Library & Information Sciences

Understanding Public Libraries: Management, Leadership and Ideology sets out a robust new analytical framework for understanding, managing and supp...

Understanding Public Libraries: Management, Leadership and Ideology sets out a robust new analytical framework for understanding, managing and supp...

This book retraces the founding and development of the David Lubin Memorial Library, one of the richest collections of titles in the world on food,...

This open access book examines a rapidly 'datafied' society, reminding us that it is crucial to know what data is about and where it originates. Th...

Libraries can find themselves struggling to identify and serve the needs of their whole community, ensuring they take into consideration all nine c...

Libraries can find themselves struggling to identify and serve the needs of their whole community, ensuring they take into consideration all nine c...

Dieses Buch bringt interdisziplinäre Wissenschaftler aus den Bereichen Geschichte, Theologie, Volkskunde, Ethnologie und Meteorologie zusammen, um ...

The book addresses numerous key definitions or terms of Library Science. Library science is an academic discipline that is sometimes referred to as...

Records are any documented information, regardless of form or media, received and maintained by an agency, institution, organization, or individual...

There are several reasons why libraries are hesitant to take action to improve the problem. With the advancement of technology and the increase in ...

With the growth of digital technology, the function of the library and librarian in higher education has been greatly extended as a number of issue...

Libraries used to hold printed materials before the arrival of ICT. However, in the 21st century, libraries have seen a significant improvement in ...

Bibliometrics is the study of the relationships between numbers and patterns in bibliographic data and use, such as the number of publications, the...

Records that are categorized at the time of their generation constitute a large portion of public records created by state and public administratio...

Librarians and faculty members offer perspectives, workshop initiatives, and classroom strategies to assist readers in increasing news literacy on ...

Suchmaschinen erschließen Nutzern die Informationsvielfalt des Internets und sind deshalb seit langem das meistgenutzte Angebot im Netz. Technische...

The public library is the prime community access point designed to respond to a multitude of ever-changing information needs. These guidelines are ...

This volume comprises contributions of three conferences, on legal deposit in a digital environment, on web harvesting and archiving as well as new...

Durch die Medienkonvergenz ergeben sich neue Möglichkeiten, mediale Inhalte zu gestalten und auf sie Einfluss zu nehmen. Dies führt zu einer Vielza...

This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors f...

This book contains a plethora of different viewpoints and research results from all over the world, bringing them together to provide a global pers...