scholarly journals To what extent can libraries ensure free, equal and unhampered access to Internet-accessible information resources from a global perspective?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Information Provider ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Starting Point

This dissertation examines the extent to which libraries can provide equal and unhampered access to Internet-accessible information resources on a global scale. It is concerned with restrictions on access to information via the Internet in libraries, and it specifically investigates access to Internet-accessible information through web sites and online databases, and via communication-based mediums such as email. The overall aim of the dissertation is to identify a set of barriers that exist on a global scale, and to examine these barriers and assess the extent to which the international library community is able to overcome them. The research takes as its starting point the rapid growth of the Internet as an information provider in the last ten years. It takes place against a background of uncertain global security and a globalised economy that is increasingly taking advantage of Internet technologies to facilitate its operation. In light of this, the first part of the dissertation constructs a theoretical framework which allows for an examination of the role of the Internet as an information provider in a global arena where the forces of the nation state and big business are able to influence Internet development. Libraries are incorporated into this framework as providers of access to information via the Internet. The rights of library users to access information on the Internet are examined from a human rights perspective which enables the dissertation to assess differences in freedom of access to information on the Internet around the world. The second part of the dissertation empirically examines barriers to Internet-accessible information resources in light of this framework, using a combination of survey and interview work to expose differences in levels of Internet access and development across countries. These differences are then analysed to address the extent to which access barriers exist on a worldwide scale, as well as the extent to which they affect libraries as providers of Internet access. It is argued that as Internet infrastructure and use within a country develops, more obstacles to accessing information become apparent, and the extent to which libraries are able to overcome these obstacles is dependent on their ability to influence decision-making processes at a number of levels, from the local community up to levels of international governance.

Internet Café Entrepreneurs

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stein Kristiansen ◽  
Bjørn Furuholt ◽  
Fathul Wahid
Keyword(s):  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Information Gap ◽  
Internet Cafes

Internet cafés represent a potential means of bridging the information gap between social groups and geographical areas This study examines the spread of Internet cafés in Indonesia The main objectives are to identify characteristics of Internet café entrepreneurs and to enhance the understanding of preconditions for the provision of Internet access by small-scale private enterprises. A survey methodology is used and the data reveal clear statistical associations between entrepreneurial adaptations, such as connection types and service variety, and success variables. The authors' policy recommendations include government intervention, primarily in infrastructure development and awareness creation, for a more equitable spread of access to information through the Internet.

scholarly journals Grey literature citations in top nursing journals: a bibliometric study

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Woods ◽  
Kathleen Phillips ◽  
Andrew Dudash
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Bibliometric Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Health Resource ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Information Professionals

Objective: As access to information grows in tandem with the growth of the Internet, access to grey literature also increases. Because little is known about the use of grey literature in nursing journals, the authors investigated the prevalence and types of grey literature citations in top nursing journals.Methods: We analyzed all citations (n=52,116) from articles published in 2011 in 6 top nursing journals selected from the Medical Library Association’s Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section’s 2012 “Selected List of Nursing Journals.” Grey literature citations were identified and categorized by type.Results: Grey literature accounted for 10.4% of citations across all 6 journals. Publications from governments (54.3%) and corporate organizations (26.8%) were the most common types of grey literature.Conclusion: The substantial citation of grey literature in nursing journals shows that nursing scholars seek and use this category of information. These findings have implications for teaching and learning among nursing researchers and the information professionals who serve the nursing research community.

Has the Promise of the Internet Been Realized? Internet Access and Collective Invention among Independent and Organizational Patent Inventors

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-574
Author(s):  
Eric Dahlin ◽  
Mikaela Dufur ◽  
Dallan Flake
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Collective Invention

The Internet provides individuals with new avenues for knowledge sharing and collaboration, two key ingredients for the production of novelty. Despite the unprecedented access to information and potential collaborators provided by the Internet, however, organizations remain the preeminent site of invention, presumably due to the tremendous resources, technology, and expertise at their disposal. Given the presumption that improved access to the Internet cultivates connectivity and novelty among individuals, on one hand, and the resources organizations can leverage to create novelty, on the other hand, we ask whether Internet access plays a role in the incidence of collective invention for independent inventors and organizational inventors in the knowledge economy. Regression models based on a sample of metropolitan areas in the United States predict that increases in household Internet access increases collective invention for organizational patent inventors, but not independent patent inventors.

