Download or read book ProLISSA 2004 written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the 9th ProLISSA Conference written by Madeleine Fombad and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-17 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries in the African continent are implementing strategies to overcome developmental and societal challenges to remain competitive in the new global knowledge-based economy. Libraries and archives can play an important role in this process through provision of information. Information in modern society is valued as an essential component in the daily lives of people, both at individual and organisational levels. Increasingly, we expect information to meet our needs through technological interventions or interactions. Indeed, recent technological developments have accentuated contemporary conceptions of the library and information field as an intersection of information, technology, people and society. This volume explores the opportunities and challenges encountered in the practice of contemporary libraries, archives and records management in the digital age. It cannot be overemphasized that the traditional traits and practices of libraries, archives and records management are constantly changing given the increased use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the different information management value chains. This book will serve as a premier reference source for organisations in both private and public sectors, researchers, information practitioners in industry, and postgraduate students in information management.
Download or read book Information Context Nature Impact and Role written by Fabio Crestani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-05-20 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CoLIS 5 was the ?fth in the series of international conferences whose general aim is to provide a broad forum for critically exploring and analyzing research inareassuchascomputerscience,informationscienceandlibraryscience.CoLIS examinesthehistorical,theoretical,empiricalandtechnicalissuesrelatingtoour understanding and use of information, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to research. CoLIS seeks to provide a broad platform for the examination of context as it relates to our theoretical, empirical and technical development of information-centered disciplines. The theme for CoLIS 5 was the nature, impact and role of context within information-centered research. Context is a complex, dynamic and multi- - mensional concept that in?uences both humans and machines: how they behave individually and how they interact with each other. In CoLIS 5 we took an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of context to help us understand and the theoretical approaches to modelling and understanding context, incorporate contextual reasoning within technology, and develop a shared framework for promoting the exploration of context.
Download or read book Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries written by Anthi Katsirikou and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods, Management and Marketing; The Change of Libraries; Digital Resources and New Library Models; Focus to Users and User Groups; Information Literacy; Quality, Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Digital Library Education and Research; Evaluation; Impact Assessment; Information and Communication Technology Services; Support to Research; Catalogues and Manuscripts.
Download or read book Qualitative And Quantitative Methods In Libraries Theory And Application Proceedings Of The International Conference On Qqml2009 written by Anthi Katsirikou and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a valuable resource of research papers and applications presented at the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference QQML2009, on the methodological tools used in library and information science. It provides the reader with a better understanding and holistic view on the subject and contains a plethora of invaluable methodologies and applications to a variety of information and library science. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries will be suitable to students as a textbook, as well as to scientists and professionals.
Download or read book The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization written by Munyaradzi Mawere and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2012 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive study and erudite description of the struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization, using in particular eighty-four children's traditional games in south-eastern Zimbabwe. The book is an informative and interesting anthropological account of rare African children's games at the risk of disappearing under globalization. The virtue of the book does not only lie in its modest philosophical questioning of those knowledge forms that consider themselves as superior to others, but in its laudable, healthy appreciation of the creative art forms of traditional literature that features in genres such as endangered children's traditional games. The book is a clarion call to Africans and the world beyond to come to the rescue of relegated and marginalized African creativity in the interest of future generations.
Download or read book International and Comparative Librarianship written by Peter Johan Lor and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his extensive experience in international librarianship, Peter Johan Lor, South Africa's first National Librarian and a former Secretary General of the IFLA, has written the first comprehensive and systematic overview of international and comparative librarianship. His book provides a conceptual framework and methodological guidelines for the field and covers the full range of international relations among libraries and information services, with particular attention to the international political economy of information, the international diffusion of innovations and policy in library and information services, LIS development and international aid. It concludes with a discussion of the practical relevance and future of international and comparative studies in LIS. See a short interview with Peter Lor on his work https://www.ifla.org/node/92590
Download or read book Towards new e Infrastructure and e Services for Developing Countries written by Rashid A. Saeed and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Towards new e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2022, which was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, in December 2022. The 30 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 78 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: E-infrastructure; E-Services (Farming); E-Services (Health); E-Services (Social); E-Services (Education); and Advanced ICT.
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Download or read book Information Knowledge and Technology for Teaching and Research in Africa written by Dennis Ocholla and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book e Lexicography written by Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at current research and future directions in e-lexicography. Online dictionaries and reference tools are increasingly prevalent in a digitized and internet-led era in language study that has embraced computational linguistics. This book responds with theoretical and practical analysis of key topics, from a global range of contributors. Since COBUILD in the 1980s, lexicographers have found it essential to engage with and utilize electronic computational tools. Internet dictionaries, online reference tools and even search engine optimization demand a knowledge of electronic lexicography and force a reassessment of the field. This volume looks at, amongst other topics: • Polyfunctional versus monofunctional dictionary tools • Developing theories of lexicography for electronic mediums • Distinguishing between the database and the dictionary • Online dictionaries not as data repositories but as sophisticated search engines This volume will appeal to scholars in lexicography and to practicing lexicographers.
Download or read book Information Seeking Behavior A Survey of Under Graduate Students of North Kashmir written by Dr. SHABIR AHMAD and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education is basic need for the development of society. National, human and economic growth is achieved due to education and hence in any field of knowledge education plays an important role. Since the world is advancing and entering into a competitive environment there is a need of well-developed education system to manage the changes. Education in any faculty brings out improved values to every citizen and helps in building a better future.
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Download or read book Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries written by Onyancha, Omwoyo Bosire and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emotive discourses on the subject of university rankings are directly linked to the effect of such rankings on the performance of universities throughout the world. It has been observed that the top-ranked universities attract major financial commitments from the industry, the best students, quality researchers, and a wide range of other quality endowments such as equipment, libraries, and laboratories. It is not surprising that the ranking of universities has gained popularity and become a significant factor shaping not only the reputation of universities but also the performance of said institutions around the world, including the developing countries. Impact of Global University Ranking Systems on Developing Countries presents a collection of perspectives from scholars and other stakeholders on the impact of the global ranking systems on developing countries. The book is an additional resource for discussion and discourse as far as the global university ranking systems are concerned and opens new frontiers for further research. Covering key topics such as assessment, ethics, and academic freedom, this premier reference source is ideal for administrators, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.
