Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age Chandos Digital Information Review Series
Coordonnateurs : Evans Wendy, Baker David
1. The future of digital information provision 2. The usability of digital information environments: planning, design and assessment 3. The history of Enquire: the story of UK public libraries on the Web 4. Children of the cloud 5. Surviving or thriving? Building an information landscape 6. The effect the changing digital landscape is having on the dissemination of e-books and e-journals in a world dominated by Google 7. Resource discovery 8. Using the Mirrorworld to plan and build better futures for our citizens 9. Beyond the Google generation: towards community-specific usage patterns of scientific information 10. What we leave behind: the future of data curation 11. The digital curation toolkit: strategies for adding value to work-related social systems 12. The JISC Business and Community Engagement Programme 13. Skills Portal: a study skills and information literacy portal created with Open Educational Resources 14. Free at last 15. Flexible and agile university library and information services: skills and management methodologies 16. The future of academic libraries in the digital age 17. Roadblocks, potholes and obstructions on the path to new library futures
David Baker has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with 19 monographs and over 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken worldwide at numerous conferences and led workshops and seminars. His other key professional interest and expertise has been in the field of human resources, where he has also been active in major national projects. He has held senior positions at several institutions, including as Principal and Chief Executive of Plymouth Marjon University, and Emeritus Professor of Strategic Information Management. He has also been Deputy Chair of the Joint Information Systems Committee (Jisc). Until recently he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Universities of Northampton and South Wales. He is Chair of the Board of the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance. He is a leader in the field of library and information science.
- Covers major aspects of contemporary digital information provision
- Provides practical advice
- Structured so that each chapter stands alone while contributing to a coherent overall text
Date de parution : 02-2013
Ouvrage de 332 p.
15.5x23.3 cm