Information retrieval

are in need of information, they are often faced with a personal task of sifting through numerous amounts of information on their own. Over the years many information professionals have developed a set of terminology for the process that is Information Seeking. Carol Kuhlthau developed a detailed overview of what happens during the information seeking process. She discusses that the information seeking process “is the user’s constructive activity of finding meaning from information in order to…

Network, and many others. (Weiser, 2015). Nonetheless, the first attempt to create an anonymous web was attempted not by criminals of the information age, but it was launched by the United States Naval…

Firstly we have to make sure how digital preservation is working in the real world, what are the main challenges it is facing and what are its solutions. How digital preservation is working? The purpose of conservation is to ensure the protection of information of lasting value for access by present and future generations.…

Present society is known as information society, everything is dependent on information. Information is crucial power; it is the great national and international resource. Information is available through libraries, the internet, mass media, manufactures and service providers and in addition, lots of information is hidden in different media, like print form and non print or electronic form. The nature of information is changing the nature of the world’s economy. Information called to be…

model of understanding for information processing is a board game. I took a few of my favorite boards games that I played numerous times growing up and I combined them into one game that depicts how I see information processing. Explanation of model: My model, a board game, is set up like a Shoots and Ladders board. The board as a whole represents the entire information process. There is a spinner for the board game and the spinner represents the stimulus in information processing. The spinner…

Rapid developments in information and communication technologies and their wide applications in all aspects of academic library services have led to unprecedented changes in information processing and dissemination (Makori et al, 2014). Nevertheless, several factors contribute to the difficulty in the adoption, application; use the maintenance of ICT in…

Why is it important to protect information in the food service industry to maintain competitive advantage? Information security is the process of protecting the availability, privacy, and integrity of data. Information technology and methods of securing it have been around for centuries. Whether it is hiding your diary under your pillow, keeping a secret from others, or encrypting your passwords on a desktop, the need to secure data or information has always been important. In the food service…

involves an audit of the project deliverables and an assessment of the outcomes of the original plan. A network interface unit (NIU) also know as network interface is a device that serves as a standard interface for various other devices. Security information technology (IT), is the defense…

industry it is important to have an Information Security Policy Framework within the organization. This protects information that is accessed across the network by staff personnel and patients. ISO 27000 includes a series of international standards that provide a model for establishing, operating, maintaining, and improving an Information Security Management System (ISMS). ISO 27001 provides specific best practices for ISMS, which incorporate the information security requirements of many other…

has been an important instrument for social and economic transformations. The swift development in information and communication technologies all over the world has brought many major transformations in the field of education and other fields of life. The paper deals with need of using ICT in education as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in education. What is ICT Information communication and technology in general relates to the sophisticated and expensive computer based…