Quality Of Information Resources Research Articles

ОСНОВИ УПРАВЛІННЯ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНИМИ ПРОЦЕСАМИ НА ПІДПРИЄМСТВІ

In the era of global informatization, the development of the technological process, information has become an important element for the enterprise. It is a special and most important aspect of the organization of the management system, which is a set of quantified data on the actual and desired state of systems and subsystems of the enterprise. Therefore, the study of the essence, characteristics, analysis of the current state of information support, the formation of proposals for effective management of information processes in enterprises of various industries is a topical issue today. The article studies the approaches and highlights the essence and characteristics of information support. Analysis of tendencies of modern development of information support of activity of the enterprises of Ukraine. Therefore, to improve the distribution of information, Ukrainian enterprises need to increase the volume and improve the quality of information resources; improvement of technical means of processing, accumulation and transmission of information used by enterprises, development of management strategy (long-term goals and objectives), regulation of the ratio of "necessary and sufficient". Therefore, information support should be formed and improved taking into account the implementation of a number of requirements, namely compliance with such principles as ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISES Issue IV (80), 2020 165 analytical, objectivity, efficiency, rationality, usefulness, which is a necessary condition for obtaining a reliable assessment of business analysis. In modern conditions, great importance must be attached to the expansion and openness, accessibility and publicity of information. This will help ensure the completeness and accuracy of data accounting; achieving an inseparable link between operational, statistical and accounting; minimization of information noise; ensuring an inextricable link between comprehensive primary accounting and decision-making at all levels of the management hierarchy; rationalization of the system of evaluation indicators; simplification of mass data processing. Offered areas of effective management of information activities can be used by unions, businesses in order to improve the management of information processes in enterprises. Adaptation of the proposed proposals to the needs of enterprises of different activities, taking into account the specifics and needs, forms of ownership, state of development requires further research.

The www-sites of federal libraries: The current state and prospects for search optimization

The www-sites represent libraries virtually on the Internet and perform many of the functions of these institutions. Currently, library site building is developing intensively. The researchers focus on the organization and content allocation, design concept, services marketing, assessment of information resources quality. One of the most important tasks to be solved by these social institutions is user acquisition. However, the issues of search engine optimization of www-sites are studied insufficiently. The author presents the findings of the study of federal libraries’ www-sites. The comparative analysis of www-sites was carried out by the criteria of www-site quality index, number of external links to the resource, total social activity, as well as the adaptability for mobile devices. The PR-CY.ru service was used as an analysis tool. According to the study, the one third of the federal libraries’ www-sites can be characterized, from the user's point of view, as high-quality information resources. The author also analyzes the information channels through which users get to the federal libraries www-sites. For 80% of www-sites under examination, the largest number of users find them with search engines. Only 40% of the federal libraries’ sites are adapted for mobile devices, which affects the quality of information resources and makes it difficult for users to access information. The author emphasizes the need for optimizing the www-sites of federal libraries, as well as for monitoring their information resources using web-analytics.

ЕКОНОМІЧНА БЕЗПЕКА ПІДПРИЄМСТВА: НАУКОВО-ПРАКТИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ОБЛІКОВО-АНАЛІТИЧНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ

