This short essay was written after I returned from a research trip to Canada in 2004. I could never understand why anyone would specialize in Canadian studies. Canada always seemed so boring to me. Everything is just so plain and simple there. Canadians think of themselves as being boring. We...
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Trip To Canada To Learn About Library Advocacy
This is a report on a trip that I took in 2004 to better understand the state of Canadian librarianship. I have since received my master’s degree based on my thesis entitled “Library Advocacy in Canada”. This trip was taken from January 19 to February 18 in 2004. My name...
Continue reading...Chain Reaction: The Practice of Chaining Books in European Libraries
Introduction That there was a time in history when books were in chains seems, at first glance, to give a very poor impression of the history of library science. Indeed, looking at the definition for chained books in Harrod’s Librarians’ Glossary, we get: Books chained to shelves or reading desks...
Continue reading...The Role of Classification in Information Retrieval on the Internet by Marthinus S. van der Walt
The following is an assignment from my LIS degree. The task was to write up an abstract and analysis of a particular paper (assigned by the professor). Abstract and Analysis: The Role of Classification in Information Retrieval on the Internet: Some Aspects of Browsing Lists in Search Engines by Marthinus...
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