scholarly journals 27 pawns ready for action

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Mochón ◽  
Eva M. Méndez ◽  
Gema Bueno de la Fuente
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Organization System ◽  
The Right

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for assessing thesauri and other controlled vocabularies management tools that can represent content using the Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) data model, and their use in a Linked Open Data (LOD) paradigm. It effectively analyses selected set of tools in order to prove the validity of the method. Design/methodology/approach A set of 27 criteria grouped in five evaluation indicators is proposed and applied to ten vocabulary management applications which are compliant with the SKOS data model. Previous studies of controlled vocabulary management software are gathered and analyzed, to compare the evaluation parameters used and the results obtained for each tool. Findings The results indicate that the tool that obtains the highest score in every indicator is Poolparty. The second and third tools are, respectively, TemaTres and Intelligent Theme Manager, but scoring lower in most of the evaluation items. The use of a broad set of criteria to evaluate vocabularies management tools gives satisfactory results. The set of five indicators and 27 criteria proposed here represents a useful evaluation system in the selection of current and future tools to manage vocabularies. Research limitations/implications The paper only assesses the ten most important/well know software tools applied for thesaurus and vocabulary management until October 2016. However, the evaluation criteria could be applied to new software that could appear in the future to create/manage SKOS vocabularies in compliance with LOD standards. Originality/value The originality of this paper relies on the proposed indicators and criteria to evaluate vocabulary management tools. Those criteria and indicators can be valuable also for future software that might appear. The indicators are also applied to the most exhaustive and qualified list of this kind of tools. The paper will help designers, information architects, metadata librarians, and other staff involved in the design of digital information systems, to choose the right tool to manage their vocabularies in a LOD/vocabulary scenario.

The X factor that can help to motivate Generation Y

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Sreejith
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Information Technology Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Effective Performance

Purpose – Explains why performance evaluation designed for manufacturers is inappropriate for information technology organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Underlines the distinctiveness of the information technology workforce and provides the basis for an effective performance- evaluation system designed for these workers. Findings – Highlights the roles of consensus and transparency in setting and modifying evaluation criteria. Practical implications – Urges the need for a fair and open rewards and recognition system to run in parallel with reformed performance evaluation. Social implications – Provides a way of updating performance evaluation systems to take account of the move from manufacturing to information technology-based jobs in many developed and developing societies. Originality/value – Reveals how best to recognize, reward and assess the performance of information technology workers.

Digital preservation

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Koranteng Adu ◽  
Luyande Dube ◽  
Emmanuel Adjei
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Digital Preservation ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Efficient System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Open Archival Information System ◽  
Right To Information ◽  
The Right

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which digital preservation facilitate the implementation of electronic government, open data and the right to information. Design/methodology/approach A case study research which chronicles the link between transparency and data availability. It makes use of a theoretical framework based on the open archival information system to analyse, explain, clarify and justify the application of open data, electronic government and the right to information. Findings The paper argued that e-government, open data and the RTI will remain elusive if a digital preservation infrastructure is not pursued. Within the context of e-government, the paper adumbrated that government agencies can incorporate e-government legislations into their digital preservation activities, precisely because the relationship between digital preservation and e-government have always been symbiotic. It alluded to the fact that an obligation will be placed on all public authorities and private agencies covered by the RTL law to create, keep and organise an effective and efficient system of record keeping, so as to give meaning to the right to information when citizens apply for information. Practical implications Future research should examine closely the implication of open data government within the context of digital preservation. Whilst digital preservation looks forward to the longevity of digital records and its accessibility, open data focusses on the utility of these records through online services, reuse and distribution for the purposes of transparency and citizens’ participation. Originality/value The application of digital preservation to open data in this paper appears to be more relevant at a time when most governments of the world are striving to obtain data to fight poverty, achieve universal primary education, fight HIV and foster maternal health. Its originality can further be established from the symbiotic relationship between digital preservation and electronic government, open data and the right to information.