Кількість прибуткових підприємств, величина їхнього фінансового результату до оподаткування, показники рентабельності господарської діяльності є одними з критеріїв забезпечення економічної безпеки підприємств. Виявлено, що основними причинами економічної небезпеки підприємств є:нестабільна економічна і політична ситуація в державі, що змушує функціонувати підприємств в умовах високого ступеня ризику і невизначеності. Це потребує формування та реалізації адекватної економічної політики, економічної поведінки в ринковому середовищі, поєднання принципів раціональності і доцільного ризику в господарській діяльності підприємств;наявність певних інтересів у суб’єктів ринку, їхнього прагнення до збільшення прибутків загострюють конкурентну боротьбу, що безпосередньо впливає на рівень їхньої економічної безпеки;обмеженість фінансових ресурсів підприємства потребує від розробки ефективних технологій виробництва застосування економічних інструментів для підтримання на потрібному рівні ліквідності та рентабельності, якісного використання власних ресурсів.Дістали подальшого розвитку науково-практичні аспекти обліково-аналітичного забезпечення економічної безпеки підприємства. Установлено, що сутність економічної безпеки підприємства полягає в захисті або збереженні стану організації господарської діяльності для забезпечення реалізації власних інтересів, оптимального використання ресурсів, збереження та поліпшення показників рентабельності та ліквідності. Обґрунтовано, що економічну безпеку підприємства можна охарактеризувати у двох аспектах: захист і стан, які охоплюють три аспекти: інтереси, ресурси, фінансовий стан.Установлено, що на результативність ухвалених управлінських рішень із забезпечення економічної безпеки та реалізації відповідної стратегії впливає якість інформаційного ресурсу шляхом створення і використання власного і зовнішнього інформаційного поля підприємства. Визначено, що особливого значення для підвищення якості обліково-аналітичного забезпечення має інформація, що міститься у фінансовій звітності. Забезпечення економічної безпеки підприємства неминуче пов’язане з невизначеністю оцінок майбутніх подій фінансового характеру. Ця невизначеність практично долається своєчасним виявленням та обліком ризик-факторів до умов формування майбутніх фінансових подій.

Construction of adaptive accounting system in expanding the spectrum of reporting to ensure the quality of information resources

The analysis of scientific literature concerning the issues of accounting reporting in the sphere of sustainable development was conducted. In the course of the research, the factors influencing the formation of organizational and methodological accounting regulations for the purposes of reporting sustainable development were identified, namely, the sectoral orientation of the enterprise’s economic activity, the organization of business processes, the organization of the management system, the organization of information subsystems of management. The procedure of interrelation of reporting of sustainable development with financial and other types of financial statements is considered. The proposals for approval of the company in the set of internal regulations and the introduction of changes to a number of existing ones, which should provide information that meets the following qualitative properties: completeness, authenticity comparability, clarity, reliability, materiality, timeliness, balance, integrity, confidentiality, competence. Such provisions lay in the construction of a general model of a new mechanism for disclosure of information through the reporting of sustainable development, which allows the formation of a quality information resource for stakeholders. The model for the formation and disclosure of information on the business activities of enterprises through the reporting mechanism of sustainable development involves a set of measures for the transformation of information management subsystems and, in fact, the system for making managerial decisions. This, in turn, has caused the justification of the directions of improving the system of internal regulations both in part and in working out new ones.

Transformation areas of accounting reporting and its types in ensuring the quality of information resources

The current research analyzes the verification standard of corporate reporting, as verification is a method that allows us to assess the quality of information about the enterprise’s sustainable development, which is disclosed in corporate reporting. It was established that methodological approaches allow us to assess a set of qualitative indicators of corporate accountability including completeness, materiality, competence, integrity, confidentiality, and reliability. The influence of structural elements of AA 1000 standard on the quality of information resources is determined. This standard allows us to form a set of methodological guidelines for assessing the quality of information resources concerning the business activities of enterprises. The Information Model for GRI Application in Ukraine was built. According to the results of the study on the development of qualitative properties of information resources through the reports of sustainable development, it is established that not all the systems of regulation of such reporting will form a qualitative information resource, and some can not be applied to the current practice of accounting and economic analysis in Ukraine. It is established that the introduction of new types of reporting to inform a wide range of users requires internal transformation of the accounting system, in particular, and management in general.

