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Dunstan Newman; Nadine Newman – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2025
The purpose of this paper was to discuss the collaborative initiative between the Mona Library (ML) and the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) focused on digitizing the Association's peer-reviewed publications, specifically the Jamaica Library Association (JLA) Bulletin and the LIAJA Bulletin, for enhanced access and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Associations, Media Adaptation
Schubring, Gert – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
The evolution of indexing sequences and series has been little studied so far, although this topic presents difficulties for students. This symbolisation signified, however, an important means for operating more generally with finite and infinite series. This paper investigates the first steps during the eighteenth century and then the different…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Mathematical Concepts
Reyes, Kathryn Blackmer; Curry Rodriguez, Julia E. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2012
People of color in the United States have utilized the liberationist "testimonio" as both methodology and narrative development. This essay provides a discussion about the roots of "testimonio" in Latin America and how it has been transformed, integrating qualitative research approaches, oral history, spoken word, and memoir…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Oral History, Interviews, Latin Americans
Kabilan, Muhammad Kamarul; Ismail, Hairul Nizam; Yaakub, Rohizani; Yusof, Najeemah Mohd; Idros, Sharifah Noraidah Syed; Umar, Irfan Naufal; Arshad, Muhammad Rafie Mohd.; Idrus, Rosnah; Rahman, Habsah Abdul – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2010
This "Project Sheet" describes an on-going project that is being carried out by a group of educational researchers, computer science researchers and librarians from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. The Malaysian Education Index (MEI) has two main functions--(1) Online Indexing System, and (2) Online Repository System. In this brief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Libraries, Indexing, Online Systems
Griggs, Kim – Computers in Libraries, 2011
BeaverTracks Historical Locations and Walking Tour is a mobile project at Oregon State University (OSU), where the author serves as programmer/analyst. It connects the past to the present by linking historic images to current campus locations. The goal of BeaverTracks is to showcase and bring attention to OSU Libraries' digital collections as well…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Campuses, Historic Sites
Lightfoot, Simon – Journal of Political Science Education, 2012
This case study highlights the use of the social bookmarking site "Delicious" on a Level 2 module "Governing the EU." The nature of politics as a discipline is that it is constantly evolving such that new developments and policies emerge almost every day. It is therefore imperative that the students keep on top of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Internet, Navigation (Information Systems)
Tonkin, Humphrey – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2011
Over the centuries, first Latin and then French, German, and Russian have receded in perceived importance as languages of science. Other powerful languages with extensive internal scientific discourse, such as Japanese and Chinese, have always been largely excluded. The dominance of English has elevated the reputation of English-language…
Descriptors: English for Science and Technology, Scientific Enterprise, Official Languages, Justice

van der Meij, Hans – Journal of Information Science, 2002
Discussion of research on index presentation styles focuses on two empirical studies conducted at the University of Twente that compared run-in, indented, and flush right styles. Shows that there is a relationship between task complexity and search efficiency and suggests that a clear visual separation between entry and locator may help the user.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indexing, Layout (Publications)
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on classification and subject cataloging which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "PRECIS: Basic Principles, Function, and Use," in which Derek Austin (United Kingdom) describes the automated subject indexing system developed for use in the "British…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Databases, Developing Nations
Brunt, Rodney M. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
Experiences in researching the documentation of the intelligence (codename Ultra) produced by breaking Enigma at Government Code & Cypher School, Bletchley Park, 1939-45, are described. The major problems are identified and shown to lie in the obscurity of the associated processes, disguised as they were within general bureaucratic…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Archives, Indexing, Military Science
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2002
Focuses on the growth of the United Kingdom company Ingenta in the United States. Highlights include a new partnership with Gale Group related to their InfoTrac databases; indexing and full text coverage; standards; and other Ingenta acquisitions. (LRW)
Descriptors: Corporations, Databases, Foreign Countries, Indexing

Cawkell, Tony – Information Services & Use, 2000
Reviews content-based image retrieval and discusses the increase in large picture databases that are now available. Describes some of the proceedings from the Brighton (United Kingdom) conference, including the retrieval of video clips; discusses image indexing; and provides examples of image indexing and retrieval projects. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Conferences, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Indexing

Paci, A. M. – Electronic Library, 2001
Reports on a research project to build a new indexing technique, integrating experiences in database searching and indexing into a matrix model based on Internet use. Emphasizes the need for improving Web usability in specific domains and gives two examples from Italian Web sites, one for museums and one for health information. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Internet
Mittal, Ankush; Krishnan, Pagalthivarthi V.; Altman, Edward – Educational Technology & Society, 2006
A recent focus in web based learning systems has been the development of reusable learning materials that can be delivered as personalized courses depending of a number of factors such as the user's background, his/her learning preferences, current knowledge based on previous assessments, or previous browsing patterns. The student is often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Individualized Instruction, Delivery Systems

Scibor, Eugeniusz; Jabrzemska, Eleonora – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Discusses origin, scope, objectives, term relationships, updating, and future of "Thesaurus of Common Topics," an interdisciplinary thesaurus being developed by the Polish Centre for Scientific, Technical, and Economic Information as a main source of terms for branch thesauri development for the Polish national System of Scientific,…
Descriptors: Development, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Interdisciplinary Approach