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LEGARE STREET PR The Encyclopedia Britannica
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Facet Publishing The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy
Book SynopsisThe last 46 years have witnessed a deep and continued interest in information literacy. This interest has resulted in an extensive range of research being undertaken and a burgeoning corpus of literature created by academic researchers, library practitioners and other researchers who explore information literacy through their own disciplinary lens. The Qualitative Landscape of Information Literacy Research is a landmark publication that will develop and support readers’ understanding of how information literacy research and teaching is framed, developed and produced. Written by a leading expert in the field, it introduces and describes the key approaches taken by qualitative researchers, identifying core and specialist methods, techniques and theories. In each chapter, examples will illustrate how theory, types of pedagogical frameworks, methods and tools have been used. Coverage includes: theory and key concepts of information literacy social theory framework and their application to information literacy research exploration of the pedagogical frameworks that inform information literacy a range of qualitative methods that shape information literacy research data collection techniques research design. This book will be valuable to researchers in information literacy, students who are developing or undertaking research or simply interested in identifying approaches to information literacy and practitioners who want to investigate the practice of information literacy to create an evidence base to support information literacy in their workplaces or institutions. Trade Review'A welcome text that puts the topic of information literacy into the research landscape within a most interesting and refreshing conceptual framework.'- Ona Norvaišaitė, Information ResearchTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgementsForeword Geoff WaltonIntroduction Situating Information Literacy Research Informing Information Literacy Research Framing Information Literacy as an Educational Practice for Research Qualitative Methods in Information Literacy Research Collecting Data About Information Literacy: Data Collection Techniques Planning for Research Qualitatively Speaking and Doing Information Literacy Research ReferencesIndex
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Monash University Custom Publishing Services Jean Primrose Whyte
Book SynopsisAfter growing up on a remote South Australian property, and having seen her mother taken by a shark when she was two, Jean Primrose Whyte went on to become a dominant figure in Australian librarianship in the second half of the 20th century.Her time at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School was vital; it resulted in numerous lasting friendships and reinforced her commitment to the North American pattern of professional education in librarianship.In 1959 she went to the Fisher Library, University of Sydney, and in 1972 to the National Library of Australia, where she was one of only two women (among 850 men) in the second division of the Commonwealth Public Service.She had a pivotal and influential role as editor of the Australian Library Journal (195971).She became foundation professor of the Graduate School of Librarianship, Monash University (197588), where she implemented her ideas about professional education and produced outstanding graduates while promoting research.In
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Cambridge University Press The Life of Sir Anthony Panizzi KCB 2 Volume Set Late Principal Librarian of the British Museum Senator of Italy Etc 12 Cambridge Library British and Irish History 19th Century
Book SynopsisAnthony Panizzi (1797â1879), born in Brescello, Italy, qualified as a lawyer, but fled to Switzerland in 1823 to avoid arrest for his political activities in support of Italian unification. He then moved to England, where he became a naturalised British subject. The patronage of Lord Brougham, the Lord Chancellor, got him a post in the British Museum Library, where he remained for thirty-five years. He was responsible for the great expansion of the library, the building of the famous round Reading Room, and the compilation of cataloguing rules which remain influential today. Panizzi was knighted for services to librarianship, and is commemorated by the annual Panizzi lectures at the British Library. His continuing support of Italian independence was recognised by his appointment to the Italian senate. This two-volume biography by his colleague Louis Fagan (1845â1903) was published in 1880.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Academic Librarianship in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisLibrarians have been champions of the fair use rights of the American public since well before those rights were actually codified by section 107 of federal copyright law. However, in recent years many librarians and other educators have been increasingly hesitant to use materials in an educational setting, fearful of attracting the notice of litigious publishers, media companies, and other content owners. Campuses'' legal representation have only increased this feeling of malaise, taking a "better safe than sorry" stance on fair use of intellectual property. This book provides an overview of current trends, legislation and litigation related to fair use of intellectual property and its impacts on academic libraries across the United States.
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Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd Dictionary of Library Science
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Authors Press Technological Future of Library and Information
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ANE Books Digital Library Architecture
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Shree Publishers & Distributors Digital Library and Preservation
Book SynopsisThis book has been written with the aim to provide a total view of digital library, its importance, function, digital collection, networks, databases, consortia : Resource Sharing, access to online journals, institutional repositories, digital preservation policy etc.
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Aakar Books Net-studies in Library and Information Science
Book SynopsisWritten for post graduate students for UGC-NET SET of examination. This book contains multiple choice objective type questions covering the aspects of library and information science.
