Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers (Book Review)

Special book review

The period of the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s was the decade of the small entrepreneur. The outcome was an entrepreneurial explosion during which small suddenly became more beautiful in the marketplace. During this period, entrepreneurship was everywhere, offering something new to governments, cities, corporations, and individuals [3, p. 16]. The new interest in entrepreneurship was not con...

information organization in iranian libraries and information centers: trends

information organization (i.e., cataloging, classification, abstracting and indexing) is a crucial service in libraries and information centers. modern and standard practices in this regard started around 1960s in iran. this paper outlines the development of modern practices in information organization in iran. it illustrates how iranian libraries and information centers implement standard prac...

The Role of Digital Libraries and Information Centers in E-Learning

NIEHS Issues Directory of Centers

By histological and ultrastructural criteria, most of the cells forming the tumour masses in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) resemble the normal epidermal basal cells from which they are thought to arise (reviewed by Pollack, 1982). This common locally invasive skin tumour is further characterised by extensive remodelling of the surrounding connective tissue (Getzrow, 1966; Pinkus, 1979; Delpech et ...

Information commons: future of academic libraries

Background and Aim: This paper seeks to explore the concepts of the information commons (IC). The paper provides a look at the models and characteristics of the IC. A number of projects of the IC are presented. We will discuss the situation of an existing traditional library. It makes recommendations for converting an existing library space into an IC. A number of Challenges of implementation o...