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Wee Kim Wee
School of Communication and Information
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718
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Associate Dean (College - HASS) |
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Division of Information Studies
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information |
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Nanyang Technological University
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718 |
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Office: B1-11, S3.2 / 04-04, SCI |
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Phone: (65) 6513 8122/6790 4621 |
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Fax: (65) 6791 3082 |
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| Qualifications |
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PhD (Strathclyde) |
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MBA (Strathclyde) |
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BSc (Strathclyde) |
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Dr Foo is a registered Chartered Engineer
with the Engineering Council (UK), Chartered IT Professional
of the British Computer Society (UK), Fellow of the Institution
of Mechanical Engineers (UK), and Fellow of the British
Computer Society (UK). He worked in the Research and Development
department in Babcocks Energy Limited in UK for six years,
before returning to Singapore in 1990 to take up an academic
appointment at NTU. He has since taught in various divisions
of the university: Computing Technology, Software Systems
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His teaching covers a range of courses in information
storage and retrieval, computer programming, human computer
interaction, user interface design, systems analysis and
design, mathematics, accounting, industrial management,
knowledge-based organizations, and knowledge management
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He has consulted widely, involved in many different
professional and scholarly activities, and published more
than 140 international journal papers, book chapters and
conference papers in his research area. He serves on number
of international journal and other editorial boards including
Journal of Information Science, Journal of Information
& Knowledge Management, International Yearbook of Library
and Information Management, and International Journal
of Cases on Electronic Commerce. |
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He sits on the Board of Directors of the National Archives of Singapore and the National Library Board, Singapore. He was the General Chair of the 2002 International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2002) in Singapore. He co-edited a book "Design and Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific" published by Idea Group Publishing in 2005. |
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Multimedia and Internet Technologies |
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Multilingual Information Retrieval |
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Digital Libraries |
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Information and Knowledge Management |
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Education of Information Professionals |
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| Selected Works |
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Meyyappan, N., Foo, S., & Chowdhury, G.C.
(2004). Design and evaluation of a task-based digital
library for the academic community, Journal of Documentation,
60(4), 449-475. |
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Foo, S., & Li, H. (2004). Chinese word segmentation
and its effect on information retrieval. Information Processing
& Management, 40, 161-190. |
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Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004). The effect
of similarity measure on the quality of query clusters.
Journal of Information Science, 30(5), 396-407. |
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Lim, J.C., & Foo, S. (2003). Creating virtual exhibitions
from an XML-based digital archive. Journal of Information
Science, 29(3), 143-158. |
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Liew, C. L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K. R. (2001). A user study of the design issues of PROPIE: A novel environment for enhanced interaction and value adding of electronic documents. Journal of Documentation, 57(3), 377-426. |
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Liew, C. L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K. R. (2001). Towards a new generation of electronic documents. Journal of Information Science, 27(5), 327-342 |
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Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001). Bibliometric cartography of information retrieval research by using co-word analysis. Information Processing & Management, 37, 817-842. |
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Journal Papers
Overseas
Foo, S. (1992). On the limit analysis of cylindrical shells
with a single cutout. The International Journal of Pressure
Vessels and Piping, 49(1), 1-16.
Foo, S., & Ng, G.S. (1996). Improving study methods
of computer engineering undergraduates in Singapore. Quality
in Higher Education, 2(2), 131-142.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., & Daroy, C.J. (1996). MEmail -
A heterogeneous multimedia electronic mail system. International
Journal of Information Technology, 2(1), 55-77.
Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1996). Design and implementation
of a heterogeneous multimedia mail system. International
Journal of Computer and Engineering Management, 4(1),
37-54.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1997). A hypermedia database
to manage World-Wide-Web documents. Information and Management,
31(5), 235-249.
Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1997). System architectural
design for delivering video mail over the World-Wide-Web.
Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 12(4), 372-385.
Chin, K.V., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1997). An Internet
telephone software system for real-time voice communication.
International Journal of Computer and Engineering Management,
5(1), 37-52.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1997). Managing World-Wide-Web
publications. Information Management & Computer Security,
5(1), 11-17
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., Yip, S.W., & He, Y. (1997). Approaches
for resolving dynamic IP addressing. Internet Research,
7(3), 208-216.
Foo, S., Leong, P.C., & Sng, Y.N. (1997). Improving
security in computational electronic mail systems. Information
Management & Computer Security, 5(3), 102-110.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1997). Managing World-Wide-Web
publications. Asian Libraries, 6(3&4), 166-177.
Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1997). Delivery of video mail
on the World-Wide-Web. Journal of Network and Computer
Applications. 20, 389-403.
