Engaging and influencing policy and the curriculum – the Scottish Information Literacy Project experience.
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Irving, C. (2012)
Engaging and influencing policy and the curriculum – the Scottish Information Literacy Project experience. In C. Rankin, & A. Brock (Eds.), Library services for children and young people: Challenges and opportunities in the digital age, 49-63. Facet
Library and information science (LIS) professionals support learning and teaching in a variety of ways, and this chapter focuses on information literacy (IL) and the key messa...
Daniel Bell's theory of the information society.
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Duff, A. (2009)
Daniel Bell's theory of the information society. In B. Smart (Ed.), Post-Industrial Society, 201-232. Sage
Daniel Bell is recognised to be the foremost writer on the information society. The paper expounds his writings in detail, showing their development from the 1960s to the 1990...
The age of access? Information policy and social progress.
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Duff, A. (2009)
The age of access? Information policy and social progress. In S. Papathanassopoulos, & R. Negrine (Eds.), Communications Policy: Theories and Issues, 49-64. Palgrave Publishers
Knowledge networking in a public service agency: contextual challenges and infrastructure issues.
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Davenport, E., & Rasmussen, L. (2007)
Knowledge networking in a public service agency: contextual challenges and infrastructure issues. In T. K. Srikantaiah, & M. Koenig (Eds.), Knowledge Management in Practice: Connections and Context, 445-462. Information Today, Inc
The chapter presents a study of knowledge networking in a public sector agency (PuSA) in the UK, where a number of knowledge management initiatives have been introduced since ...
Signing an e-petition as a transition from lurking to participation.
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Cruickshank, P., Edelmann, N., & Smith, C. F. (2009)
Signing an e-petition as a transition from lurking to participation. In J. Chappellet, O. Glassey, M. Janssen, A. Macintosh, J. Scholl, E. Tambouris, & M. Wimmer (Eds.), Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, 275-282. Trauner
As one form of online political participation, the e-petitioning is seen as a response to a perceived decline in public trust of political institutions and the associated sym...
Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Davenport, E., Turner, P., & Turner, S. (Eds.)
(2008). Exploration of Space, Technology, and Spatiality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-020-2
The emerging study of technology in space has been shaping human interaction with physical, social, and technological worlds. Drawing upon a wide range of information technolo...
Introducing Psychological Factors into E-Participation Research
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Edelmann, N., & Cruickshank, P. (2011)
Introducing Psychological Factors into E-Participation Research. In A. Manoharan, & M. Holzer (Eds.), E-Governance and Civic Engagement, 338-361. IGI Global Publishing. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-083-5.ch017
This chapter looks at e-petitioning as a successful application of e-participation from a psychological perspective. It notes that e-participation should not be viewed uncriti...
Distributed Discussion: An Integrated eParticipation Model for Engaging Young People in Technology Policy
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Taylor-Smith, E., Kimpeler, S., & Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt, P. (2011)
Distributed Discussion: An Integrated eParticipation Model for Engaging Young People in Technology Policy. In Y. Charalabidis, & S. Koussouris (Eds.), Empowering Open and Collaborative Governance, 181-197. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27219-6_10
This chapter describes an eParticipation model, designed to be especially appropriate to young people and complex topics: distributed discussion. It draws on the experiences o...