Implications of inflationary trends on collection development at the University of Ilorin Library, 1976-1985, 2010-2014

This case study discussed inflation and its implication for collection development at the University of Ilorin Library in particular and academic Libraries in Nigeria. Documentary Research Method and Structured Oral Interview techniques were used to examine the records of budgetary allocations and expenditure in the acquisition of books and journals at the University of Ilorin Library between 2010 and 2014. The study identified some problems facing collection development at the university of Ilorin library as a result of inflationary trends. The study therefore posited that inflation-driven library collection development poses great danger to the quality of information resources of the library, the quality of information retrieval by library users, the quality of research and community service mantra of the university. It there recommended that collection development librarian should ensure balanced acquisition with the available funds. Rising number of academic programmes should be controlled in view of the fact that paucity of funds would not be able to go round the myriads of academic programmes satisfactorily. The Federal Government of Nigeria should checkmate inflationary phenomenon on library books and periodicals while textbook writers and publishers should focus more on producing local books/periodicals so that libraries and library clientele would be discouraged from patronizing the more expensive foreign publications.Keywords: Inflation, Collection Development, University of Ilorin, budgetary allocation

Documentation as the element of accounting method in ensuring the quality of information resources

The article states that documenting is the method of primary monitoring of economic activity and / or the separate economic operation that involves fixation of their properties on the corresponding medium. In the process of analyzing the works of scholars it was established that the document is capable of satisfying information needs through transferring the information about the object of accounting. The classification features of documents are offered in the context of providing the qualitative properties of the information resources generated by the accounting system, namely: accounting the object properties on qualitative temporal properties, on the completeness of account details, in the possibility of expanding the requisites on request, in terms of revenue, in accounting consequences, in relation to the objects of balance, on consequences. The article proposes the approach to the development of documenting as the element of the accounting method in ensuring the quality of information resources. The vectors for the development of primary observation are determined and they are aimed at ensuring the quality of accounting information.

Partnering to Analyze Selection of Resources by Medical Students for Case-Based Small Group Learning: A Collaboration between Librarians and Medical Educators

Librarians and medical educators analyzed the quality of information resources used by first- and second-year medical students in their case-based small group learning summaries. Librarians provided instruction on using library resources and gave formal feedback to students about appropriate resources for basic science and clinical questions. The team found that students used a high number of clinical and basic science journal articles and textbooks with a number of factors influencing their resource choices. The study demonstrates numerous areas where librarians can play a key role in assisting students to find and assess information to answer clinical questions.

Peran Strategis E-resource Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi dalam Menunjang Akreditasi Program Studi

This paper discusses the role of e-resource strategic libraries of universities in supporting the accreditation of study programs. The existence of a library is very influential for the success of the learning process in various levels of education ranging from elementary school to college. A library is a heart of a college. Therefore, the library must provide quality information resources in accordance with the expectations of academic community. One of some resources that has a strategic role in supporting the accreditation of study program is an e-resource. There are various types of e-resources that can be developed by the library of e-journals, e-books, full script databases, index databases, and so forth. All of them have a very strategic position in supporting accreditation of study programs. There is a standard library that will be assessed by the assessor team.

Research on the Construction of High Quality Information Resources Database of Competitive Sports

Research on the Construction of High Quality Information Resources Database of Competitive Sports

Improving the Quality of Bionic Resource Retrieval by Visualizing a Specific Bionic-oriented Thesaurus

This article describes the ability to improve the quality of information resources of search through the use of a specialized thesaurus. The possibilities of using a graphical representation of a thesaurus in the field of bionics and bionic technology, as well as the approach used for automated formation of a multilingual thesaurus primary are considered.