Finding the evidence for practice in social work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Cargill
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Efficient Search ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Answerable Question

© 2013, IGI Global. The revolution in information technologies, in particular the growth of the Internet and greater access to computers, has given social workers unprecedented access to information resources. Researching such resources is crucial and it needs to be done efficiently. Planning an efficient search requires knowing which databases and other resources to use, knowing how to formulate an answerable question, identifying terms that inform the question, selecting the appropriate methodological filters, and being able to critically appraise evidence for its quality and relevance. This chapter, therefore, outlines some of the research sources available to social workers, it looks at some principles for finding information for practice in social work, and it outlines some criteria for evaluating the quality of that information.

Research of the Intellectual Property Protection Based on the Internet Information Utilization

2014 ◽  
Vol 998-999 ◽  
pp. 1186-1189
Author(s):  
Li Min Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Internet Information ◽  
Legal Thinking ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
People Search

The Internet has greatly expanded the scope of the use of network information resources and scale, people search and ease of access to information resources and autonomy is also greatly enhanced, but also led to information sharing network of intellectual property protection and infringement issues. This article lists the use of network information resources and violations of copyright law and civil law from the perspective of legal thinking.

scholarly journals Geotourism starts with accessible information: the Internet as a promotional tool for the georesources of Lower Silesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Widawski ◽  
Agnieszka Rozenkiewicz ◽  
Janusz Łach ◽  
Alicja Krzemińska ◽  
Piotr Oleśniewicz
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Basic Source ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Lower Silesia

Abstract This paper investigates the state of information on geoheritage or, in a wider perspective, a geotourist offer that can be found on the Internet, the basic source of information for the potential tourist, at the example of Lower Silesia. In order to achieve the intended aim, firstly a discussion concerning the division of the tourist resources in the literature was presented. It served as the starting point for the selection and analysis of particular resources, and their online promotion techniques. A place of the geotourist resources within this group was highlighted. Next, the analysis of official documents that constitute the basis for actions aimed at the promotion of tourist resources, with the geotourist ones in particular, was carried out. Predominantly, they comprised the strategies of tourism development at different levels, i.e. the level of voivodeship, and the selected counties, where crucial georesources, or geoheritage complexes of the region are located. One of the most important examples is the Kłodzko County, officially referred to in its strategy as “the Tourist County.” The authors also indicated the nature-based tourist resources of Lower Silesia, placing special emphasis on the resources presented in the Geotourist Catalogues - the most comprehensive presentations of this kind of resources in Poland. In the following part, another analysis was presented regarding information on natural resources promoted on the websites of public administration, or local authorities. Selected websites were examined for their accessibility and the manner in which the georesources are presented. The main result of the conducted research is highlighting the fact that geotourism as a distinctive tourism category is not sufficiently promoted online. The reason behind it is the dispersion of geotourist resources being categorised under divergent umbrella terms. A set of actions for the implementation of changes that can possibly improve the present situation was suggested.

Finding the Evidence for Practice in Social Work

2014 ◽  
pp. 36-64
Author(s):  
Justin Cargill
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Efficient Search ◽  
Knowing How ◽  
Answerable Question

The revolution in information technologies, in particular the growth of the Internet and greater access to computers, has given social workers unprecedented access to information resources. Researching such resources is crucial and it needs to be done efficiently. Planning an efficient search requires knowing which databases and other resources to use, knowing how to formulate an answerable question, identifying terms that inform the question, selecting the appropriate methodological filters, and being able to critically appraise evidence for its quality and relevance. This chapter, therefore, outlines some of the research sources available to social workers, it looks at some principles for finding information for practice in social work, and it outlines some criteria for evaluating the quality of that information.

ADVANCES IN NETWORK INFORMATION DISCOVERY AND RETRIEVAL

1995 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 143-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID EICHMANN
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Information Superhighway ◽  
Information Discovery ◽  
Information Spaces ◽  
Network Information ◽  
Current State ◽  
Accessible Information ◽  
The World

Access to information using the Internet has undergone dramatic change and expansion recently. The unrivaled success of the World Wide Web has altered the Internet from something approachable only by the initiated to something of a media craze — the information superhighway made manifest in the personal "home page". This paper surveys the beginnings of network information discovery and retrieval, how the Web has created a surprising level of integration of these systems, and where the current state of the art lies in creating globally accessible information spaces and supporting access to those information spaces.

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