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ABD Publishers Intro to Libraryinfo Science An
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Bookwell Publications Handbook of UGC Net for Library and Information
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Museum Tusculanum Press Et Andet Hjem: Kvindelig Læseforenings historie
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Museum Tusculanum Press Læsning og bogmarked i 1600-tallets Danmark:
Book SynopsisText in Danish. This publication deals with the encounter between the common Danish population of the 17th century and the printed word -- and not least with the foundations of that meeting. Appel examines the teaching of reading and the reading abilities of the age in society outside the circles of the cultural elite, and questions the general conception of a predominantly illiterate population. The book draws a sketch of the book market of that period, marked by expansion and differentiation, and of the various attempts of the public authorities, including the church, to control and make use of the new media. It also tells of the various interests of the population in the art of reading, and of the channels -- sale, loans and gift exchange -- through which the printed papers reached the readers of the 17th century.
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MIT Press Beyond Bibliometrics Harnessing Multidimensional Indicators of Scholarly Impact The MIT Press
Book SynopsisA comprehensive, state-of-the-art examination of the changing ways we measure scholarly performance and research impact. Bibliometrics has moved well beyond the mere tracking of bibliographic citations. The web enables new ways to measure scholarly productivity and impact, making available tools and data that can reveal patterns of intellectual activity and impact that were previously invisible: mentions, acknowledgments, endorsements, downloads, recommendations, blog posts, tweets. This book describes recent theoretical and practical advances in metrics-based research, examining a variety of alternative metrics—or “altmetrics”—while also considering the ethical and cultural consequences of relying on metrics to assess the quality of scholarship.Once the domain of information scientists and mathematicians, bibliometrics is now a fast-growing, multidisciplinary field that ranges from webometrics to scientometrics to influmetrics. The contributors
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ABC-CLIO Information and Information Systems
Book SynopsisAn examination of information and information systems which is comparative rather than technical in approach. Using explicitly defined terms, Buckland interprets the nature of retrieval-based information systems such as museums, archives, libraries and online databases, and their social utility.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Information Concepts Theory Systems Knowledge and Information Information-as-Thing Information in Information Systems Information Technology Access to Information Processes Inquiries Perceiving, Receiving, and Retrieving Becoming Informed: Information-as-Process Information Processing and Representation Demand Providing Information Relationships Connections and Coherence Expertise and Artificial Intelligence Social Context Conclusion Summary and Retrospect References Index
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ABC-CLIO Burning Books and Leveling Libraries
Book SynopsisPart III examines the fate of libraries when there is war and a resulting power vacuum.The book concludes with a discussion of the events in Iraq in 2003, and the responsibility of American war strategists for the widespread pillaging that ensued after the toppling of Saddam Hussein.Trade ReviewKnuth has written a powerful, thought-provoking book to expand on her first book, Libricide (2003). She lays the groundwork by defining extremist behavior, destruction, and biblioclasm, in the historical and modern contexts. This book is divided into three parts. Each focuses on different aspects of power: at local levels, as part of totalitarian regimes, and as a result of grabs for power. Knuth examines the relative role of power and how biblioclasm is used as a means to gain attention, force beliefs, or hegemonize societies. The book presents in-depth analysis through a combination of actual cases, background information, and theory. Most eye-opening is the chapter on the invasion of Iraq and the irresponsible actions of the Bush administration, which resulted in the looting and destruction of centuries' worth of cultural and historical artifacts. Each chapter has significant bibliographic citations that reflect excellent research in the author's preparation for this book….Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. * Choice *Burning Books and Leveling Libraries is an important study for political leaders around the world, for library association officials, for political scientists, and for all persons seriously interested in the preservation of the world's cultural, intellectual, and artistic heritage. * Journal of Information Ethics *Written in academic style, the book is a thorough look at the topic of library destruction. This book would be an excellent discussion tool for those who are concerned about intellectual freedom. This is not a read for the faint of heart. This book sounds the clarion call to protect our libraries and our books in any way we possibly can. This is a must read for all professional librarians, museum curators and cultural center directors * Colorado Association of Libraries *Drawing persuasively from history, political science, and social theory, Knuth creates a challenging and forceful framework for understanding violence against books and libraries. Knuth balances the rigor of her scholarship and the weight of her subject matter with an engaging, accessible style, creating a work deserving the attention of any educated reader interested in intellectual freedom or political extremism. * Oklahoma Librarian *This carefully researched volume is a sobering investigation of how in one century's time the world has lost extraordinary amounts of recorded human heritage. While it is an excellent selection for any LIS collection, its astounding breadth makes it an ideal interdisciplinary reader for political science, history and sociology collections. Strongly recommended for academic library and larger public library collections. * Journal of Access Services *[A] recommended addition for academic libraries that support LIS schools. Additionally, with its in-depth research and extensive resources this book is a good complement to history and sociology collections. * Reference & User Services Quarterly *Readers of this lucidly written, excellently organized, and passionately argued book may never be able to view libraries the same way again; libraries, the author demonstrates, are not just information portals or storehouses of ideas, but something more dangerous and often feared: they are battlefields….Knuth has so succinctly summed up dozens of biblioclasm tragedies, so neatly and agonizingly explained how politics, human psychology, and the heft of history lead to