applications of hybrid circuit technology in various fields…
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ISHM‐Benelux held its 1987 Autumn Conference on 29 October, at the Antwerp Crest Hotel. This one‐day meeting focused on applications of hybrid circuit technology in various fields of electronic and related industries.
A hundred companies specialising in electronic test and measurement equipment are taking part in Testmex at the Wembley Conference Centre, October 27–29 1981.
Glenn D. Searle and Stephanie J. Hanrahan
The purpose of this paper was to examine inspiring others as a psychological construct in leadership contexts by investigating lived and personal experiences of inspiring leaders.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to examine inspiring others as a psychological construct in leadership contexts by investigating lived and personal experiences of inspiring leaders.
Design/methodology/approach
A phenomenological design was used to investigate leaders' personal and lived experiences of leading to inspire others. In‐depth interviews were conducted with seven participants nominated by others as inspiring leaders based on the demonstration of five characteristics (vision, openness, transparency, passion, and being somewhat unconventional).
Findings
Participant responses coalesced into five key dimensions of leading to inspire others: connecting, leading, inspiree, action, and context; enabling a functional description of the phenomenon. Furthermore, results indicated that leaders could intentionally cultivate opportunities to inspire others through interaction and effort.
Research limitations/implications
Given that the paper investigates leaders' experiences of the phenomenon, further investigation into the relational and reciprocal aspects of inspiring others is required. Research has primarily focused on participants in the inspiring relationship independently of each other (i.e. either the inspiree or the leader).
Practical implications
Contrary to assertions in some transformational leadership studies that personal charisma is the primary component to inspiring others, these findings indicate that inspiring others requires an active process where leaders establish interpersonal connections and enable action.
Originality/value
Research on inspiration is at a formative stage. This paper represents an initial foray into the space where scholarly knowledge on leadership theory and inspiration intersect to provide greater insight into leading to inspire others.
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