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Out with the old, in with the new? Training for new management issues in the year 2000 (1995)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (1995, May). Out with the old, in with the new? Training for new management issues in the year 2000. Presented at First British-Nordic Conference on Library and Information Studies, The Royal School of Librarianship, Copenhagen, Denmark

The management profession is subject to change, evolution and development. Old techniques and practices are
continuously being replaced with new ideas and tomorrow's manager needs to be aware of these changes in order to be
effective.
Management i... Read More about Out with the old, in with the new? Training for new management issues in the year 2000.

Academic referencing of Internet-based resources (1995)
Journal Article
Fletcher, G., & Greenhill, A. (1995). Academic referencing of Internet-based resources. Australian Library Journal, 44(4), 177-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049670.1995.10755721

The rapid growth of the Internet has outstripped conventions for citing material from that source. Distinguishing material as a [computer file] does not provide sufficient information about the platform necessary for reading it. The URL provides usef... Read More about Academic referencing of Internet-based resources.

Can models fitted to small data samples lead to maintenance policies with near-optimum cost? (1995)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & Scarf, P. (1995). Can models fitted to small data samples lead to maintenance policies with near-optimum cost?. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 6(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/6.1.3

In a general context of maintenance modelling, the excess cost of operating at the
estimated optimum value of some decision variable (as opposed to the true unknown
optimum) is related to the sample size of the dataset available for modelling. Alth... Read More about Can models fitted to small data samples lead to maintenance policies with near-optimum cost?.

A simple condition monitoring model for a direct monitoring process (1995)
Journal Article
for a direct monitoring process. European Journal of Operational Research, 82, 258-269

This paper addresses the problem of condition monitoring of a component which has available a measure of
condition called wear. Wear accumulates over time and monitoring inspections are performed at chosen times to
monitor and measure the cumulativ... Read More about A simple condition monitoring model for a direct monitoring process.

Introduction to scenario forecasting (1994)
Presentation / Conference
Burke, M. (1994, March). Introduction to scenario forecasting. Presented at Fourth International Conference on European Business Information Conference, Paris, France

A framework for method integration (1994)
Presentation / Conference
Oates, B. J., & Bell, F. (1994, March). A framework for method integration. Presented at 2nd BCS Conference on Information System Methodologies, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh

In the information systems field, there is growing interest in the issue of method integration. The aim of this paper is to begin to build a framework for the understanding and evaluation of work in this area, using a new model of a method to analyse... Read More about A framework for method integration.

Creativity circles in information management (1994)
Journal Article
Burke, M. (1994). Creativity circles in information management. Librarian Career Development, 2(2), 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819410061674

Based on the premiss that, as technology gradually takes over most of the clerical functions of management, the one function which computers and automation may never replicate is the creativity of the human mind. Examines the implications of the mana... Read More about Creativity circles in information management.