Approaches Adopted By Users To Evaluate Blogs: Case Study of Banaras Hindu University

This paper examines the criteria and indicators that blog users consider important for evaluating the quality of blogs, and develops a user-centered framework for evaluating quality by conducting user surveys and post-survey email interviews. The personal characteristics that affect the users’ choices of criteria to evaluate the quality of blogs are examined as well. Keeping the objectives into consideration, to acquire users’ criteria for assessing the quality of blogs, the questionnaire was used as the instrument of the study. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, an independent t-test, and a one-way ANOVA were employed to analyze data from the user survey. From an extensive literature review on the quality of information resources a list of common quality indicators was compiled. The collected quality criteria and indicators were transformed into hypothesized frameworks not tailored to any specific domain or demography. In order to gain better insight on the evaluation of blog quality and to identify the criteria that people consider crucial when evaluating the quality of blogs, online and face-to-face survey to rate the importance of indicators on a five point scale ranging from 1 (not important to all) to 5 (extremely important) was used. The sample included Banaras Hindu University faculty and staff members. The study's findings include 1) the criteria that users consider important when evaluating the quality of blogs are content quality, usability, authority, and blog credibility; 2) the indicators that blog users consider most important for evaluating the quality of blogs are understandability, accuracy, believability, currency, ease of use, and navigation; and 3) gender, education level, age, profession, purpose of use, and specific interests affect the user's choices of criteria for evaluating the quality of blogs.

The impact of better access to scientific journals on the quality of research work: The case of a small university

Linking a publication with scientific research results and the use of information resources is a key component of the collection, development and assessment of an academic library. Librarians often use quantitative data, but it is not easy to come by. Directly connecting library and information services to the impact they have can be quite difficult. Focusing on the 2010–2014 period, we have linked the quality and quantity of published papers to usage statistics for the newly acquired consortia access to scholarly journals in three international publisher databases: ScienceDirect, SpringerLink and WileyOnline. We found that the share of scholarly journals from the ScienceDirect, SpringerLink and WileyOnline consortia cited by University of Primorska researchers’ in their scholarly papers has gradually increased every year, ranging from 13.5% in 2010 up to 24.8% in 2014. The share of scholarly papers published by University of Primorska researchers’ in scholarly journals with the highest impact (measured in Web of Science and Scopus) has also increased substantially, from 18.03% in 2011 to 31.55% in 2014. Study shows that better access to quality information resources for scientific researchers lead to an increase in its use and results in higher quality research shown by the gradual increase of publications of research results in higher impact scholarly journals.

Research on user needs for mobile information services in Chinese university libraries

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the service demand of existing users and potential users for mobile information services provided by university libraries in China. The primary objective is to explore the impact of user experience on user needs, which is conducted by a comparison between two user groups over their needs from three aspects – service function, service mode and information content. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 353 library users from ten Chinese universities via questionnaires. Based on the user needs model, three dimensions of user needs were established for mobile information services and 26 measurement items were generated through a review of the literature. Furthermore, based on frequency analysis, independent samples t-test and the calculation of need rate, the demand differences in mobile information services between existing and potential users were explored. Findings Significant differences existed in the needs for service functions and service modes of mobile information services between existing users and potential users. Existing users cared more about such characteristics as intelligence, personalization and the variety of mobile services. Potential users, in contrast, concerned themselves more with the usability of mobile services and similarity to traditional information services. These two user groups showed little difference in the needs for information content, as they both have strict requirements for specialty, richness in and quality of information resources in mobile network environments. Originality/value Previous research on user needs for mobile libraries services has been primarily conducted from the perspectives of existing users. This study, however, compared the needs of existing and potential users based on their previous experiences, which can help libraries to know better what their users need and improve the quality of mobile information services to meet those needs. This can also make existing users more willing to use the services and cultivate the usage habits of potential users at the same time.

Control y evaluación de recursos de información en clave de “continent” curation

This article reflects on the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in the current environment of online searching and the information domination of search engines and social networks. Taking into account the recent announcement of the ending of ALA’s Guide to reference, and considering the years before the disappearance of selective directories of web resources like Intute, we attempt to explore the potential of content curation as a conceptual and methodological approach to control and evaluate quality information resources. These resources can be viewed as “continents” with a clear and planned identity where the “contents” experience a kind of dissolution within search engines and social networks. This article proposes the concept of “continent curation” as a method of valuation and contextualization for reference resources within the realm of library and information literacy work.