Foo, S., Yeo, C.K., & Hui, S.C. (1997). A telephone
adapter for Internet telephony systems. Microprocessors
and Microsystems, 21, 213-221.
Sng, Y. N., Quek, C., & Foo, S. (1997) Security in
computational electronic mail systems. Information Services
and Use, 17(4), 283-294.
Foo, S. (1998). On-line library guides on the World Wide
Web. Asia Library News, 1(1), 21-29.
Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1998). Towards a standards-based
Internet telephony system. Computer Standards and Interfaces,
19(1), 89-103.
Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1998). A framework for evaluating
Internet telephony systems. Internet Research, 8(1), 14-25.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1998). An integrated Web-based
ILL system for Singapore libraries. Interlending &
Document Supply, 26(1), 10-20.
Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1998). A dynamic IP addressing
system for Interent telephony applications. Computer Communications,
21(3), 254-266.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1998). An interlibrary loan
system on the World-Wide-Web. Journal of Interlibrary
Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 8(3),
75-86.
Liu, S., Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Leong, P.C. (1998).
Online multilingual translation of technical service reports
over the World Wide Web. International Journal of the
Computer, The Internet and Management, 6(2), 8-22.
Chong, L.K.S., Hui, S.C., Yeo, C.K., & Foo, S. (1998).
A WWW-assisted fax system for Internet fax-to-fax communication.
World Wide Web Journal, (1), 209-219.
Chin, K.V., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1998). Enhancing
the quality of Internet voice communication for Internet
telephony systems. Journal of Network and Computer Applications,
21, 203-218.
Foo, S., & Li, H. (1998). An integrated bigram approach
with single-character word list for Chinese word segmentation,
TEXT Technology, 8(4), 17-28.
Foo, S., Yeo, C.K., Hui, S.C., & Xue, D.H. (1999).
Design of an Internet fax & voice gateway. Microprocessors
& Microsystems, 22, 395-402.
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G., & Foo, S. (1999). Mapping
intellectual struture of information retrieval: An author
cocitation analysis, 1987-1997. Journal of Information
Science, 25(1), 67-78.
Foo, S., & Lim, E.P. (1999). An integrated Web-based
ILL system for singapore libraries. OCLC Systems and Services,
15(1), 24-34.
Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Yeo, C.K. (1999). Integrating
Interent with PSTN networks for voice services. International
Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 12 (2/3/4),
69-78.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., & Yip, S.W. (1999). Enhancing
the quality of low bit-rate real-time Internet communications
services. Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications
and Policy, 9(3), 212-224.
Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Yip, S.W. (1999). Enhancing
play-out performance for Internet video-conferencing.
International Journal of the Computer, The Internet and
Management, 7(2), 23-37.
Ding, Y., Foo, S., & Chowdhury, G. (1999). A bibliometric
analysis of collaboration in the field of information
retrieval. The International Information & Library
Review, 30, 367-376.
Chin, K.V., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1999). A quality-based
dynamic voice recovery mechanism for Internet telephony
systems. ASEAN Journal of Science and Technology for Development,
16(2), 93-110.
Liew, C.L., & Foo, S. (1999). Derivation of interaction
environment and information object properties for enhanced
integrated access and value-adding to electronic documents.
Aslib Proceedings, 51(8), 256-268.
Foo, S., Leong, P.C., Hui, S.C., & Liu, S. (1999).
Security considerations in the delivery of Web-based applications:
A case study. Information Management & Computer Security,
7(1), 40-49.
Ding Y, Chowdhury, G., & Foo, S. (2000). Journal as
markers of intellectual space: Journal co-citation analysis
of information retrieval area, 1987-1997. Scientometrics,
47(1), 55-73.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., Leong, P.C., & Liu, S. (2000).
An integrated help desk support for customer services
over the World Wide Web – A case study. Computers
in Industry, 41, 129-145.
Liew, C.L., Foo, S., & Chennupati, K.R. (2000). A
proposed information environment for enhanced integrated
access and value-adding to electronic documents. Aslib
Proceedings, 52(2), 58-75.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., Lim, H.K., & Li, H. (2000). Automatic
thesaurus for enhanced chinese text retrieval. Library
Review, 49(5), 230-239.
Foo, S., & Hepworth, M. (2000). The implementation
of an electronic survey tool to determine the information
needs of a knowledge based organization. Information Management
& Computer Security, 8(2), 53-64.
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2000). Incorporating
the results of co-word analyses to increase search variety
for information retrieval. Journal of Information Science,
26(6), 429-452.
Liew, C. L., Foo, S., & Chennupati, K. R. (2000).
