Libraries as places

buildings for the 21st century : proceedings of the Thirteenth Seminar of the IFLA 's Library Buildings and Equipment Section together with IFLA's Public Libraries Section, Paris, France, 28 July - 1 August 2003

This book contains the Proceedings of the 13th Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section, which was this time co-organised with IFLA's Public Libraries Section. The event took place as one of the satellite meetings of the World Library and Information Congress ...

The strategic management of technology

a guide for library and information services

Aimed at professionals within Library and Information Services (LIS), this book is about the management of technology in a strategic context. The book is written against a backdrop of the complete transformation of LIS over the last twenty years as a result of technology. The ...

Metadata for information management and retrieval

for information management and retrieval

What is metadata and what do I need to know about it? These are two key questions for the information professional operating in the digital age as more and more information resources are available in electronic format. This is a thought-provoking introduction to metadata written ...

Los portales bibliotecarios

Este libro dibuja las líneas principales para la elaboración del proyecto informativo público en línea de la biblioteca. En el contexto de la sociedad de la información, la biblioteca debe enfocarse conceptualmente como una biblioteca híbrida, donde se produce una constante evolución tecnológica y una ...

Building and electronic resource collection

a practica guide

All information and library professionals involved with collection development are currently confronting the challenge of how to make informed decisions in the face of the bewildering array of electronic resources available. This practical book addresses this situation by guiding the information professional step-by-step through building ...

Contenidos.eu

las nuevas tecnologías de la información ante la diversidad cultural y lingüística de Europa

Las nuevas tecnologías están produciendo un cambio en la correlación de fuerzas de los tradicionales agentes y mercados de la comunicación y la cultura. En la Unión Europea, las empresas y las instituciones comunitarias deben desempeñar un papel muy activo en la creación de un ...

Libraries without walls 5

the distributed delivery of library and information services : proceedings of an international conference held on 19-23 September 2003, organized by the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM), Manchester Metropolitan Univ

Lifelong learning is now a reality throughout the world, requiring that learning opportunities and materials are delivered to citizens in their locality, at home or at work. Increasing numbers of students are undertaking distance education programmes and libraries are being called upon to find innovative ...

Elctronic resources in the virtual learning enviroment

a practical guide for librarians

This book covers the key current topic of electronic library resources and learning in the digital age. The book begins by outlining the changing #information environment# in which librarians now work. It then goes on to discuss: the development of e-learning as a concept and ...

Weblogs and libraries

This book discusses thetopic of #weblogs and libraries# from two main perspectives: weblogs as sources of information for libraries and librarians; and weblogs as tools that libraries can use to promote their services and to provide a means of communication with their clients. It begins ...

Delivering E-learning for information services in higher education

This book provides a comprehensive overview of e-learning (online learning) systems in the context of system delivery for Higher Education Information Services. The book considers practical issues in choosing a virtual learning environment and discusses a range of issues in implementing, managing and maintaining the ...

Bibliothécaire, quel métier?

La multiplication des sources et des moyens d'information, et la diversification parallèle des pratiques de lecture, questionnement profondément les bibliothèques dans leur fonctionnement, leurs objectifs, sinon presque leur légitimité. Si l'avenir des bibliothèques peut être interrogé, celui des bibliothécaires l'est largement autant ...

El usuario es lo primero

la satisfacción del usuario como prioridad en la gestión

La orientación al usuario es, según la autora, una asignatura pendiente en la mayoría de las bibliotecas. Hasta el momento se han dedicado estudios a la calidad del servicio desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento interno y de los procesos de trabajo, pero no ...

Las bibliografías regionales y locales españolas

evolución histórica y situación actual

Manuale di biblioteconomia e bibliografia

The role of the Academic Librarian

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Homenaje a la memoria, apuesta por el futuro

Déménager una bibliothèque

Court traité de signalétique

à l'usage des biblithèques publiques

El desarrollo de colecciones y la seleción de recursos en la biblioteca universitaria

Las bibliotencas nacionales

un estado de la cuestión

En este trabajo de investigación se estudia el concepto de biblioteca nacional, su evolución y el estado actual de este tipo de bibliotecas. Se analizan, así mismo, cuestiones tales como la colección de materiales de una biblioteca nacional, el depósito legal y las bibliografías nacionales ...