Information Science in 2003: A Critique

Chief Editor\'s Note: A Critique of LIS Texts and of the Congress of Information Science and Knowledge Studies Specialists

Education has three main elements: teachers, students and text books. Many have discussed these three elements and there are plenty of texts written, but there are still many challenges to be addressed. Teachers are the main factor in teaching and training. Teaching promotes the life and life style, but training shows how to get rid of human challenges. Students often try to pass the courses in...

Critique of Research Book (Art)/ Hidden Layout: A Critique of the Book of Gusheh: Iranian Melody Culture, Arvin Sedaghatkish

The book Gusheh: Iranian Melody Culture is the result of thirty years of Arshad Tahmasebi’s life long work, and has undergone a shift in some of the key concepts due to the length of time it took to be written. These changes especially include the great changes in scholarship and music research in recent years. Nonetheless, closer studies show that this book is still very helpful and beneficial...

A Critique of the Information Resources of Disaster Databases in the World

Model of Process Critique of Contemporary Residential Works Based on the components: "Mission, Objectives, Functional Needs and Concepts

The formation of a designer's personality and the acquisition of design skills are dependent on specific components and variables, such as observation and sampling, analysis and handling of samples, direct involvement and impregnation with the design problem. Architectural critique and analysis of the works of the past and successful and unsuccessful examples have always played a key role in ar...

Critical Information Systems Ethics Stream 5: Exploring the Meaning of “Critique” in Electronically-Mediated Work