A study of graduate student end-users use and perception
of electronic journals. Online Information Review, 24(4),
302-315.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., Lim, H.K., & Li, H. (2000). Automatic
thesaurus for enhanced chinese text retrieval. Library
Computing, 19(3/4), 270-280.
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G.G., Foo, S., & Qian, W. (2000).
Bibliometric information retrieval system (BIRS): A web
search interface utilizing bibliometric research results.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science,
51(13), 1190-1204.
Meyyappan, N., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2000).
A review of the status of twenty digital libraries, Journal
of Information Science, 26(5), 337-355.
Tan, B., Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (2001). Web information
monitoring: An analysis of Web page updates. Online Information
Review, 25(1), 6-18.
Liew, C. L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K. R. (2001). A
proposed integrated environment for enhanced user interaction
and value-adding of electronic documents – An empirical
evaluation. Journal of the American Society for Information
Science and Technology, (Special Topic Issue: ‘Still
the Frontier: Information Science at the Millennium’),
52(1), 22-35.
Liew, C. L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K. R. (2001). A
user study of the design issues of PROPIE: A novel environment
for enhanced interaction and value adding of electronic
documents. Journal of Documentation, 57(3), 377-426.
Meyyappan, N., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001).
Use of a digital work environment prototype to create
a user-centred university digital library. Journal of
Information Science, 27(4), 249-264.
Peh, W.L., & Foo, S. (2001). Students’ perceptions
of online learning: A case study of Singapore Temasek
Polytechnic’s virtual School of Business project.
Library and Information Science Research (LIBRES),11(2),
September 30, [Online], <http://libres.curtin.edu.au/LIBRE11N2/pehfoo.htm>
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001). Bibliometric
cartography of information retrieval research by using
co-word analysis. Information Processing & Management,
37, 817-842.
Liew, C. L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K. R. (2001). Towards
a new generation of electronic documents. Journal of Information
Science, 27(5), 327-342
Meyyappan, N., Hawamdeh, S., & Foo, S. (2001). Task
based design of a digital work environment (DWE) for an
academic community. Information Research, 7(2), [Online],
http://InformationR.net/ir/7-2/paper125.html
Ang, K.L., & Foo, S. (2001). Childhood asthma and
dietary management among Singapore parents. Nutrition
& Food Science, 31(6), 310-335.
Ang, K.L., & Foo, S. (2002). An exploratory study
of eating patterns of Singapore children and teenagers.
Health Management, 102(5), 239-248.
Yit, C.H., & Foo, S. (2002). Development of Libraries
of the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL):
1996 to 1999. Library and Information Science Research
Journal (LIBRES), 12(1), [Online].
Ding, Y., & Foo, S. (2002). Ontology research and
development, Part 1 - A review of ontology generation.
Journal of Information Science, 28(2), 123-136.
Ding, Y., & Foo, S. (2002). Ontology research and
development, Part 2 - A review of ontology mapping and
evolving. Journal of Information Science, 28(5), 375-388.
Balachandran, J., & Foo, S. (2002). Implementing KM
in an information technology environment: A practical
approach. Journal of Information amd Knowledge Management,
1(2), 187-196.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., & Leong, P.C. (2002). A Web-based
intelligent help desk support environment. International
Journal of Systems Science, 33(6), 389-402.
Foo, S., & Hepworth, M. (2002). The design and implementation
of a database system to help determine the information
needs of a knowledge based organization. (Accepted for
publication in International Journal of Information Management
in 2002 but not published due to editorial problems).
Tan, B., Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (2002). Web information
monitoring for competitive intelligence. Cybernatics and
Systems, 33(3), 225-351.
Foo, S., & Li, H. (2002). Chinese word segmentation
accuracy and its effects on information retrieval. (Accepted
for publication in TEXT Technology but not published due
to editorial problems).
Leong, C.K, Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2003). The
design and development of an online exhibition for heritage
information awareness in Singapore, Program, 37(2), 85-93.
Lim, J.C., & Foo, S. (2003). Creating virtual exhibitions
from an XML-based digital archive. Journal of Information
Science, 29(3), 143-158.
Foo, S., & Li, H. (2004). Chinese word segmentation
and its effect on information retrieval. Information Processing
& Management, 40, 161-190.
Khoo, S.G.K., Higgins, S.E., Foo, S., & Lim, S.P.
(2004). A cluster analysis of LIS students in Singapore
and its implications for defining areas of specialization,
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science,
45(1), 36-57.
