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Information Technology in Central American Libraries
No full textThe new technologies have revolutionized the field of Library and Information Sciences in the world. Currently it is expected that most libraries would have a presence on the Web and that also offer electronic catalogs to their patrons using Internet among other things. United States has been one of the engines of this changes followed by Europe but what happens in Central American libraries? This article provides a window to see what happens in the libraries of this region and their use of technology
La cooperació bibliotecària en l'era digital. Consorcis i adquisicions de revistes a les biblioteques universitàries catalanes
No full textThe appearance of electronic journals as a new media has transformed academic publishing and the services offered by university libraries. The big publishing houses have tackled the change from paper-based scientific journal publishing to electronic formats by introducing a new marketing model: substituting traditional title-by-title subscriptions to a system of subscribing to licence packages, known as the "Big Deal". In answer to this, the libraries have joined forces to negotiate better terms for the joint acquisition of electronic content.
In the case of the University Library Consortium of Catalonia (CBUC), analysis has been carried out of the use of electronic journals to which libraries have subscribed.
Based on the usage statistics supplied by the publishers, analysis was conducted on the use of subscription to seven electronic journals packages (American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute of Physics (AIP), Blackwell, Elsevier, Emerald, Springer and Wiley) amongst the seven universities that made up the CBUC –Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Universidad de Girona (UDG), Universitat de Lleida (UDL) and Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)– in 2005.
The results showed that the universities, regardless of their size, had different levels of use of the journals. The results also showed differences between different scientific fields. These differences in use were referenced against each university's collection of back issues and with the institution's research activity. It was also seen that journals that were not previously subscribed to showed very low levels of use.
Finally, the analysis showed that the level of use of a scientific journals can serve as an indicator of the research a university carries out and for its own evaluation purposes. Use can be taken into account when distributing the cost of subscribing to electronic journals
Directorio de consultores, recursos y sitios de Internet relacionados con bibliotecas mexicanas = Directory of consultants, resources & Internet sites relating to Mexican libraries
No full textThis guidebook was compiled for: 1) foreign librarians, 2) Mexican students enrolled in programs of study in the field of librarianship or in certificate programs in library science, 3) volunteers or those in practicum service, 4) paraprofessionals or the recently degreed Mexican librarian, 5) non-experts. This work, a bilingual annotated directory, contains basic information on a wide range of resources relevant to librarianship as presently practiced in Mexico: books, articles, useful web pages, events, possible contacts in institutions. To find specific phrases or words use your navigator’s BUSCAR/FIND search tool, or scroll down. There is no intention to publish the list at this time. The information is being provided as a free service. This directory database is not exhaustive; the user is encouraged to verify all data from the source. Please provide us with your opinion concerning this Directory. All additions, suggestions, or modifications will be welcome. To contact the compiler, email: William Abrams Indexing Services, [email protected] . Your comments will help us to improve future editions. Terms of Use: This Directory is not copyrighted. It is a document in the public domain. No rights are reserved, either for the original or for derivative works. The file may be freely copied without prior permission, preferably using a CD-ROM data disc (but if access is from the website, one should first verify that the download has completed before copying). (Abstract taken verbatim from author's)
