Citations with the tag: INFORMATION resources -- Social aspects
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- Free Advocacy Resource.
// Parks & Recreation; Dec2000, Vol. 35 Issue 12, p4Focuses on the Project Vote Smart, a research project to discover how citizens would use non-biased information about candidates for public office when voting. Success of the project; Role of the project in informing the citizens.
- Democracy, a "Popish" Innovation.
// America; 7/5/1919, Vol. 21 Issue 13, p338The article offers insights on the movement that almost every popular right was transformed into source of democratic liberties in the U.S. It cites several books where in it notes that the patent absurdity was made possible only by the complete lack of careful impartial research. It mentions...
- The buzz machine.
Marin, Rick; Van Boven, Sarah // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition); 07/27/98, Vol. 132 Issue 4, p38Focuses on the concept of buzz, what it is, who makes it, and how it spreads. United States dedication to word-of-mouth information about the latest thing; The difference between buzz and hype; Initiators of buzz, including Rosie O'Donnell, Anna Wintour, Matt Drudge, Tina Brown, Don Imus,...
- The buzz machine.
Marin, Rick; Van Boven, Sarah // Newsweek (Pacific Edition); 07/27/98, Vol. 132 Issue 4, p38Focuses on the concept of buzz, what it is, who makes it, and how it spreads. United States dedication to word-of-mouth information about the latest thing; The difference between buzz and hype; Initiators of buzz, including Rosie O'Donnell, Anna Wintour, Matt Drudge, Tina Brown, Don Imus,...
- The buzz machine.
Marin, Rick; Van Boven, Sarah; Yahlin Chang; Beals, Gregory; Gegax, T. Trent; Brown, Corie // Newsweek; 7/27/1998, Vol. 132 Issue 4, p22Focuses on buzz, what it is, who makes it, and how it spreads. United States dedication to word-of-mouth information about the latest thing; The difference between buzz and hype; Initiators of buzz, including Rosie O'Donnell, Anna Wintour, Matt Drudge, Tina Brown, Don Imus, Michael Kinsley,...
- The feeling's Mutual.
Dampier, Mark // Money Marketing; 12/3/2009, p14No abstract available.
- ALA Finds Sunny San Antonio Muy Simpatico.
Dampier, Mark // American Libraries; Mar2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p56Presents details of the American Library Association's (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, which was held January 14-19, 2000 in San Antonio, Texas. The announcement of awards for children's literature, including presentations to Christopher Paul Curtis for his book 'Bud, Not Buddy'; Goals of the ALA...
- Statement by John W. Berry, candidate for ALA President.
Dampier, Mark // American Libraries; Mar2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p66Presents a statement by John W. Berry, candidate for the presidency of the American Library Association (ALA). His support for multicultural initiatives in the ALA; Equity in access to information resources; Emphasis on the continuing education of librarians and library workers.
- Plans Move Forward--Both External and Internal.
Kniffel, Leonard // American Libraries; Mar2000, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p79Presents details of the American Library Association (ALA) Executive Board's 2000 Midwinter Meeting sessions. Goals of the ALAction 2005 plan, including equitable access to information resources and commitment to continuing education for librarians and library personnel; Public relations...
- Personalinformationssysteme in deutschen Gro�unternehmen. Ausbaustand und Rechtsprobleme.
Bull, Hans-Peter // Zeitschrift f�r Rechtssoziologie; jun1983, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p84The article reviews the book "Personalinformationssysteme in deutschen Gro�unternehmen. Ausbaustand und Rechtsprobleme," by Wolfgang Kilian.
- Moving towards societal continuity.
Lovegrove, Brett // Crisis Response Journal; Dec2008, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p34The article presents the author's views on the importance of co-ordinated provision of resources and information to help increase the resilience strategies in Great Britain. The author notes that becoming more resilient in making choices and arrangements is associated with co-ordinated...
- CHANGES IN IS RESEARCH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
Vachon, Francine; Pozzebon, Marlei; Lévesque, Gilles // International Journal of Business, Humanities & Technology; Sep2011, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p184Information Systems (IS), as a scholarly discipline, has been characterized as very diversified and has evolved considerably over the years. The purpose of this study is to present an overview of the changes in IS research that occurred between two periods 1984 to 1986 and 1996 to 1998, based on...
- Go Online for Geriatric Oncology Resources.
Braccia, Deborah // ONS Connect; Dec2009, Vol. 24 Issue 12, p4The article provides online geriatric oncology resources that will help for caring aged cancer patients in the U.S. Several resources are mentioned, including the American Geriatrics Society, the American Society on Aging, and the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. It also presents...
- CORRESPONDENCE.
J. F.; Gerard, John; Ignatius, Brother E.; Willard, Stanley K.; P. E. D.; Troy, Thos. F.; Vikovsky, Zoe; Williamson, T. H.; Byrns, Ruth // America; 12/5/1942, Vol. 68 Issue 9, p249Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the "Life of Bartolom� de Las Casas," by Reverend L. A. Dutto, the "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature," and the publications of the Roman Catholic Church by Orlando A. Battista in the May 16,...
- On Boredom, Information Systems, and the Practice of Good Reading.