such events, that it is hard to conceive that they will not happen again. If policy makers read this book, a must for all library schools and those concerned with the fate of humankind and their culture, then we may very well be spared the repeat of such destructive tragedies. * College and Research Libraries *[A] scholarly study of nationalist, ethnic, religious, or political extremism taken to such lengths as to result in the wholesale destruction of libraries as an all-out assault upon cultural values the extremists despise. As Knuth shows, destruction of books goes hand in hand with destruction of people. Burning Books And Leveling Libraries especially focuses upon incidents of biblioclasm in the late 20th and earth 21st century…. [K]nuth reveals that using military might alone to advocate and enforce ideals is futile when humanitarian, security, and cultural concerns are ignored. Deftly researched and bitingly exact in its portrayal of extremist psychology and its terrible consequences, Burning Books And Leveling Libraries is highly recommended, as is Knuth's previous study in the field, Libricide. * MBR: The Bookwatch *[F]or as long as libraries seem worth building and maintaining, extremists will have a good material target, even if they are thwarted by the likes of Google in their aim to erase the cultural record. * Academia *In Burning Books and Leveling Libraries: Extremist Violence and Cultural Destruction, Knuth documents how extremists of all persuasions have destroyed books and libraries. She gives examples where the destruction of books is used as a tactic of political or ethnic protest, or as a result of power struggles and war, and concludes with a discussion of the cultural destruction of Iraq in 2003. * American Libraries *Knuth reports on the destruction of libraries and books by extremists around the world during the 20th century and investigates some of the complex motivations behind these violent acts. She first looks at the use of biblioclasm as a tactic of political or ethnic protest at the local level. Next, she discusses the purging of libraries in the aftermath of power struggles in Germany, Afghanistan, and Cambodia. The final three chapters consider the fate of libraries when war creates a power vacuum--with special attention paid to the looting of Iraq's cultural institutions in 2003. * Reference & Research Book News *Table of ContentsPreface Introducing Modern Biblioclasm Tracing the Path of Extremism From Robespierre to Milosevic Grappling for Voice and Power Political Protestors and Amsterdam's South African Institute, 1984 Ethnic Biblioclasm, 1980-2005 Absolute Power and the Drive to Purify Society National Socialism and the Destruction of Berlin's Institute for Sexual Knowledge, 1933 Secular Fanaticism and the Auto-Genocide of Cambodia, 1975-1979 Fundamentalism and the Destruction of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage, 1994-2001 War, Power Vacuum, and Anarchy Dueling Ideologies and Total War, 1939-1945 Anarchy and Acquisitive Vandalism, 1967-2003 Errors of Omission and Cultural Destruction in Iraq, 2003 Index
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Springer Fuzzy Sets in Information Retrieval and Cluster Analysis 4 Theory and Decision Library D
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Springer Health Information Management What Strategies Proceedings of the 5th European Conference of Medical and Health Libraries Coimbra Portugal September 1821 1996
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Springer Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries
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Springer Relationships in the Organization of Knowledge 2 Information Science and Knowledge Management
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Litwin Books Eugene Morel Pioneer of Public Libraries in France
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Litwin Books So You Want to Be a Librarian
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Legare Street Press The Index Library 7 15161790
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Legare Street Press Catalogue of the Library of the Late Charles W. Frederickson ... A ... Valuable Collection of English Literature Comprising a Large Number of First and Other Rare Editions Especially of Byron Gray Keats Lamb Shakespeare Scott and an Unrival
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Legare Street Press Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston v.13 1908
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Legare Street Press Medical Library and Historical Journal 1 n.1
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Legare Street Press The Index Library 7 15161790
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Legare Street Press Rare Americana Relating to the American Indians
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Legare Street Press The Ridpath Library of Universal Literature Volume 5
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Legare Street Press Collection of Choice Engravings and Etchings and Original Drawings by Sir Edward BurneJones Belonging to a Wellknown Gentleman of Philadelphia
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Legare Street Press San Francisco Public Library Monthly Bulletin Vol. 24 1918
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Legare Street Press On Liberality in Religion ..
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Legare Street Press Bibliotheca Reediana
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Legare Street Press Catalogue of the J. William Smith Collection
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Legare Street Press Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Music in the Public Library of the City of Boston v.1
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Legare Street Press Monthly Bulletin of Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston v.1 1896
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Legare Street Press San Francisco Public Library Monthly Bulletin Vol. 23 1917
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Legare Street Press Bibliotheca Americana 1886. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to America. With a Descriptive List of Robert Clarke and Co.s Historical Publications
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Legare Street Press Classified Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction French and German in the Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny Pa
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Legare Street Press Catalogue of Bengali Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum. A Supplementary Catologue of Bengali Books in the Library of the British Museum Acquired During the Years 18861910. Compiled by J.F. Blumhardt ... Printed by Order of
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Legare Street Press Catalogue of Books in Library of Late Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald microform
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Legare Street Press Bibliothecae Americanae Primordia
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