[KMDG-L] Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Law School Faculty: Evaluation of the Law Library, ISBN 978-157440-381-7

Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of Law School Faculty: Evaluation of the Law Library, ISBN 978-157440-381-7

The 115-page study presents detailed data on law faculty evaluations of a myriad of law library information resources and services, including but not limited to information services such as West, LexisNexis, Bloomberg, FindLaw, and Google Scholar; services such as group study rooms, database training and other infoliteracy services, inter-library loan, range and quality of law journals and legal databases, course reserves, law library information technology and much more.

In addition, the report presents faculty judgments on the idea of hiring more librarians, on the future of the library budget and on the overall efficiency of the law school library compared to other departments and units of the law school. Respondents also rate the overall quality of their law librarians and discuss what they like most and least about their performance and the law library in general. Moreover, the study gives detailed data on how often law faculty visit the library and for how long and how they reach out to librarians, in person, by phone, email, chat service or other means.

124 law school faculty from 38 law schools in the United States took part in the survey
Data is broken out by age, work title and gender of survey participant, as well as by law school size and US News & World Report law school ranking, among other criteria.

Just a few of the report�s many finding are that:

More than 64% of faculty in law schools ranked in the top 30 thought that the range and quality of legal journals available to them in their libraries was excellent.

14% of the interviewees from schools with more than 900 students and 7% from schools with 600-900 students regard availability and quality of the group study rooms as problematic or bad.

Only 43% of the female respondents consider the noise level excellent or good, in contrast about 70% of their male interviewees are have no significant concern about the noise level.

Faculty at the lowest ranking law schools were particularly dissatisfied with the quality of the technology in the law school library.

19% of respondents use Google Scholar at least once per day.

To view a table of contents, excerpt and list of the law schools of the survey participants, visit the product page for this report directly at http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=592

Or visit our general website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.

[KMDG-L] Free access to leading Information and Knowledge Management research

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Virtual Issue: free research on Intellectual Capital, Learning and Knowledge Management Emerald are delighted to offer you free access to a specially-curated virtual issue, containing a selection of recent and highly-read research papers from our premier journals in Intellectual Capital, Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management. Papers are free to view until 29 February 2016. Just click on the hyperlinks below to begin your research discovery! We hope you enjoy your reading. Free papers

 

Journal of Intellectual Capital 15 years of the Journal of Intellectual Capital and counting: A manifesto for transformational IC research John Dumay (2014) IC 21: reflections from 21 years of IC practice and theory Leif Edvinsson (2013) The relationship between human capital, value creation and employee reward, Peter Rex Massingham Leona Tam (2015) Recognition and measurement of intellectual capital in Spanish universities Ramírez Yoland, Gordillo Silvia (2014) IC and public sector: a structured literature review John Dumay, James Guthrie, Pina Puntillo (2015) Improving the information environment for analysts: Which intellectual capital disclosures matter the most? Farooq Omar, Nielsen Christian (2014)
Journal of Knowledge Management Does knowledge management produce practical outcomes? Peter Rex Massingham, Rada K Massingham (2014) Antecedents of organizational knowledge sharing: a meta-analysis and critique Candace L. Witherspoon, Jason Bergner, Cam Cockrell, Dan N. Stone (2013)

 

The Learning Organisation Exploring the relationship between the knowledge creation process and intellectual capital in the pharmaceutical industry Gholamhossein Mehralian, Jamal A. Nazari , Peyman Akhavan, Hamid Reza Rasekh (2014) Learning to create sustainable value in turbulent operational contexts: the role of leadership practices Eng Chew, Kenneth Anthony Dovey (2014)

 

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[KMDG-L] Open-Rank Faculty Positions @ Mobile and Social Computing Lab, Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

Dear friends & colleagues,

 

We have several Open-Rank Faculty Positions available in the Mobile and Social Computing Lab (http://msclab.org/), which is based in the School of Software, Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China. More details are available at: http://fengxia.net/facultypositions.html (in Chinese)

 

Besides full-time positions, adjunct positions are always available for senior researchers/professors.

 

Feel free to contact me if you are interested. Please kindly help forward this message to those who might have interest. Thanks a lot!

 

Best regards,

Feng

 

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Feng XIA (夏锋), PhD, Professor, SMIEEE, SMACM

Director, Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory (http://msclab.org)

Head, Department of Network Engineering

Assistant Dean, School of Software

Dalian University of Technology

Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China

Email: f.xia@ieee.org; f.xia@acm.org

URL: http://FengXia.NET

 

 

 

 

 

[KMDG-L] Two Post-doc Positions in computational social science (Dalian University of Technology, China)

The Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory (http://msclab.org/) at Dalian University of Technology, China conducts interdisciplinary, application-driven academic research in social computing and mobile computing. We are opening two full-time post-doc positions. The successful applicant is expected to work on topics like computational social science, (scholarly/social) data analytics, or mobile social networks. The salary will be around 6,000 RMB/month, plus other Benefits. We will offer excellent working conditions.

