The role of software agents in the provision of personalised news is explored in the context of the NewsAgent for Libraries project, which has been developed as a prototype and is about to launch a new free news alerting service for library and information staff. The issues that have arisen as...

This paper describes a software tool that aids researchers in the study of agenda setting. Agenda setting theory claims that the mass media influences what the public thinks and talks about. The tool is used to cluster documents into topically coherent groupings that are to represent issues...

Addresses issues of innovation in the global marketing of leisure industry software products. A strong marketing base is identified as being essential but identifying such a base can be complicated due to changes in demographic and social structures, particularly those taking place in Asia....