Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Saur 2012

Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge

Edited by: Jesús Lau , Anna Maria Tammaro and Theo J. D. Bothma

Volume 151 in the series IFLA Publications

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110263121

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About this book

This book is a must for librarians with international interest in access to knowledge. It includes a collection of 15 chapters written by authors from all over the world and covers different approaches to the vital role of libraries driving access to knowledge. There are chapters that offer solutions and ideas to enable libraries to become the knowledge engine in society. Other chapters discuss the conceptual part of the subject and related services. The book was compiled as part of the presidential theme of Ellen Tise, IFLA President 2009-2011, with the aim of offering the reader a good portrait of the opportunities and challenges that libraries have in driving access to knowledge.

Author / Editor information

Jesús Lau, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico; Anna-Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Parma, Italy and Theo J. D. Bothma, University of Pretoria, Dept. of Information Science, Pretoria, South Africa

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
Contents Open Access Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	7
Preface Open Access Download PDF	9
Foreword Open Access Download PDF	13
Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K) Ellen R. Tise Open Access Download PDF	17
Part One – User-Oriented A2K Actions
Iceland Goes Digital: Countrywide Access to Electronic Resources Ingibjörg Steinunn Sverrisdóttir and Þórdís T. Þórarinsdóttir Open Access Download PDF	37
‘Access for All’ and ‘Politics of Difference’: Comparative Case Study of Two European Libraries Rumyana Koycheva Open Access Download PDF	67
Using Web 2.0 to Make Libraries More User-Oriented: Outcomes from a Case Study at Loughborough University Library (UK) Jenny Narborough, Ruth Stubbings and Graham Walton Open Access Download PDF	93
OA to Knowledge: Perceptions of UWI Researchers on the St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago Marsha Winter and Stella Sandy Open Access Download PDF	113
Part Two – Libraries and Lifelong Learning
Native Language University Digital Textbook Collection Martin Hallik and Liisi Lembinen Open Access Download PDF	141
Balancing Access to Knowledge and Respect for Cultural Knowledge: Librarian Advocacy with Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination in Access to Knowledge Loriene Roy, Kristen Hogan and Spencer Lilley Open Access Download PDF	163
Access to Knowledge as a Social Practice: Information Literacy Education for MA Students Maria-Carme Torras i Calvo Open Access Download PDF	191
Part Three – Libraries as Space and Place in A2K
The Discursive Construction of the Academic Library as Learning Place in A2K Catherine Closet-Crane Open Access Download PDF	215
A Tale of Two Libraries: Space and Reading in Porto Public Libraries Paula Sequeiros and Silvia Grünig Open Access Download PDF	247
University Library Premises: The Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction and Usage Anne Lehto, Leena Toivonen and Mirja Iivonen Open Access Download PDF	289
Part Four – Other A2K Theme Approaches
ILS vs. DBMS in Latin American Web OPACs: Discriminant Analysis Applied to User Interface Elsa Barber, Silvia Pisano, Sandra Romagnoli, Verónica Parsiale, Gabriela de Pedro, Carolina Gregui and Nancy Blanco Open Access Download PDF	317
Open Access and A2K: Collaborative Experiences in Latin America Nancy Gómez and Paola C. Bongiovani Open Access Download PDF	343
The Success Story of a Locally Developed Online Video Site: HKBUtube Shun-han Rebekah Wong Open Access Download PDF	373

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur
Audience: Libraries, Institutes, Academics, Information Professionals
Pages
- Main content: 402
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 73
- Tables: 47
Keywords: Wissensmanagement; Bibliothek

eBook

Published: August 31, 2012
ISBN: 9783110263121

Hardcover

Published: August 17, 2012
ISBN: 9783110253269