Lew K.P., Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2004). Heuristic-based
user interface evaluation at Nanyang Technological University
in Singapore. Program: Electronic library and information
system, 38(1), 42-59.
Chan, S.K., & Foo, S. (2004). Interdisciplinary perspectives
on abstracts for information retrieval. Iberica, 8, 101-124.
Meyyappan, N., Foo, S., & Chowdhury, G.C. (2004).
Design and evaluation of a task-based digital library
for the academic community, Journal of Documentation,
60(4), 449-475.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004). The effect
of similarity measure on the quality of query clusters.
Journal of Information Science, 30(5), 396-407.
Goh, H.L.D., Lin, F., & Foo, S. (2005). Collaborative
querying using query graph visualizer, Online Information
Review, 29(3), 266-282
Seow, B.B, Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2005). Management
of e-mails as official records in Singapore: A case study.
Records Management Journal, 15(1), 43-57.
Local
Foo, S. (1996). Computational Electronic Mail for Library
Applications, Network Information.. 1, 50-67.
Ng, G.S., & Foo, S. (1996). Effective teaching in
a large tutorial class. Journal of Teaching Practice [Online].
Foo, S., Leong, P.C., & Sng, Y.N. (1997). Security
in computational electronic mail. Network Information,
2, 61-75.
Foo, S. (1997). Next generation on-line library guides.
Singapore Libraries, 26(1), 39-50.
Lim, E.P, Foo, S., Tan, C.H., & Tan, K.Y. (1999) Web-based
interlibrary loan system. Network Information, 3, 15-34.
Foo, S. (1999). Media resource libraries in Singapore
schools: Challenges and opportunities. Singapore Journal
of Library and Information Management, 28, 73-85.
Tan, P.L., & Foo, S. (1999). Service quality assessment:
A case study of a Singapore statutory board library. Singapore
Journal of Library and Information Management, 28, 1-23.
Majid, S., Chaudhry, A.S., Foo, S., & Logan, E. (2003).
Accreditation of Library and Information Studies programmes
in Southeast Asia: A proposed model, Singapore Journal
of Library and Information Management, 32, 58-69.
Foo, S. (2004). Enhancing e-journal access in a digital
work environment, Accepted for publication in Network
Information.
Book, Monographs
and Chapters in Book
Sharma, R., Palvia, S., Tung, L.L., Foo. S., & Goh,
W.B. (1996). Design and implementation issues for groupware
in the global organization. In. Palvia, P.C., Palvia,
S.C., Roche, E.M. (Eds.), Global Information Technology
and Systems Management. Ivy League Publishing Ltd, Nashua,
461-480.
Meyyappan, N., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001) An
architecture of a user-centred digital library for the
academic community. In Chen, C.C. (Ed.), Global Digital
Library Development in the New Millennium: Fertile Ground
for Distributed Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration, Beijing,
China: Tsinghua University Press, 175-182.
Lim, E.P., Foo, S., Khoo, C., Chen, H., Fox, E., Urs,
S. & Costantino, T. (2002). Digital libraries: People,
knowledge and Technology, 5th International Conference
on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL2002, Singapore, December
2002 Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
2555, Springer.
Foo, S., & Hawamdeh, S. (2003). E-Commerce and digital
libraries. In Nansi, S. (Ed.), Architectural Issues of
Web-enabled Electronic Business, Idea Group Publishing,
Hershey, PA, 377-390.
Foo, S., & Theng, Y.L. (2005). A snapshot of digital
library development: The way forward in the Asia Pacific.
in Theng, Y.L, & Foo, S. (Eds.), Design and Usability
of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific,
Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA,
Theng, Y.L., & Foo, S. (2005). Design and Usability
of Digital Libraries: Case Studies in the Asia Pacific,
Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA.
Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2005). Trends in electronic
publishing. To appear in Ching, H.S., Poon, P.W.T., &
McNaught, C. (Eds.), From Information to Knowledge: Enhancing
the Role of Information Literacy and Digital Publishing
in eLearning, Springer.
Conference
Papers
Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Daroy, C.J. (1993). Requirement
Analysis for Next Generation Electronic Mail System. Proc.
IEEE Singapore Int. Conf on Networks and Int Conf on Information
Engineering (SICON/ICIE’93), Singapore, 735-739.
Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Daroy, C.J. (1993). A Multimedia
Electronic Mail System on a Heterogeneous Environment.
Proc. of 1993 IEEE Region 10 Int. Conf on Computer Control,
Control System and Power Engineering (TENCON’93),
Beijing, 1, 61-64.
