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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.

The learning experience: student perceptions and evaluations (1994)
Journal Article
Stephen, P., & Burke, M. (1994). The learning experience: student perceptions and evaluations. Librarian Career Development, 2(3), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819410066921

Describes the library and information course at Manchester's Department of Library and Information Studies which has recently been updated to present the course as a crucial part of (not a prelude to) a career, and help students to decide on their ca... Read More about The learning experience: student perceptions and evaluations.

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.

Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations (1994)
Thesis
Ruddock, L. Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations. (Thesis). University of Salford

This work constitutes a study of the operations of local authority building direct labour organisations (DLOs) during the 1980s, An overt aim of Part III of the 1980 Local Government, Planning and Land Act was to improve efficiency in the operat... Read More about Performance and efficiency measurement in local authority building organisations.