La sección de temas locales en la biblioteca

En esta obra se analizan cuestiones como el origen del interés por lo local, los autores y áreas geográficas de lo local, los diferentes soportes y formatos, junto con la variedad de materias que se recogen en las colecciones locales, los usuarios y la organización ...

Literacies for learning in the digital age

This book brings together a global community of educators, educational researchers, librarians and others involved in enabling learning, to consider how learners need to be equipped in an educational environment which is increasingly suffused by digital technology. Traditional notions of literacy need to be challenged ...

Information literacy

a practitioner's guide

Taking an international approach, this book explores two main models of Information Literacy or IL: the SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries) Seven Pillars of Information Skills and the IL competencies identified by the ALA (American Library Association). Practical examples for the development ...

Bases para la administración de bibliotecas

organización y servicios

Esta obra, dirigida a Bibliotecas y otras Unidades de Información tratará de exponer cómo aplicar técnicas que toda empresa requiere en la actualidad: marketing, estadísticas, publicidad para atraer a más clientes o usuarios

La biblioteca universitaria

análisis en su entorno híbrido

Las bibliotecas se encuentran actualmente en un entorno híbrido que se entiende como el resultado de la convivencia de las nuevas tecnologías de la información o la gestión de la información digital con la adaptación de los servicios tradicionales. En el caso de las bibliotecas ...

Desarrollo y gestión de la colección local en la biblioteca pública

En unos tiempos gobernados por la globalización, lo local, lo mas próximo a nuestra realidad mas cercana adquiere un valor especial. Es necesario pensar globalmente, pero actuar localmente. Las bibliotecas publicas deben asumir este rol y adecuarlo a su trabajo diario con su comunidad de ...

La sección de temas locales en la biblioteca

En esta obra se analizan cuestiones como el origen del interés por lo local, los autores y áreas geográficas de lo local, los diferentes soportes y formatos, junto con la variedad de materias que se recogen en las colecciones locales, los usuarios y la organización ...

Sopporting E-learning

a guide for library and information managers

E-learning is becoming commonplace in academic institutions, largely as an alternative medium in the delivery of established content. Increasingly library and information services are directly involved in the delivery of e-content and in delivering services to support e-learning. Thus it is affecting all aspects of ...

Law, libraries and technology

a practical guiede

Libraries are continuing to evolve as a result of the dual pressures of technology and user access. The new digital media forms are enabling librarians to find new methods of information delivery. Libraries and librarians need to be aware of the legal ramifications of the ...

Digital libraries

principles and practice in a global environment

Digital Libraries. Principles and Practice introduces readers to the principles underlying digital libraries, and illustrates these principles by reference to a wide range of digital library practices throughout the world. Individual chapters deal with issues such as: # Digital library users and the services that are ...

E-journals

a how to do it manual for building managing and supporting electronic journal collections

The electronic journal, a new format only a few years ago, is now commonplace in many libraries and information services. Recent years have seen a huge growth in the range and number of journals being published on the internet, and an increasingly large number of ...

Patrimonio digital

un nuevo medio al servicio de las instituciones culturales

En el mundo del patrimonio cultural, la incorporación de la tecnología es un hecho reciente, y por lo tanto su aprendizaje resulta más necesario si cabe. Numerosas instituciones culturales todavía el potencial que las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) puede aportar a la ...

Directrices para proyectos de digitalización

de colecciones y fondos de dominio público, en particular para aquellos custodiados en bibliotecas y archivos

La tecnología digital abre una perspectiva totalmente nueva. La www mantiene millones de sitios web e Internet es el lugar de mercado para la investigación, la enseñanza, la expresión, la publicación y la comunicación de la información. Las bibliotecas y los archivos son proveedores de ...

Delivering digital services

a handbook or public libraries and learning centres

Lifelong learning is currently a major concern of governments who wish to see their citizens remain employable while the job market changes. Critical to this are digital learning centres where learning is delivered through internet access or via CD-based packages. Access to these turns public ...

Managing 21st Century libraries

Managing 21st Century Libraries is primarily concerned with creating the circumstances in which people can maximize the use of their talents and generating the opportunities for people to work with others in ways that engage all of the abilities of everyone involved. It is about ...

Managing digital resources in libraries

Managing Digital Resources in Libraries is a practical guide to managing library materials in digital formats. Working librarians share their expertise in the acquisition and management of digital resources, addressing questions of licensing, funding, and providing access. The contributors also examine innovative projects and systems ...

Digital libraries

implementing strategies and sharing experiences: 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, held in Bangkok, Thailand in December 2005.The 40 revised full papers, 15 revised short papers, and 15 posters presented together with 5 keynote and invited papers were ...

Collection management and strategic access to digital resources

the new challenges for research libraries

Introduction by Sul H. Lee Collections of record and scholarly communications : the responsibilities of the research library in a rapidly evolving digital world by Fred M. Heath and Jocelyn Duffy Collecting at the edge - transforming scholarship by Paul M. Gherman Better mousetraps in turbulent times ...

Exploring the digital library

a guide for online teaching and learning

"Exploring the Digital Library", a volume in "The Jossey-Bass Online Teaching and Learning series", addresses the key issue of library services for faculty and their students in the online learning environment. Written by librarians at Athabasca University, a leading institution in distance education, this book ...

E-book publishing success

how anyone can write, compile and sell e-books on the Internet

Summary: This book contains detailed and easy-to-digest information on all aspects of writing, preparing and marketing electronic books (ebooks). It covers such aspects as: 1. How to develop ideas to write about 2. How to start the compilation of the ebook 3. How to choose ...