Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural and Corporate Environments

ISBN-13: 9781843347729 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 196 str.

Francisco Javier Calzada-Prado

Opis

A traditional and often underestimated mission, learning services provision is increasingly being perceived by libraries, archives, museums and companies as an invaluable strategy to facilitate knowledge creation and innovation in the context of a knowledge-driven society. Boosting the Knowledge Economy provides a fresh look at this key area, presenting a comprehensive, international and up-to-date overview of learning services, from the basic concepts to cutting-edge practices and guidance on developing learning programs. The first chapters introduce knowledge economy and learning services. The following chapters discuss learning services in the context of different institutions, such as libraries and museums. The remaining chapters explore principles and strategies of implementing learning services, implications for the LIS profession and a conclusion.

• Presents a contemporary view on DRM and fair use for librarians in the context of contemporary technology
• Addresses file standards in relation to devices in libraries
• Demonstrates ways that librarians can support and engage students using emerging digital technologies
• Identifies low- or no-cost solutions available to assist librarians to fully engage with users through technology in the digital milieu

Recenzje

"The book is organised into three sections- key contributions from libraries, key contributions from archives and cultural heritage institutions, and implications for the library and information services professions. It covers a wide range of topics such as educational services and programs for the LIS sector, relevant metrics, the role of artificial intelligence in the provision of information services, quality management processes and issues, management of television audio-visual archives, provision of a generalised data model, and the importance of organisational archives. . . . The book is scholarly yet remains quite readable despite the complexity of some of the topics discussed. The chapter on transparency and social responsibility for libraries and archives is particularly interesting and covers the identification and measurement of transparency indicators in a very topical and relevant way. . . .It is also refreshing to have a work like this that is non-American in its approach and content so we might benefit from different perspectives." --JALIA - Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Spis treści

Part 1 Rights: Copyright basics 1. Digital rights management and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act 2. Types of digital content 3. Best practices regarding copyrights and digital content 4. Challenges to fair use

Part 2 Formats: Three components of eBooks 5. Creating eBooks 6. Touchscreen devices and apps

Part 3 Vibrancy: Publishing support 7. Academic support with digital content 8. Conclusion

O autorze

Francisco Calzada-Prado is Assistant Professor at the Library and Information Science Department, Carlos III University of Madrid. His research focuses on exploring innovative services aimed at facilitating learning and research in different environments. He is author of a book on the contribution of academic libraries to the production and exploitation of learning content in Higher Education. He has also authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed book chapters, conference papers and journal articles on related topics. He has been visiting research fellow at the Information School, Syracuse University (USA), the Center for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University (UK), the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London (UK) and the School of Information, University of Washington (USA), among others.