Purpose – The main objective of this paper is to analyse how important the previous experience of firms with different information technologies is for their acceptance of web procurement. Design/methodology/approach – To analyse the different types of experience a study was conducted using...

This paper reports on the changing nature of a range of information technology (IT) application skills that students declare on entering an accounting degree over the period from 1996 to 2006. Accounting educators need to be aware of the IT skills students bring with them to university because...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issue of relevance in full‐text patent document searches from the viewpoint of end‐users in science and technology. It aims to present three cases of patent document analysis for relevance, with an additional case of improved search...

Arguments about using computer facilities to classroom teaching have gained a lot of attention over time. Using the computer facilities will be helpful to demonstrate real world applications, while poor data or inappropriate case studies might reduce the confidence in applying computer programs...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at social networking aspects of Web 2.0 and how they might relate to libraries and library education. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at The 23 Things, a focus of the Public Library of Charlotte and Meckenburg County in North...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the area of business process mining, providing an overview of state‐of‐the‐art techniques. An outline of the main problems experienced in the practice of process mining is given along with reference to work that addresses the most challenging issues...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of computer usage in determining the credit score for small business owners. Design/methodology/approach – Bitler, Robb, and Wolken report over three‐quarters of all small business use computerized...

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide a descriptive analysis of the role of computer usage in determining the credit score for small business owners. Design/methodology/approach - Bitler, Robb, and Wolken report over three-quarters of all small business use computerized systems. Since...

Purpose – Enterprise application integration (EAI) aims to integrate various enterprise applications, such as legacy systems, enterprise resource planning systems, and best‐of‐breed business applications, to aid in promoting organizational goals. EAI is a relatively new area of concern for...