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Protecting Personal Information Nova Scotia’s Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act and the USA Patriot Act
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009-01-01)
This paper looks at Nova Scotia's Personal Information International Disclosure Protection Act (PIIDPA), a piece of legislation that was specifically designed to protect Nova Scotia's citizens from having their personal ...
A Different Kind of Memory: Examining the Effect of Technology through the Ages
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)
The effect of new technologies on human memory is a subject of interest for educators, technology developers, and information specialists. However, such a preoccupation is not new to contemporary society. The current ...
Perceptions of Privacy and the Consequences of Apathy: Biometrics in the 21st Century
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)
Privacy, long considered one of our most valuable rights, is at risk. Younger generations are increasingly becoming de-sensitized to the disclosure of their personal and confidential information. With little or no ...
New Textual Formats: Reading online is re-wiring the human brain and changing how we process information
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)
The experience of reading online is different from reading the hard copy of a printed item. This is relevant to librarians and those in the information studies field who need to be aware that the way young people and future ...
The Application of Library Outreach Strategies in Archival Settings
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)
Librarians and archivists in the Halifax Regional Municipality were surveyed using a series of online questionnaires in order to identify library outreach strategies that could potentially be used by archives. Participants ...
Reference Analysis as an Aid in Collection Development: A Study of Master of Architecture Theses at Dalhousie University
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)
Librarians face difficult collection management decisions due to the proliferation of potential resources and the limited funding available to libraries. Reference analysis can act as a tool for selecting and de selecting ...
Submit or Resist: Google, is There a Third Way?
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2006)
This article explores the impact that Google is having on the library profession. Google is enticing users away from their local libraries with its siren song of easy use and ?good enough? results, and librarians are ...
Privacy and Online Social Networks: A Proposed Approach for Academic Librarians in University Libraries
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2008)
This paper analyzes the ways in which academic librarians in university settings can educate the staff, students, and public involved in the library community of both the risks and benefits of involvement in online social ...
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. ...