Salarelli, Alberto // Library Philosophy & Practice; Fall2010, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p1The article presents the author's views on the democratization of boredom, the impact of information technology on human consciousness, and the practice of good reading. A philosophical discussion is presented about time and boredom as related phenomena. The idea that only the wealthy...
- THE "G" IN S.
SUI, DANIEL // GEOWorld; Sep2011, Vol. 24 Issue 9, p12The article offers the author's insights on the reasons why geographic information system (GIS) should be considered as social media. The author says that GIS and social media are used for mapping activities, exchanging of information, and online postings. He says that the interactions of GIS's...
- SEXUALITY IN TEENAGERS: TEENAGERS ABOUT THEMSELVES.
Mogos, Voichita; Moldovan, Carmen; Gotca, I. // Acta Endocrinologica (1841-0987); Jun-Mar2006, Vol. 2 Issue 1, p19A study was performed on the basis of multiple-choice questionnaires applied to a lot of 96 pupils in the forms 9 to 11 at a high-school in the city of Suceava. The questionnaires of 96 de respondents were analysed - 42 teenage boys (13 from the rural environment, 29 from the urban environment)...
- Sociological Research in a Military School.
Ignat'ev, V. V. // Russian Education & Society; Dec2008, Vol. 50 Issue 12, p40The article offers information on the study related to the importance of sociological support research in military school. It explains that the usefulness of sociological research in the administration of an institution of higher learning is not confined solely to diagnosis. It infers that the...
- An Efficiency Criterion for Marketing Design.
Wernerfelt, Birger // Journal of Marketing Research (JMR); Nov94, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p462The author proposes that the parties in vertical trading relationships allocate their efforts toward manufacturing and information exchange such that no other arrangement makes them all better off. In some cases this reduces to the suggestion that a change should be made if one party can pay...
- Community Health Workers: Social Justice and Policy Advocates for Community Health and Well-Being.
P�rez, Leda M.; Martinez, Jacqueline // American Journal of Public Health; Jan2008, Vol. 98 Issue 1, p11Community health workers are resources to their communities and to the advocacy and policy world on several levels. Community health workers can connect people to health care and collect information relevant to policy. They are natural researchers who, as a result of direct interaction with the...
- When and How Trustworthiness Matters: Knowledge Transfer and the Moderating Effect of Causal Ambiguity.
Szulanski, Gabriel; Cappetta, Rossella; Jensen, Robert J. // Organization Science; Sep/Oct2004, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p600The recognition that better use of existing internal knowledge could enhance survival chances of organizations has spawned substantial interest in the transferability of routinized, experiential learning to additional settings within the organization. Previous research has established that...
- THE DIAPASON at the century mark.
Owen, Barbara // Diapason; Dec2009, Vol. 100 Issue 12, p33The article focuses on the development and the mark made by the musical periodical "The Diapason" in American organ history. It cites that journalist and organist Siegfried Emanuel Gruenstein mixed his two interests and founded "The Diapason" which first issue appeared in December 1909. It...
- ProQuest to offer digital access to Colonial State Papers.
Owen, Barbara // IM@T.Online; Jul2007, p1The article reports on the proposal of ProQuest that it will provide digital access to a select group of Colonial State Papers, through a partnership with The National Archives (TNA) in Great Britain. Accordingly, researchers who want to study the Colonial State Papers in full color, will have...
- Information Role of Kuwaiti Diwaniyyah as a Model of Unofficial Information Sources.
Al-Ansari, Husain; Al-Kandari, Yagoub Y. // Journal of Social Sciences; 2012, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p50The study examines the information role of the Kuwaiti Diwaniyyah in terms of its type, size, and nature, and the importance of information people obtain during their visits to the Diwaniyyah as an unofficial information agency. A sample of 640 Kuwaiti male Diwaniyyah visitors (ages from 18-78...
- Taking the Pulse of Internet Pharmacies.
Zhilin Yang; Peterson, Robin T.; Huang, Lily // Marketing Health Services; Summer2001, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p4The article reports on a study examining consumer response to Internet pharmacies. The study identified quality dimensions in three categories that contribute to consumer satisfaction and dissatisfaction. These are product cost and availability, customer service, and the online information...
- KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER.
Boland Jr., Richard J.; Singh, Jagdip; Salipante, Paul; Aram, John D.; Fay, Sharon Y.; Kanawattanachai, Prasert // Academy of Management Journal; Apr2001, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p393Cognitive and learning theories were used to develop a framework in which different knowledge representations prime recipients with different schemata and thereby differentially affect their decision making. The authors evaluated interpretive, general, and particular knowledge representations in...
- Assessing the Effects of Information Disclosure Requirements.
Day, George S. // Journal of Marketing; Apr1976, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p42This article investigates the impact of information disclosure requirements in consumer research by reviewing several past studies of existing disclosure requirements. The author focuses on the effect of disclosure requirements on decision makers in the field of marketing. He goes on to address...
- Consumer Protection: More Information or More Regulation?
Cunningham, William H.; Cunningham, Isabella C. M. // Journal of Marketing; Apr1976, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p63This article reports on consumer awareness with regards to legal issues relating to the marketing industry in the U.S. The author focuses on legal developments associated with U.S. Federal Trade Commission rulings that relate to deceptive advertising practices and credit reporting. A research...