Sharma, R.S., Tung, L.L., Goh, W.B., Foo, S., & Cheah,
S.L. (1994). A framework for the design and implementation
of groupware. In search of a philosopher's stone?. IEEE
Int. Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernatics, San Antonio,
Texas.
Daroy, C.J., Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1994). MEMail -
A distributed multimedia electronic mail system, Proc.
of 1994 Int. Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS’94),
Singapore, 3, 981-985.
Foo, S., Hui. S.C., & Daroy, C.J. (1994). Enhancing
the effectiveness of multimedia electronic mail systems.
Proc. of International Computer Symposium (ICS'94), Hsinchu,
Taiwan, R.O.C., 1, 102-107.
Foo, S., Chin, K.V., & Hui, S.C. (1996). An approach
to real-time voice communications over the Internet. Proc.
of International Symposium on New Transmission & Switching
Technologies, Kunming, China, 489-492.
Chin, K.V., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1996). Communication
protocol for an Internet telephone software system. Proc.
of 1996 International Conference on Communication Systems
(ICCS’96), Singapore, 10.10.1-10.10.5.
Foo, S. (1997). Computational electronic mail and its
application in library automation. Proc. of Joint Pacific
Asian Conference on Expert Systems/Singapore International
Conference on Intelligent Systems (PACES/SPICIS ’97),
Singapore, 726-730.
Foo, S., & Leong, P.C. (1997). Security issues in
computational electronic mail systems. Proc. of Security
Asia ’97 Conference “Security 2000 - Challenges
and Opportunities”, Singapore, 197-202.
Ng, C.H., Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1997). Performance
evaluation of Internet telephony systems through quantitative
assessment. Proc. of 1997 National Undergraduate Research
(NUR) Congress, Singapore, 1097-1102.
Lee, B.H., Hui, S.C., Foo, S., & Yeo, C.K. (1997).
Internet telephony gateway server - Software design. Proc.
of 1997 National Undergraduate Research (NUR) Congress,
Singapore, 1103-1108.
Lee, P.Y., Foo, S., & Hui, S.C. (1997). Performance
evaluation of Internet telephony systems through qualitative
assessment. Proc. of 1997 National Undergraduate Research
(NUR) Congress, Singapore, 1127-1133.
Foo, S., Yeo, C.K., & Hui, SC. (1997). An Internet
speech gateway server. Proc. of IEEE International Symposium
on Consumer Electronics, 1997 (ISCE'97), Singapore, 292-295.
Chin, K.V., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1998). Packet voice
recovery techniques for real-time Internet voice communication.
Proc. of 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications/6th
Singapore International Conference on Communications Systems
(APCC/ICCS '98), Singapore, 122-126.
Cheong, L.S.K., Hui, S.C., Yeo, C.K., & Foo, S. (1998).
Supporting fax communications over the Internet. Proc.
4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications/6th Singapore
International Conference on Communications Systems (APCC/ICCS
'98), Singapore, 301-305.
Jha, G., Hui, S.C., & Foo, S. (1999). A hybrid case-based
reasoning and neural network approach to online fault
diagnosis. Proc. 3rd International ICSC Symposia on Intelligent
Industrial Automation (IIA’99) and Soft Computing
(SOCO’99), Genoa, Italy, 376-381
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G., & Foo, S. (1999). Mapping
the development in information retrieval speciality: A
bibliometric analysis via journals. Proc. 7th International
Conference of the International Society for Scientometric
and Informetrics, Colima, Mexico, 139-149.
Li, H., & Foo, S. (1999). The terminological tools
and challenges of Asian languages term representation.
Proc. 5th International Congress on Terminology and Knowledge
Engineering (TKE’99), Innsbruck, Austria, 367-377.
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G., & Foo, S. (1999). Template
mining for the extraction of citation from digital documents.
Proc. Second Asian Digital Library Conference, Taiwan,
Republic of China, 47-62.
Foo, S. (1999). Media resource libraries: Challenges and
opportunities, Library@School conference: Information
Services & Management in the New Millennium, Keynote
Address, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 1-12.
Ding, Y., Chowdhury, G., & Foo, S. (2000). Organizing
keywords in a web search environment: A methodology based
on co-word analysis. Proc. 6th International Society for
Knowledge Organization (ISKO 6) Conference, Toronto, Canada,
28-34.
Foo, S., & Hawamdeh, S. (2000). Educating knowledge
professionals through a graduate programme in information
studies: a Singapore perspective. Proc. 3rd Digital Library
Conference: Positioning the Fountain of Knowledge, Pustaka
Negri Sarawak: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 1-19.
Liew, C.L., Foo, S. & Chennupati, K.R. (2000). Enhancing
user interaction with electronic journals via interactivity
and value-adding features.
