Eco Computer Systems has been authorised by Lewisham Council to take over three of its five libraries, Sydenham, Crofton Park and Grove Park. Each library has a self-issue system and is run by volunteers guided by policy formulated by steering groups of local organisations and local people....

Many organisations are adopting new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to address their organisational and business problems. These technologies may promise utopian visions of information management, yet often they have the potential to re-shape organisational life and bring even more...

John Vincent coordinates The Network, formed in May 1999 as a legacy of a project funded by the Library and Information Commission, Public Library Policy and Social Exclusion (see Muddiman, 2000). The Network’s mission is ‘to assist the cultural sector, including libraries, museums, archives...

Knowledge flows between public research organisations (PROs) and firms may occur through various channels. Channel selection may have different drivers and effects. Although much research has been carried out on the drivers of firms and researchers to connect with each other, less attention has...