Searching Data: A Review of Observational Data Retrieval Practices in Selected Disciplines

A cross-disciplinary examination of the user behaviours involved in seeking and evaluating data is surprisingly absent from the research data discussion. This review explores the data retrieval literature to identify commonalities in how users search for and evaluate observational research data. Two analytical frameworks rooted in information retrieval and science technology studies are used to identify key similarities in practices as a first step toward developing a model describing data retrieval

Corporate social reporting by MNCs’ subsidiaries in Sri Lanka

This study examines the pressures, barriers and enablers which subsidiaries of multinational companies encounter when engaging in corporate social reporting within a developing country context. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with eighteen managers across ten subsidiaries in Sri Lanka. The findings show that the subsidiaries are overwhelmingly driven by their need to attain internal legitimacy and conform to formal institutionalised processes for reporting on CSR which act as a barrier against publishing separate social reports in Sri Lanka. The study uncovers a tension between head office reporting requirements and demonstrating accountability for the needs of local stakeholders

Courtroom norms and legal dicourse in offences of violence

Period of award: 01 Jul 2000 - 30 Nov 2002. Includes bibliographical referencesAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:3739. 0605(000238441) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

Investigating child sexual abuse A study of a joint initiative

11.95SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:91/02766(Investigating) / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo