Anja Kersting and Karlheinz Pappenberger Library of the University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany Purpose With the illush'ation of a best practice example for an implementation of open access in a scientific institution, the paper will be useful in fostering future open access projects. Design/methodology/approach The paper starts with a brief overview of the existing situation of open access i...

Interdisciplinary work groups have proved to be one of the best practices (in terms of efficiency) in modern organizations. Large applications have many different users who can play different roles with responsibilities and rights depending on such roles. There are so many roles, groups, relationships among them, tasks, and collaborations, that it is very difficult to develop an application wit...

Porphyry is a stone material, volcanic in origin, characterised by its development along parallel planes (photo n. ). This characteristic allows for it to be used as a semi-finished product (untreated photo n. ) as well as after “splitting”. Porphyry’s considerable resistance to wear and tear, due to atmospheric agents, is the feature that has consented to its diffusion in street furniture but ...

Physical therapy is not limited to a simple rehabilitation procedure; this paper proposes a method for production of interactive environments in order to support the recovery process for people with temporary physical disability. The proposed method preconizes the rehabilitation as a set of ordered steps, taking into account best practices in occupational therapy coming from several actors invo...

Personas are a popular tool for product design professionals. However, controversy exists in the product design community in terms of its validity and applicability as a vehicle for client insights. Based on persona development work we have performed for a financial services company, we propose best practices that could help create more useful personas in support of product design.

e-Learning has become an inevitable part of the modern education system, which deserves attention and investigation. This research aims to build a framework for best practice-in-context in the use and implementation of elearning tools, technology and systems in higher education (HE). The main contribution of this research is to provide a comprehensive framework that will potentially lead to the...

This paper presents a methodology for identifying best practices followed by various countries worldwide for supporting broadband growth. It also investigates and analyzes these practices using data concerning broadband penetration, access technologies, market, prices and services for OECD countries during the period 2004–2006. The methodology used to locate the best practices is based on three...

ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Assistant Professor Dr. Isabelina Nahmens, who is my advisor, for her constant support and encouragement in the research and preparation of this thesis. Under her supervision I was able to accomplish my goals and gain knowledge on various research aspects. his help during the implementation of my research. I would like to th...

It has become fairly common to hear the term “value proposition”. It is often featured as a component of a sales and marketing strategy in various ways, such as: advertisements, white papers, case studies or within sales collateral. In fact, the term has become quite familiar, yet when a series of value propositions are evaluated it becomes clear that not all value props are created equally. In...