Proc 3rd International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries
(ICADL 2000), Seoul, Korea, 289-294.
Chan, S.K., & Foo, S. (2000). Writing abstracts for
scholarly communications by Asian ESL research scholars:
Preliminary findings. Proc. International Conference on
Research and Practice in Professional Discourse, Hong
Kong, November.
Hepworth, M., & Foo, S. (2000), Defining an information
architecture to support a knowledge based organisation.
Business Processes Resource Centre (BPRC) Conference on
Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies, University
of Warwick, Coventry, UK, February 10-11.
Khoo, C., Higgins, S., Foo, S., & Lim, S.P. (2001).
A cluster analysis of LIS students based on their choice
of subjects. Proc. Association for Library and Information
Science Education (ALISE 2001) National Conference: Reconsidering
Library and Information Science Education, Washington,
DC, January 9-12.
Chan, S.K., & Foo, S. (2001). What information studies
experts say about the abstract genre: Sharing common ground
with language experts. Proc. Malaysia International Conference
on Languages, Literatures and Cultures (MICOLLAC 2001)
: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures: Envisioning Continuities
and Possibilities, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 17-19.
Chan, S.K., & Foo, S. (2001). Bridging the interdisciplinary
gap of abstract writing for scholarly communication. Proc.
Genres and Discourse in Education, Work and Cultural Life:
Encounters of Academic Disciplines on Theories and Practices
(GENRE 2001), Oslo University College, Oslo, Norway, May
13-16.
Meyyappan, N., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001) An
architecture of a user-centred digital library for the
academic community. Proc. 12th International Conference
on New Information Technology: Global Digital Library
Development in the New Millennium (NIT 2001), Tsinghua
University Library, Beijing, China, May 29-31, in Chen,
C.C, Ed., Global Digital Library Development in the New
Millennium: Fertile Ground for Distributed Cross-Disciplinary
Collaboration, Beijing, China: Tsinghua University Press,
175-182.
Hawamdeh, S., & Foo, S. (2001). Information professionals
in the information age: Vital skills and competencies.
Proc. International Conference for Library and Information
Science Educators in the Asia Pacific Region (ICLISE 2001),
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 11-12.
Meyyappan, N., Hawamdeh, S., & Foo, S. (2001). Digital
work environment (DWE): Using tasks to organize digital
resources. Proc. 5th European Conference on Research and
Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries (ECDL2001),
Darmstadt, Germany, September 4-9, Lecture Notes in Computer
Science (LNCS) 2163, 239-250.
Tan, B., Foo. S., & Hui, S.C. (2001). Monitoring Web
information using PBD technique. Proc. 2nd International
Conference on Internet Computing (IC’2001), Las
Vegas, USA. June, 25–28, 666-672.
Meyyappan, N., Chowdhury, G.G., & Foo, S. (2001).
Design and development of a user-centred digital library
system: Some basic guidelines. Proc 4th International
Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2001), Bangalore,
India, December 10-12, 135-148.
Liew, C.L., & Foo, S. (2001). Electronic documents:
What lies ahead?
Proc 4th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries
(ICADL 2001), Bangalore, India, December 10-12, 88-105.
Leong, C.K, Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2002). The
design and development of an online exhibition for heritage
information awareness. Museums and the Web 2002, Boston,
Massachusetts, USA, April, 17-20 [Online] http://www.archimuse.com/mw2002/papers/ramaiah/ramaiah.html.
Foo, S., Chaudhry, A.S., Majid, S.M., & Logan, E.
(2002). Academic libraries in transition: Challenges ahead.
Proc. World Library Summit, Keynote address: Academic
Library Seminar, National Library Board, Singapore, April
22-26.
Foo, S. (2002). Academic libraries in transition: Challenges
ahead. Proc. Conference on Library Administration and
Management in the Digital Age, Feng Chia University, Taiwan,
128-134.
Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2002). Developing a digital
library of reusable historical artifacts. Proc. 2nd ACM/IEEE-CS
Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL2002), Portland,
Oregon, USA, July 14-18, 394.
Majid, S., Chaudhry, A., Foo, S., & Logan, E. (2002).
Developing 21st century school media resource libraries
for Singapore’s schools: an assessment and proposal
from a library and information science education taskforce.
Proc. 31st Conference of the International Association
of School Librarianship and the 6th International Forum
on Research in School Librarianship (IASL Malaysia 2002):
School libraries for a knowledge society, Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia, August 5-9, 217-224.