Thesaurus and subject heading lists as Linked Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everton Rodrigues Barbosa ◽  
Moisés Lima Dutra ◽  
Angel Freddy Godoy Viera ◽  
Douglas Dyllon Jeronimo de Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Data Model ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Conversion Process ◽  
Controlled Vocabularies ◽  
Knowledge Organization Systems ◽  
Subject Headings ◽  
Data Environment ◽  
Type Of Institution

Abstract Most libraries put a lot of effort into developing subject headings or thesauri, which are used to index and retrieve information. Nevertheless, in the library field, controlled vocabularies are associated to authority records as authority files. In order to become findable by search engines, these authority files should be modelled on semantic vocabularies. This research proposes an authority-record conversion process for publishing thesauri and subject headings as linked data, by using the Simple Knowledge Organization Systems data model. To this purpose, we undertook a bibliographic and documentary research on the World Wide Web Consortium recommendation guidelines, which were used to produce a set of procedures and technologies to support the conversion proposal. This research provides evidences that controlled vocabularies are an important resource for improving information retrieval on the web. The proposed conversion process works as a quick guide for controlled vocabulary integration and reuse among users and systems on the linked data environment. Although the proposal was originally intended for a library setting, it can be applied and tested in another type of institution, such as documentation centres, museums, or cultural heritage archives. It can also be used in other linked open data projects.

Transparency level of the electronic procurement system in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hawa Ahmad ◽  
Sitti Hasinah Abul Hassan ◽  
Suhaiza Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Procurement ◽  
Contact Information ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Organizational Information ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Procurement System

Purpose This paper aims to examine the level of transparency of the electronic procurement (e-procurement) system in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach Using the content analysis method, 23 transparency disclosure items from the Website Attribute Evaluation System (WAES) checklist were used to evaluate the transparency level of the e-procurement system. The data gathered from the WAES were analysed using frequency and percentage based on the various categories of transparency. Findings The study reveals that the e-procurement system disclosed 17 out of the 23 WAES transparency disclosure items, which represents a transparency disclosure level of 73.91%. Of the five categories of disclosure, i.e. ownership, contact information, organizational information, citizen consequences and freshness, the detailed results show that the items are fully disclosed for only two categories, and for three categories, i.e. ownership, contact information and organizational information, the items are not fully disclosed. Research limitations/implications The findings of the present research offer a positive indication that the government is moving in the right direction, particularly in efforts to reduce the corruption level in procurement activities and to improve the accountability level of the government. Originality/value The present study is among the few studies that attempts to address a fundamental issue of transparency in the public procurement system that has an important relationship with the occurrence of corruption in procurement activities.

Finding “just right” books for children: analyzing sentiments in online book reviews

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunseon Choi
Keyword(s):  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Online Reviews ◽  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Rating Score ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Right

Purpose This study is part of a larger research project which aims to investigate whether sentiments in online reviews on children’s books would represent significant factors which are useful for selecting the right books for children. This paper aims to examine whether positive, negative or neutral attitude would be directly associated with the overall ratings of books. Design/methodology/approach The study investigates subjectivity and polarity of online reviews on children’s books such as neutral, positive or negative sentiment. For the investigation of a statistical association between the sentiment values and the rating scores, this study performs correlation analysis. For a clear explanation of the factors affecting the relationships between the sentiment value and the rating score, this study uses the concept-level sentiment analysis of online reviews. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that there is a weak or low correlation between the sentiment value and the rating score of a book and they are hardly related for most books. The results of this study also uncover key contributing factors that affected the correlations between two variables and made the relationship weak. Research limitations/implications This study increases awareness of the implications of online reviews as user-generated contents for complementing the existing controlled vocabulary. Practical implications This study contributes to improving library catalogs by using latent topics extracted from online reviews which provide additional access points for assisting in the selection of books. Originality/value Although several studies have conducted on online reviews in the domain of business, no research appears to exist on the sentiment analysis of online reviews about children’s books. This study attempts to address the potential and challenges associated with using online reviews to help find the right books for children.

Selecting the Right Knowledge Management Tools

2011 ◽  
pp. 270-280
Author(s):  
Gilles Balmisse ◽  
Denis Meingan ◽  
Katia Passerini
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The State ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
The Right ◽  
Knowledge Management Tools

In this chapter, we update earlier research on the state of the art Knowledge Management (KM) tools and present key evaluation criteria that can be used by organizations to select the applications that best meet their specific KM needs. We briefly describe tools currently available in the software industry to support different aspects of knowledge management and offer a framework for understanding how these tools are clustered based on the functionality they support.

scholarly journals Enhancing social tagging with automated keywords from the Dewey Decimal Classification

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 801-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koraljka Golub ◽  
Marianne Lykke ◽  
Douglas Tudhope
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Vocabulary ◽  
Social Tagging ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Tags ◽  
Indexing And Retrieval ◽  
Knowledge Organization System ◽  
Subject Indexing ◽  
Ultimate Purpose ◽  
Decimal Classification

