http://hdl.handle.net/2160/168 Fri, 24 May 2013 01:51:21 GMT 2013-05-24T01:51:21Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/3986 Open access publishing and institutional repositories: an overview Tedd, Lucy A. This paper introduces the concepts of open access publishing and institutional repositories. Examples of such repositories are given. An overview is provided of projects being funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee within the UK in higher education institutions and information on how some of the outcomes of this work can be useful to those in other countries is provided. The progress of the Wales Repository Network in developing an integrated network of institutional repositories in Wales is described. Finally, the author’s experiences in the use of an institutional repository at Aberystwyth University, Wales are given. Tedd, L.A.(2009).Open access publishing and institutional repositories: an overview. In J. Arora, A. Amudhavalli, R. Samyuktha, P. Chand, A.K. Rai and R. Chandrakar (Eds.),E-content management: challenges and strategies. 7th International CALIBER conference, Puducherry, February 25-27 2009. (pp.572-584). Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2160/3986 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/647 Books in a virtual world: The evolution of the e-book and its lexicon Armstrong, Chris Over recent years there has been considerable confusion over the use of the term ‘e-book’, and this article examines the variety of definitions used to date while proposing a definitive construct. Beginning by examining the definitions of ‘book’, the paper moves on to consider the essential element of a book – the content, and to examine publishing and structural aspects of e-books, as well as their place in libraries, before arriving at a final definition. The definition and its derivation embrace all of the issues that affect the way in which e-books are understood and used today. In conclusion, the article looks at both the genesis of e-books, and the stage of acceptance and adoption that they have reached, with brief reference to 3rd-generation e-book readers available at the time of writing. Armstrong, C.J. (2008) Books in a virtual world: The evolution of the e-book and its lexicon. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 40(3), 193-206. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2160/647 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/556 Aggre-culture: What do e-book aggregators offer? Lonsdale, Ray; Armstrong, Chris The market for e-books has taken off, particularly in the world of education. Aggregators provide easy access to large collections of titles from many publishers through a single interface. The article is a comparative review of ten aggregators with collections available in the UK, and points to emerging trends. Lonsdale, Ray, & Armstrong, Chris (2008) Aggre-culture: What do e-book aggregators offer? Library + Information Update, 7(4), 28-33. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2160/556 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2160/193 From epistemic origins to journal impact factors: what do citations tell us? Urquhart, Christine In the article by Beckstead and Beckstead (this issue) one approach to the mapping of a discipline and its influences is discussed. Multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) is used to position nursing theorists in relation to their use, as expressed in their citations, of psychology (particularly personality psychologists), biology and systems theory, and existential philosophy. This approach, using citations to other papers as the raw primary data for further analysis is quantitative research of the literature, known as bibliometrics or scientometrics. Urquhart, C. (2006). From epistemic origins to journal impact factors: what do citations tell us? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 43(1), 1-2. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2160/193 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z