Aslib Proceedings: Volume 63 Issue 5
Table of contents
An analysis of tweets in response to the death of Michael Jackson
Dion Hoe‐Lian Goh, Chei Sian LeeGrieving resulting from the death of a loved one or someone familiar is a painful process and individuals invariably seek support to help them through this difficult period. In…
How ownership affects the growth strategies of scientific journals: A study of economics journals 1950 to 2000
Colin DayThe purpose of this paper is to examine how journals expanded to accommodate the growth in scholarly writing from 1950 to 2000, and how the policy response differed between…
The use of the internet by political parties and candidates in Scotland during the 2010 UK general election campaign
Graeme Baxter, Rita Marcella, Evaggelos VarfisThis paper seeks to report the results of a study, which investigated the use of the internet by political parties and individual candidates in Scotland as part of their campaign…
Metadata quality and interoperability of GLAM digital images
Shirley Lim, Chern Li LiewThis study aims to explore how metadata have been applied in GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) institutions in New Zealand (NZ) and to analyse its overall quality…
Modelling the information behaviour of children and young people: More inspiration from beyond LIS
Andrew K. Shenton, Naomi V. Hay‐GibsonThis paper seeks to draw on the linguistic model of narrative recursion developed by Ochs and Capps and on data collected and analysed in previous research projects conducted by…
Integrating library instruction into a problem‐based learning curriculum
Kuan‐nien Chen, Pei‐chun Lin, Sung‐Shan ChangThis paper seeks to probe key issues concerning library instruction and the problem‐based learning (PBL) curriculum. This is important because the curriculum has particular…
The use and value of local information systems: A case study of the Milton Keynes intelligence (MKi) Observatory
Alefiyah Oakford, Peter WilliamsThis paper aims to show that there has been a rise in the development of local information systems in recent years. However, little research exists on users' perspectives of the…