English

Every library is supposed to have adequate information resources in order to enable it effectively serve the information needs of its users. In view of this, the paper aimed at assessing the resources in the school of health technology library Ningi, Bauchi state .Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data. 200 copies of self designed questionnaire were distributed, out of which 150 were successfully returned. Data collected from one hundred and fifty(150) respondents, who participated in this study, through completion of questionnaire and were analyzed alongside with information obtained from documentary source. The study shows that available information resources in the school library, does not meet the approved school library standards. There researcher recommends amongst others, the integration of school library in the overall plan of the school; employment of professional librarians; provision of quality and quantity information resources, as some of measures that would improve the relevance of the library resources, in the school. Key words: Assessment, school library, resources, technology library.

Evaluation of ecosystem services from urban forests in the City of Prague / Ocenění ekosystémových služeb městských lesů Hlavního města Prahy

Abstract Municipal forests primarily provide ecosystem services which are in demand by residents. If they are to meet the demands of Prague’s citizens, managers need good quality information and appropriate financial resources. One important piece of data is a valuation of all ecosystem services. The aim of this paper is to assess the current level of organisation and funding of forest management, estimate the value of forest functions and contribute to improvements in annual reporting by the Forests of the City of Prague. The results of the valuation could potentially be used for the improvement of decision making processes. The organisational structure (Centre of Forests, Watercourses and Reservoirs, Ornamental Nursery Management and Environmental Education) has been effective in delivering sustainable forest management in the City. In addition, forest management of the City of Prague has been independently certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International Standard since May 2007.

Problems and challenges of information resources producers’ clustering

Abstract Classically, unsupervised machine learning techniques are applied on data sets with fixed number of attributes (variables). However, many problems encountered in the field of informetrics face us with the need to extend these kinds of methods in a way such that they may be computed over a set of nonincreasingly ordered vectors of unequal lengths. Thus, in this paper, some new dissimilarity measures (metrics) are introduced and studied. Owing to that we may use, e.g. hierarchical clustering algorithms in order to determine an input data set's partition consisting of sets of producers that are homogeneous not only with respect to the quality of information resources, but also their quantity.

How can information providers connect information resources to entrepreneurs to spur innovation in economic development? Co-sponsored by SIG-III and SIG-USE

Information and knowledge have been recognized as valuable resources for gaining competitive advantage, streamlining decision making and improving strategic management. In an increasingly competitive economic environment, the survival of organizations is heavily dependent on their recognition of information as an important strategic resource (Choo, 2005). Entrepreneurs, who have been regarded as the key drivers of innovation and have frequently been credited with boosting economic development (Timmons & Spinelli, 2009), find themselves in an increasingly disadvantaged position as a result of an inability to compete with the financial power of large companies. The benefits that entrepreneurs reap from having access to quality information resources have been documented in many studies, however, the accessibility and preferences of the information resources varies by context. The focus of the panel will be exploring how information specialists and institutions help entrepreneurs access and use information resources to support their business ventures. Panellists will shed light on different international perspectives drawn from research conducted on different types of groups/organizations. Discussion will be geared to illuminate existing approaches that have been taken to meet the information needs of entrepreneurs, with a view to propose future courses of action.

IIT Libraries: Evaluation of Web-based Information Resources and Services

The Information and Communication Technology and Internet have revolutionized the way to access and retrieve web based information. The library professionals in recent times have experienced tremendous transformation of available library resources and services. In Indian perspective the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) are the premier institutions and their libraries are redesigned to have the online availability of quality information resources and services such as e-journals, e-prints, databases, library catalogues (OPAC, Web OPAC), education materials, information on organizations, associations and so on. Web technologies offer a platform to these institutions to make available all informational resources to their patrons via websites or WebPages. In this research paper a study has been done on the Libraries of IITs with an aim to evaluate their web-based informational resources, services, websites/OPACs and to further study what measures they have taken to better represent web based informational resources and services to their clienteles.