All nonprofit organisations need to give attention to their marketing strategies in order to maximise the funding and support they receive and the numbers using their services. The web offers a new communications medium with which to achieve this. This paper compares suggested best practice approaches to web marketing using the websites of UK environmental charities as a type of nonprofit organisation. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications
Fig. 1: Graphical summaries of bookmarks are used to record and browse the analytical process, here ordered (row-by-row) in the sequence in which they were bookmarked. Each can be used to access the live data, enabling analysts to revisit parts of the analytical process and helping verify past interpretations. A legend describing the encodings is provided in Fig. 6.Abstract-We describe and demonstrate an extensible framework that supports data exploration and provenance in the context of Human Terrain Analysis (HTA). Working closely with defence analysts we extract requirements and a list of features that characterise data analysed at the end of the HTA chain. From these, we select an appropriate non-classified data source with analogous features, and model it as a set of facets. We develop ProveML, an XML-based extension of the Open Provenance Model, using these facets and augment it with the structures necessary to record the provenance of data, analytical process and interpretations. Through an iterative process, we develop and refine a prototype system for Human Terrain Visual Analytics (HTVA), and demonstrate means of storing, browsing and recalling analytical provenance and process through analytic bookmarks in ProveML. We show how these bookmarks can be combined to form narratives that link back to the live data. Throughout the process, we demonstrate that through structured workshops, rapid prototyping and structured communication with intelligence analysts we are able to establish requirements, and design schema, techniques and tools that meet the requirements of the intelligence community. We use the needs and reactions of defence analysts in defining and steering the methods to validate the framework.
Purpose -This research paper describes the results of a survey of specialist UK library and information sector (LIS) employment agencies concerning employability of library and information management (LIM) graduates and introduces the follow-up actions that are being undertaken to create new teaching materials that address their concerns. Design/methodology/approach -A survey of four UK specialist employment agencies was undertaken in 2005 using semi-structured interview schedules. The aim was to identify the various specific employability areas that recruiters felt were needed for 11 LIM sectors. Quantitative research of individual employers has been undertaken previously, but it was felt that agencies had a unique perspective of sector requirements. This was followed by visits to LIM academic departments to discuss whether the results matched the perceptions of academic staff. Findings -It was clear that different LIM sectors had different emphasises in terms of the employability skills required. Second, the LIM departments visited also identified the desire to address gaps in provision of employability skills within curricula.Research limitations/implications -The survey was a snapshot of perceptions in early 2005. The employment market is a fast-changing environment and further follow-up surveys annually might be valuable to establish trend lines. The research is qualitative and subjective in nature. Originality/value -The paper describes how funding has been provided to empower LIM academics to create new teaching materials by buying their time out to address the gaps in available materials. In addition, these materials will be made freely available to the whole UK LIS sector and networks established to maintain them. Such co-operation is unusual and could result in significant time savings in the preparation of teaching material and enhancement of graduates' readiness for employment.
SummaryInstitutions are increasingly turning to technology to solve their teaching, learning and assessment problems. The use of computers in student assessment, when compared to their use for teaching is a relatively new development. The experiences gained from the development of computer-aided learning can inform and progress the use of computerassisted assessment (CAA). This paper considers the development of CAA in higher education and proposes that a strategic approach is advantageous to institutions wishing to develop and implement CAA systems. A brief review of the lessons learnt from computeraided learning and CAA is provided and the experiences of two institutions are described. Based on this, recommendations are made as to how effective CAA systems can be implemented on an institutional basis.
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