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Fostering a Balanced Library: How Practicing the Principles of Slow Library Movement Could Lead to a Sustainable Future for Libraries
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2008)
The increasing ubiquity of digital information in recent decades has altered the potential form and role of libraries of the future. In order to fulfill their most fundamental mandate, libraries must provide relevant ...
The Myth of Free: The Hidden Costs of Open Source Software
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2010)
Open source software (OSS) has become increasingly visible in recent years as a viable option for library automation. Many libraries rely on an integrated library system (ILS) to perform automation and library functions. ...
Reducing Resistance to the Adoption of Open Source Systems
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2008)
This paper examines the background and psychology of the open source movement and suggests ways to decrease resistance to the adoption of open source systems in libraries, which have typically favoured proprietary systems. ...
Digital Audio Collections
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2008)
This paper is about the possibility of libraries creating digital music
or audio collections based on the current state of the digital music industry, and in
comparison with the difficulties librarians have found in ...
Subsidies and their Implications on Fisheries Management in St. Lucia
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2011-03-31)
Worldwide, fisheries subsidies contribute to fleet overcapacity, to overfishing, and to the decimation of the marine environment. Despite the fact that small-scale fisheries catch roughly the same amount of edible fish ...
South African Public Libraries After Apartheid
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2006)
One of the challenges a postcolonial society has to face is reconciliation, the righting of wrongs and forgiveness. In South Africa, this includes the integration of all ethnic groups into every part of society. Public ...
Public Libraries as Aids to Sense Making in Urban Aboriginal Populations
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2006)
Aboriginal peoples in Canada increasingly reside in areas outside of their designated reserve lands, with large numbers living in many of the country's Census Metropolitan Areas. This paper discusses the potential for ...
Adaptive Technologies for Individuals with Visual Impairments: Scholarly and Consumer Perspectives
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2006)
Adaptive technologies allow people with visual impairments to access information, but problems surrounding access and availability to these technologies exist. Scholarly literature and reports by organizations, such as the ...
Talking Through the Keys
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2005)
New technologies such as e-mail and instant messaging predispose themselves to a less formal style of writing than traditional letter-writing; however, thoughtful communication is still possible through these mediums.
Editorial: Diverse Populations
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2006)
DJIM's Co-Chair and Editorial Chair introduce the journal's second volume, and the theme of "diverse populations."