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Legal deposit libraries, the national and academic institutions who systematically preserve our written cultural record, have recently been mandated with expanding their collection practices to include digitised and born-digital materials. The regulations that govern electronic legal deposit often also prescribe how these materials can be accessed. Although a growing international activity, there has been little consideration of the impact of e-legal deposit on the 21st Century library, or on its present or future users. This edited collection is a timely opportunity to bring together international authorities who are placed to explore the social, institutional and user impacts of e-legal de...
This unique volume presents the latest scientific achievements of library researchers and professionals on the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods of Libraries. Scholars and professionals have now an information resource on methodological tools for library services. Except for the new technologies that facilitate the innovation of libraries, it is the underlying policy and functional changes that have the most lasting effect on the scholarly operation that explains why this volume is important in the field or market.It also explores in detail the areas covering library methodologies, marketing and management, statistics and bibliometrics, content and subject analysis, users' behaviors and library policies that play an important role at every aspect of library research in the twenty-first century.
An Autodesk Official Press guide to the powerful mechanical design software Autodesk Inventor has been used to design everything from cars and airplanes to appliances and furniture. This comprehensive guide to Inventor and Inventor LT features real-world workflows and work environments, and is packed with practical tutorials that focus on teaching Inventor tips, tricks, and techniques. Additionally, you can download datasets to jump in and practice on any exercise. This reference and tutorial explains key interface conventions, capabilities, tools, and techniques, including design concepts and application, parts design, assemblies and subassemblies, weldment design, and the use of Design Acc...
This book presents an innovative theoretical and methodological approach to study information literacy in higher education contexts. While mainstream studies tend to see information literacy as a technical and universal process, this book proposes a theoretical and methodological framework to study information literacy from a sociocultural perspective, highlighting the importance of the social and cultural contexts in which information literacy develops. This situated approach demands that research data must be analysed in relation to the contexts in which they emerge, so the book proposes a research method based on the study of personal histories and stories, learning situations and intersu...
In 1950 Robert L. Gitler went to Japan to found the first college-level school of library science in that country. His mission, an improbable success, was documented in an assisted autobiography as Robert Gitler and the Japan Library School (Scarecrow Press, 1999). Subsequent research into initiatives to improve library services during the Allied occupation has revealed surprising discoveries and human interest of the lives of very diverse individuals. A central role was played by a librarian, Philip Keeney, who later became well-known as an alleged communist spy. A national plan, designed for Japan’s libraries, was based directly on the county library system developed by progressive think...
La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México es la decana de las editoriales universitarias en México, pues comenzó a editar desde su fundación en 1910. Sus ediciones han servido de modelo para el libro académico mexicano que, por lo general, tiene su origen en las investigaciones realizadas en sus cubículos y laboratorios. Esa vocación de creación y difusión del libro ha mostrado la Universidad cuando en la década de 1920 abrió campañas para alfabetizar al país y cubrir el territorio mexicano de bibliotecas; cuando desde hace más de 90 años inició los cursos de profesionalización para editores; cuando en 1938 introdujo a México los primeros tipos de imprenta matemáticos, astronómicos, químicos y griegos; y cuando ha venido organizando la feria del libro de mayor tradición en el país. El sello editorial universitario es de abolengo porque tiene historia pero también es de pervivencia porque se ha preocupado por dar continuidad a los proyectos, por mirar hacia el futuro. Cultura editorial universitaria es un examen de esa historia y del sistema que la mantiene vigente.
In today’s global culture where the internet has established itself as a main tool of communication, the global system of economy and regulations, as well as data and decisions based on data analysis, have become essential for public actors and institutions. Governments need to be updated and use the latest technologies to understand what society’s demands are, and user behavioral data, which can be pulled by intelligent applications, can offer tremendous insights into this. The Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence in Government Practices and Processes identifies definitional perspectives of behavioral data science and what its use by governments means for automation, predicta...
Los estudios de usuarios de información se han convertido, con el tiempo, en una herramienta indispensable para obtener datos aplicables a la mejora de las unidades de información. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los estudios conocidos carecen de un método riguroso en su ejecución. Precisamente, para que resulten provechosos, lo más importante es que se realicen con una metodología adecuada. Este libro pretende ser una guía práctica para llevar a cabo un estudio de usuarios de información. Tras aclarar algunos asuntos de orden terminológico y conceptual, ofrece recomendaciones y ejemplos sobre cómo planificar y ejecutar este tipo de investigaciones con garantía de éxito.
The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.