 

Supervisor: Professor Feng XIA

Working location: Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China

Start date: ASAP (Negotiable)

Duration: 2 years (fixed)

 

Qualifications:

1. Applicants shall have PhD in related disciplines.

2. A good command of the English language (in speaking and in writing) is required.

3. Research experience in related areas is required.

 

Application procedure:

Please submit your application via email to Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org). The application should include a detailed CV (including email addresses of two referees), a brief statement of research plan (no more than one page), and at least two best scientific documents/publications written by yourself (in English). There is no deadline for application, but we will not accept applications once the positions are fulfilled. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible. 

 

For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Feng Xia (http://FengXia.NET).

 

[KMDG-L] PhD Positions with Full Scholarships in Computational Social Science / Big Data @ Dalian Univ. of Tech., China

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Deadline for application: 19 Feb 2016.

 

The Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory (http://msclab.org/) at Dalian University of Technology, China conducts interdisciplinary, application-driven academic research in mobile and social computing. The Lab now has 30+ members, including 10+ PhD students (from seven countries on this planet!).

 

We are opening 2 PhD student positions in social computing (including e.g. computational social science, data analytics, big scholarly data, social network analysis, etc). All positions will be coupled to full Chinese Government Scholarships. Basic living allowance will be 3,500 RMB/month, plus Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit. The scholarships are exempt from registration fee, tuition, and fee for basic learning materials. Accommodation on campus will be provided for free. The University will offer excellent working conditions.

 

Supervisor: Professor Feng XIA

Working location: Dalian University of Technology @ Dalian, China

Starting date: September 2016

PhD duration: 4 years

 

Qualifications

1. Applicants shall have a master's degree in related discipline.

2. A good command of the English language (in speaking and in writing) is required.

3. Research experience in related areas is a plus.

 

Application procedure

Before submitting the full application (to the University), each potential applicant should first send an initial application via email to Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org). The application should include a detailed CV (including email addresses of two referees, detailed contact information, etc), and at least two best scientific documents/publications written by yourself (in English). The deadline for applications is 19 Feb 2016. Only a few candidates will be shortlisted for full application. Interested applicants are highly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. We will not accept applications once the positions are fulfilled.

 

For further information regarding these positions, please contact Dr. Feng Xia (f.xia@ieee.org).

 

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Feng XIA (夏锋), PhD, Professor, SMIEEE, SMACM

Director, Mobile and Social Computing Laboratory (http://msclab.org)

Head, Department of Network Engineering

Assistant Dean, School of Software

Dalian University of Technology

Development Zone, Dalian 116620, China

Email: f.xia@ieee.org; f.xia@acm.org

URL: http://FengXia.NET

 

 

[KMDG-L] Agricultural Libraries -IFLA Conference -Call for Papers - 2016

http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/agricultural-libraries-special-interest-group

Call for Papers: Open Sessions

Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group

Theme:
"Animal Agriculture Information Systems: An International Perspective"

Focus

Papers are invited to be presented at the Open Session organized by the Agricultural Libraries Special Interest Group during the 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly, Columbus, Ohio, United States in August 2016 on the theme: Animal Agriculture Information Systems: An International Perspective

Submissions

All proposals must be received by 15 February 2016.

All proposals must be sent to:

Dr. Ajay P. Singh
Convener
Email: apsingh_73@yahoo.co.in

Copy should be sent to:

Dr. Deva E. Reddy
Program Chair
Email: devaereddy@tamu.edu

[KMDG-L] Organizing information: roles, skills and training for the future: ISKO-UK, 14 March 2016

Dear IFLA colleagues

ISKO UK Next Meeting and AGM - Organizing information: roles, skills and training for the future

What part will knowledge organization play in our ability to find and manage information in the future, whether it's on websites, document management systems, collaboration systems, corporate intranets, or even on shared drives? What sort of roles will be needed to cope with the ever increasing amounts of information that we're dealing with, and how do we prepare ourselves for these roles? Do university courses and other institutions reflect the needs of the market in their syllabus, and what other ways are there to improve our skills?  

This will be a slightly different format than usual, as we are expecting to look at the topic from a number of different angles. Speakers from government, enterprise, recruitment and academia will be reflecting on the marketplace and how we as professionals respond to it, but instead of our usual longer papers, we are planning shorter contributions in order to cover a wider spectrum of thoughts and experience  and will also welcome input about your own situations. Come and join in the discussion at 2pm on March 14th 2016 at The British Dental Association, Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YS. Members are urged to attend the ISKO UK AGM at 1pm, immediately before the main session, and non-mem! ber observers are welcome too.

For more information, and details of registration, please go to

http://iskouk.org/content/organizing-information-roles-skills-and-training-future

Free to members, only £40 for non-members.

Hope to see you there!

Liz Marley ISKO-UK Publicity