ABDULLAHI SHUAIBU'S JOURNALS ON SOCIOLOGY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES.

Digital Library Initiative and The Future Currently we are very busy digitizing humankind's written knowledge from books to the digital so it can be made available to the world. This is a very wise move as books can decay over years and out of print books are not available to all. By digitizing the known human written knowledge to the world we can conquer the opportunity barriers of those hard chargers who may not have the resources to achieve the upward mobility they seek. As we conquer the digital divide we will be well on our way to giving back the knowledge of the world from the entire Library of Commerce to the human race in an easy to read, search and retrieve format available to all. That will be an excellent day for the human race indeed. Recently the Discovery Channel and CSPAN have had shows that specifically address the massive undertaking; taking print in books and putting it into a digital format. One research project of interest was fund...

What Is A Digital Library? Why Is It Advantageous To You? Advanced technologies have almost changed the way in which the libraries function. The services of libraries have now been redesigned to reach your fingertips trough the internet. A digital library is basically a virtual library, from where you can access books, documents, and other collections. It also allows you to read different books on your PC, laptop, or tablets. Some of the libraries are absolutely free to use, while some others might charge you with subscription fee. The collections can be saved locally on your computer, or can be accessed remotely from anywhere. Digital libraries offer - • Easy access to the huge information database • Access from almost anywhere, and at any point of time • Best resources of primary information • Along with text documents, they include multimedia contents like images, videos, etc. • An easy to use feature • Easy navigati...

Keyword Search Strategy Made Simple Before you can being to create content for your website, blog or articles, you need to identify the best keywords for your niche. The keyword search strategy you use during your keyword research will have a huge impact on whether your campaign succeeds or fails. The quality of your chosen keywords or phrases is so important, they have a huge impact on how quickly you get ranked in the search engines as well as how highly you rank. They also impact your traffic volume. If you make the mistake of choosing a very popular keyword, that doesn't have many popular variations yet it has a huge amount of competition, you could be setting yourself up for failure. You can compete with high competition keywords, but it takes much more work and a lot longer before you begin to see results. For maximum success, your keyword search strategy should include: 1) Brainstorming the kinds of words or short phrases pe...

Importance of Libraries Man's quest for knowledge has led to the creation and accumulation of tremendous amount of information. This quest for knowledge knows no bounds and limits and is never satisfied. It has continued since the dawn of civilization to the modern age. This hard-earned knowledge and information is valuable for the entire mankind and therefore liable to be preserved. With the invention of paper man has been able to convey this knowledge to others by writing books. Thousands of manuscripts have been written by the wise men of the earlier times but many of them were destroyed due to the lack of proper means of preservation. Libraries are established for the systematic collection, organization, preservation and dissemination of knowledge and information. It is very important for man to preserve and maintain the valuable knowledge and information contained in the books and documents because we want to preserve our knowledge and wisdom for...

What Is Information Literacy? Information literacy is the ability to find the information that we need and use that information. This need could be getting information about different courses that the universities offer or selecting the right tour operator for our next vacation. We make numerous trivial decisions everyday and some important ones now and then, like finding the right car or choosing the correct insurance policy. To make the right decision, or more importantly, to make the most beneficial decision, we need to gather all the relevant information before we can analyze the information and make a decision. Therefore, essentially, all the tasks that fall between identifying the information need and using the information that we find to make a decision fall under the scope of information literacy. So how do we know if we are information literate? An information literate person can: · Define the problem: That is we can recognize wha...

Personal Training and Information Literacy Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership Information literacy is extremely important in the health and wellness industry, more specifically in the personal training field. It takes a short amount of time and education to become a personal trainer, and the pay is relatively high for what a person needs accomplish to become certified. An abundance of personal trainers exists because of the high pay, the short amount of time it takes to become certified, and the growing need for society to improve their health. In order for a personal trainer to stand out and become sought-after for their repeated results and excellent workouts, the trainer must be an expert at researching information, comprehending new research, and applying both. In the article How we Failed the Net Generation, Badke discusses the World Wide Web saying, "... few of us had any idea what it would become in less than 2 decades. Many of our ...

Human Resource Information System An information system (IS) avoids isolation among organizational units, provides a mechanism to exchange information and ideas across organizational boundaries allowing the opportunity of taking multiple perspectives into consideration during decision making and provides coherence and direction to the whole organization. An IS allows searching for shared information and then similar to any raw material, information can be processed or refined according to a certain plan or program and under certain conditions to generate new information. Information is capable of paying back much more than what has been initially paid to obtain it. The reusable nature of information signifies another important attribute associated with information system is the sharing of information over a course of time without any reduction in its value and effectiveness. The most valuable capability of an information system is it enables information to be ava...

Consider a Career in Information Systems The field of information systems encompasses a lot of different jobs from hardware assembly all the way up to executive management. While there are many great career opportunities in each of the areas that handle information technology, some of the most appealing job prospects exist in the management of these systems. Management information systems is ideal for individuals who want to acquire a basic understanding of the technical aspects of information systems while spending most of their time on figuring out how these systems can be used to improve business operations. The MIS Degree is the best option when it comes to combining computer science and business administration. There are many colleges in the United States that offer programs that teach students how to design, construct, analyze, implement, and evaluate information systems that are meant to improve business efficiency, employee productivity, and execu...