Liew, C.L., & Foo, S. (2002). Electronic documents:
New roles and value-added contents. Proc. 6th ICCC/IFIP
Elpub Conference on Electronic Publishing (ELPUB2002),
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, November 6 - 8.
Meyyappan, N., & Foo, S. (2002). Evaluation of a task-oriented
digital work environment. Proc 5th International Conference
of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2002), Singapore, December
11-14, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 2555,
465-466.
Goh, D.H., Fu, L., & Foo, S. (2002). A work environment
for a digital library of historical resources. Proc 5th
International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2002),
Singapore, December 11-14, Lecture Notes in Computer Science
(LNCS) 2555, 260-261.
Chan, R.L, Goh, D.H., & Foo, S. (2002). Reference
services in a digital library of historical artifacts.
Proc 5th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries
(ICADL2002), Singapore, December 11-14, Lecture Notes
in Computer Science (LNCS) 2555, 522.
Majid, S., Chaudhry, A., Foo, S., & Logan, E. (2002).
Accreditation of library and information science degrees
in ASEAN countries: A proposed model. Proc.Post-5th International
Conference on Asian Digital Libraries Workshop: Library
and Information Science Education in Asia (LISEA), Singapore,
December 11-14.
Chaudhry, A., Foo, S., & Ngian, L.C. (2003). Enhancing
financial support through strategic partnerships and innovative
strategies: A case study of Singapore Public Libraries,
Proc. ALA/CLA Joint Annual Conference 2003, Toronto, Canada,
June 19-25.
Heng, P.C., Chennupati, K.R., & Foo, S. (2003). Electronic
publishing trends in Singapore. Proc. IADIS International
Conference WWW/Internet 2003, (1), 270-277, Algarve, Portugal,
November 5-8.
Fu. L., Goh, D.H., Foo, S., & Na, J.C. (2003). Collaborative
querying through a hybrid query clustering approach. Proc.
6th International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries
(ICADL2003), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 8-11, Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) 2911, 111-122.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004). Query clustering
using a hybrid query similarity measure. WSEAS Transaction
on Computers, 3(3), 700-705.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004). Collaborative
query previews in digital libraries. Proc. International
Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2004), New Delhi,
India, February, 24-27, 859-863.
Lee, S.S., Theng, Y.L, Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004).
Creative information seeking and interface design. Proc.
6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer-Human Interaction
(APCHI 2004) (Incorporating the 5th ACM SIGCHI-NZ Symposium),
Rotorua, New Zealand, June 29-July 2.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., Foo, S., & Supangat, Y. (2004).
Query graph visualizer: A collaborative querying system.
Proc. 3rd International Conference on Information Systems
Technology and its Application (ISTA 2004), Salt Lake
City, Utah, U.SA., July 15-17, Lecture Notes in Informatics
P-48, 235-240.
Lee, C.K., Foo, S., Chaudhry, A.S., & Hawamdeh, S.
(2004). An emerging theory of voluntary, informal, knowledge
sharing. Proc. The Fourth International Conference on
Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, London,
UK, August 3-6.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., Foo, S., & Supangat, Y. (2004).
Collaborative querying for enhanced information retrieval,
Proc. 8th European Conference on Research and Advanced
Technology for Digital Libraries (ECDL2004), Bath, U.K.,
September 12-17, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS).
Mokhtar, I.A., & Majid, S., & Foo, S. (2004).
Measuring information literacy in education Proc. Conference
on Information Literacy: Information, Learning, Innovation:
Delivering Global Knowledge, Brunei, October 4-7.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., Foo, S., & Supangat, Y. (2004).
Query formulation with a search assistant. Proc. 7th International
Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2004), Shanghai,
P.R.China., December 13-17,
Lee, S.S., Theng, Y.L, Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2004).
Subjective relevance: Implications on digital libraries
for experts and novices. Proc. 7th International Conference
of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2004), Shanghai, P.R.China.,
December 13-17.
Lin, F., Goh, H.L.D., & Foo, S. (2005). CQE: A collaborative
querying environment. Accepted for 5th ACM/IEEE Joint
Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL2005), Denver, Colorado,
U.S.A., June 7-11.
Others
Doctoral Dissertation
Foo, S. (1985). Analysis of Tubes with Holes, PhD Dissertation.
University of Strathclyde, August, UK.
Foo, S. (1985). FEMG - A finite element mesh generator
for shells with cutouts using 4 or 8 noded quadrilateral
elements. Supplement to PhD Dissertation, University of
Strathclyde, August, UK.
Foo, S. (1985). FEMESH - A general 2D/3D finite element
mesh plotting program with zoom-in inset facility. Supplement
to PhD Dissertation, University of Strathclyde, August,
UK.