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of applying the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) as an established knowledge organization system (KOS) for enhancing social tagging, with the ultimate purpose of improving subject indexing and information retrieval. Design/methodology/approach – Over 11,000 Intute metadata records in politics were used. Totally, 28 politics students were each given four tasks, in which a total of 60 resources were tagged in two different configurations, one with uncontrolled social tags only and another with uncontrolled social tags as well as suggestions from a controlled vocabulary. The controlled vocabulary was DDC comprising also mappings from the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Findings – The results demonstrate the importance of controlled vocabulary suggestions for indexing and retrieval: to help produce ideas of which tags to use, to make it easier to find focus for the tagging, to ensure consistency and to increase the number of access points in retrieval. The value and usefulness of the suggestions proved to be dependent on the quality of the suggestions, both as to conceptual relevance to the user and as to appropriateness of the terminology. Originality/value – No research has investigated the enhancement of social tagging with suggestions from the DDC, an established KOS, in a user trial, comparing social tagging only and social tagging enhanced with the suggestions. This paper is a final reflection on all aspects of the study.

Enriching library user’s experience with Evernote

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 11-12
Author(s):  
Dinesh K. Siddaiah
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Consultation Service ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Management ◽  
Academic System

Purpose Digital information management tools (DIMTs) are used widely for varieties of digital information management. In academics, these tools are being used for the advancement of student productivity, research data management, research consultation, etc. The libraries of universities and institutions use DIMTs for organizing and retrieving varieties of digital information. Design/methodology/approach The author studied the various emerging DIMTs and picked Evernote for further study based on the popularity and usage of the tool in the academic system. Findings This paper explains how and to what extent Evernote can be used as a DIMT in academics and in the digital library management. Evernote is one of the best options for implementation in the library, especially to train the students to use and enrich their academic and research experience. Evernote definitely adds value to the libraries. Originality/value It is found from the study that, Evernote is very handy in handling the research consultation service and manage research projects in libraries.

Assessing a social responsibility model for sustainable company growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hyun Park ◽  
Wan Seon Shin ◽  
Kwang Jae Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Global Reporting Initiative ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution

Purpose The Fourth Industrial Revolution ( 4th IR) affects the mode of company management. This paper aims to present a revised social responsibility (SR) model as an evaluation tool for corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance for sustainable organizational growth in the era of the 4th IR. Design/methodology/approach To develop an SR model that can be used well in the era of the 4th IR, the key references are “ISO 26000: Guidance on Social Responsibility” and the “Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines.” For International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000 and the GRI guidelines, see the homepages in the References section. On the basis of these guidelines, a new SR model for sustainable development in the 4th IR is developed in this paper. Findings For a new SR model in the 4th IR, the concepts of management quality (MQ), quality responsibility (QR), creating shared value (CSV), social value and open data and open quality management are incorporated into the existing ISO 26000 evaluation criteria. Originality/value The 4th IR is changing the concepts of both quality management (QM) and SR. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the new concept of SR has yet to be discussed extensively. In this paper, a new SR model is suggested to reflect the characteristics of the 4th IR.

Excellence criteria of services supply chain in management consulting institutes of Iran

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Balouei Jamkhaneh ◽  
Abdol Hamid Safaei Ghadikolaei ◽  
Mehrdad Madhoushi ◽  
Mahmood Yahyazadehfar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Analytic Network Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Consulting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chain Processes ◽  
Fuzzy Delphi ◽  
Network Process ◽  
The Right

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the excellence criteria of services supply chain (SSC) in Iran and the relationship between them and the importance of each criterion. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, after reviewing the principles and evaluating models of SSCs, using the fuzzy Delphi method, the criteria for excellence in the supply chain processes were identified. Then, the relationships between these criteria and their significance were evaluated using decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and DEMATEL-based analytic network process methods. Findings The results show that 19 evaluation criteria have been identified in Iran in accordance with the SSC process. These criteria were classified according to their nature and based on the Deming Excellence Model and ISO 9004 standards in four areas: Plan, Do, Check and Act. In addition, the Act dimension with the weight of 0.275 has the highest importance and the Plan dimension with the weight of 0.219 has the lowest importance. Practical implications This study attempted to identify appropriate criteria for SSC processes in management consulting firms by examining supply chain assessment models to provide the managers with the right understanding of this industry for performance assessment so that they have a better knowledge of supply chain processes. Originality/value The results will be useful for managers to understand the SSC and the ways of SSC excellence in a service organization. This research is a first step for evaluating SSC performance of management consultancy institutes. In fact, after the identification of SSC processes and evaluation criteria, designing a mechanism for the evaluation of the performance of SSCs can be a subject for future research.

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