Download or read book Information Services and Projects in the Social Sciences written by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Scientific and Technical Information Policy Group and published by New York : United Nations. This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Design of information services in the social sciences written by Maurice Bernard Line and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Science Research written by Anol Bhattacherjee and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of conducting scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines. It is a one-stop, comprehensive, and compact source for foundational concepts in behavioral research, and can serve as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to research readings in any doctoral seminar or research methods class. This book is currently used as a research text at universities on six continents and will shortly be available in nine different languages.
Download or read book Online Information Services in the Social Sciences written by Neil Jacobs and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information professionals are increasingly responsible not only for running traditional information and library services but also for providing an online presence for their organisation. This book shows how best practice in delivering online information services should be based on actual user needs and behaviour. A series of case studies provide real life examples of how social science information is being used in the community. The book then draws on these case studies to outline the main issues facing service providers: such as usability, metadata and management. The book concludes with a look to the future and how both technological and organisational changes will shape online information services. Case studies show how - in practical terms - information science issues relate to users’ behaviour Written by experts in the field, with each chapter drawing on both case studies and extensive experience in the field Can be used as a detailed reference or an overview
Download or read book Information Services Today written by Sandra Hirsh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Information Services Today: An Introduction demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training, and one’s personal learning network in order to stay abreast of current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent to address the changing user needs of the information community. Specifically, the book • provides a thorough introduction, history, and overall state of the field, • gives a diverse and global perspective of what it means to be a library and information professional today, • addresses why information organizations and information and technological literacy are more important today than ever before, • discusses how technology has influenced the ways that information professionals provide information resources and services in today’s digital environment, • highlights current issues and trends and provides expert insight into emerging challenges, innovations, and opportunities for the future, and, • identifies career management strategies and leadership opportunities in the information profession. The new edition features chapter updates to address changes in information services, introducing new topics such as strategic planning, change management, design thinking, advocacy, and data management and analysis, and includes new contributing authors. The book begins with an overview of libraries and their transformation as information and technological hubs within their local and digital communities. It covers the various specializations within the field – emphasizing the exciting yet complex roles and opportunities for information professionals in a variety of information environments. With that foundation in place, it presents the fundamentals of information services, delves into management skills needed by information professionals today, and explores emerging issues related to the rapid development of new technologies. The book addresses how libraries and information centers serve different kinds of communities, highlighting the unique needs of increasingly diverse users and how information organizations and information professional’s work to fulfill those needs. This book provokes discussion, critical thinking, and interaction to facilitate the learning process. The content and supplemental materials – discussion questions, rich sets of online accessible materials, multimedia webcast interviews featuring authors from this book discussing the trends and issues in their respective areas, and chapter presentation slides for use by instructors – give readers the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of and engagement with the topics. Additionally, this book recognizes the broad range of environments that people with Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) degrees work in, which include both libraries and other information environments. Thus, this book does not only focus on libraries, but instead encompasses ALL kinds of information organizations.
Download or read book Information Needs in the Social Sciences written by Constance C. Gould and published by Mountain View, Calif. : Research Libraries Group. This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dimensions and Use of the Scholarly Information Environment written by and published by Digital Library Federation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 900 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Users' expectations of libraries are changing as they find and obtain more information directly from the Web. To better understand how usage patterns are changing, the Digital Library Federation (DLF) and Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) commissioned Outsell, Inc., to conduct a large-scale study of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members from a wide range of academic institutions. This report includes 158 of the 659 data tables, a few summary observations, and a brief discussion of some possible implications of the findings. To view all 659 tables, click here. CLIR will deposit the raw data tapes with the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
Download or read book Project Research in Information Systems written by Tony Cornford and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Project Research in Information Systems presents a clear and comprehensive account of how to undertake successful project work in information systems as part of a business, computing or social science degree. Written by authors who have been involved with hundreds of student research projects, this highly regarded, accessible text is the ideal guide whether you are studying the subject during the final year of your undergraduate degree or at Masters level."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Scientific Information Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1962-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Science Information News written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Information Resources for Social Sciences in India written by S. P. Agrawal and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experimental Information Officer in the Social Sciences Experimental Information Service in the Social Sciences Report on Work Carried Out in 1969 71 Project Head Maurice B Line written by Bath University of Technology. Library and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White House Conference on Library and Information Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Attitude Towards Information written by N. G Satish and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Information and Its Users written by John Michael Brittain and published by Bath : Bath University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigation of social sciences information user studies to facilitate the design of information systems - reviews classification and information retrieval methods, etc., and indicates that the few user studies which have appeared to date have made little attempt to tackle the special problems found in the study of social science information requirements. Bibliography pp. 163 to 197 and references.
Download or read book European Guide to Social Science Information and Documentation Services written by Svobodozarya Gabrovska and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: European Guide to Social Science Information and Documentation Services provides an inventory of Social Science Information and Documentation (SSID) services. The services are alphabetically arranged based on their English name in order of country. The services are numbered from 1 to 215. The numbering of the items describing the services corresponds to the numbering of the questionnaire provided at the end of the guide. This book will be of great interest to various individuals who require references regarding the SSID services.
Download or read book Social Sciences for a Digital World Building Infrastructure and Databases for the Future written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2000-07-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides high-level experts’ visions of how the information and communication technologies are providing exciting new research opportunities in the social sciences.