Research Reports
Foo, S. (1986). PREFINEL - An interface program to link
FEMGEN and FINEL. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/001/86, May.
Foo, S. (1986). User guide to SEARCH - A general routine
to aid preparation of finite element preprocessing. BPL
Doc No . RC/SSA/002/86, May.
Foo, S. (1986). CAFERP - A computer aided finite element
result processor. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/003/86, June.
Foo, S. (1986). PLOT.LIB - A DOMAIN graphics primitives
subroutine library. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/004/86, June.
Foo, S. (1986). AUTOGRAPH user manual - A general graph
plotting package. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/005/86, July.
Foo, S. (1986). HARTLOG - A data acquisition system for
Hartlepool power station superheater pipework investigation
test. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/006/86, December.
Foo, S. (1987). FEMPLOT - A FEMGEN/FEMVIEW pre and post
processing plotting program. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/001/87,
January.
Foo, S. (1987). Hartlepool experimental stress analysis
- User manual. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/002/87, March.
Foo, S. (1987). AUTOGRAPH user manual - A general graph
plotting package, Version 2.0. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/003/87,
June.
Foo, S. (1987). A remanent life simulator for power plant
components operating in the creep regime. BPL Doc No .
RC/SSA/004/87, August.
Foo, S. (1987). RUP_CURVES . An ISO creep rupture time
database utility. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/005/87, September.
Foo, S. (1987). ANSUS user manual - An APOLLO Node status
and usage summary program. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/006/87,
October.
Foo, S. (1987). Boiler life monitoring package for BP
Chemicals. BPL Report No [56]/87/31, October.
Foo, S. (1987). PROCODE user manual - a general cryptic
FORTRAN program coder/decoder. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/007/87,
November.
Foo, S. (1988). AUTOGRAPH . Version 2.1 update notes.
BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/001/88, February.
Foo, S. (1988). An on-line/off-line creep and fatigue
analysis package. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/002/88, March.
Foo, S. (1988). High temperature strain gauge analysis
utility - User manual. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/003/88, June.
Foo, S. (1988). A general file transfer utility between
HP and Apollo computers. BPL Doc No . RC/SSA/004/88, July.
Foo, S. (1988). Boiler life monitoring package for BP
Chemicals [Grangemouth],
In two parts . Part A . User Guide. Part B . Program Guide.
BPL Report No . [56]/88/32, August.
Foo, S. (1988). BERSAFE non linear analysis on Apollo
computers. BPL Doc No . RC/EXM/001/88, September.
Foo, S. (1989). PLOT.LIB - A DOMAIN graphics primitives
subroutine library. BPL Doc No . RC/EXM/001/89, February.
Foo, S. (1990). AUTOGRAPH user manual - A general graph
plotting package . Version 3.1. BEL Doc No . RC/EXM/001/90,
January.
Foo, S. (1990). Extraction of material constants of the
Chaboche plastic and viscoplastic model from a program
of strain controlled cyclic tests. BEL Doc No . RC/EXM/002/90,
January.
Foo, S. (1990). BROAD [Babcock's remote on-line acquisition
of data] monitoring system - Installation and set up guide.
BEL Doc No . RC/EXM/003/90, January.
Foo, S. (1990). A set of software drivers for a distributed
data acquisition system utilizing Schlumberger's isolated
measurement pods [IMPs] in a S-Net network environment
- IMP drivers manual. BEL Doc No . TC/EXM/004/90, July.
Foo, S. (1990). A distributed data acquisition system
utilizing Schlumberger's isolated measurement pods [IMPs]
in a S-Net network environment - Developed as part of
an “Advanced in-service lifetime monitoring system
for high temperature components - DAS user manual”.
BEL Doc No . TC/EXM/005/90, July.
Sharma, R.S., Conrath, D., Goh, W.B., Foo, S., & Tung,
L.L. (1992). Design and implementation issues for groupware
field experiments involving three sites. Applied Research
Project (ARP) 5/92, Final Report, Nanyang Technological
University, Singapore.
Sharma, R.S., Goh, W.B., Foo, S., Tung, L.L., Cheah, S.L.,
& Tay, A. (1994). A short note on groupware. Singapore
Computer Society Net, June 94/July 1994 Issue, 3.
Shaw, V., Foo, S., Fu, J., & Sung, S. (1997). Intelligent
computing system for strategic decision management. Discover,
Innovation Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore,
October, 2-3.
Foo, S., Hui, S.C., Leong, P.C., & Liu, S. (1998).
Incorporating multilingual translation into a Web-based
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