This paper builds on original work undertaken as part of a team of researchers intoPrivacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), defined as a systematic risk assessment tool thatcan be usefully integrated into decision-making processes. The team werecommissioned by the UK Information Commissioner’s...

This paper reports findings from a small number of interviews (six) with internationally-active information professionals and academics using a semi-structured interview instrument. The value of information, its identification, use and impact are discussed. Seven themes were explored within the...

One of the common dilemmas faced by developers of information communication technology (ICT) initiatives is how to go about identifying potential early adopters of their service. This article outlines background research into this area and details the approaches taken within the JISC-funded...

More than 600 brand names across three different categories of online information services were analysed. The analysis took the form of both an objective individual analysis and a questionnaire analysis of brand names. For the individual analysis, a list of 100‐300 brand names for each of the...

Investigates whether a correlation exists between a UK university's academic excellence, as judged by its Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) ratings, and the amount spent on its library. Considers both macro and micro levels, looking at institutions as a whole, and on a departmental level within...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to show how spam is generated and what methods have been proposed to combat it. Design/methodology/approach – A n experiment whereby a number of e‐mail accounts using different ISPs were set up and then checked for spam over a period of nine weeks....

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to report the results of research that was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of a number of web sites selling chocolate. Design/methodology/approach – The research was founded on a series of criteria for evaluating such web sites, based upon...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the content and usability of a sample of 50 UK MPs' web sites. Design/methodology/approach – Score sheets were developed for the evaluation of web sites based on an extensive review of the relevant literature. In addition, a questionnaire...

218 brand names of microfilm/microfiche readers, computerized information retrieval systems and on‐line databases were subjected to an analysis of their characteristics. They acre analysed for the product information they conveyed and for the characteristics of the words employed. It was found...

In this talk, I propose to cover two areas of intellectual property. These are copyright and patents. I will examine both of these topics in regard to the provision of scientific and technical information and the development of a dynamic and growing electronic information industry. For I believe...