Abstract

A brief description of the international state of interlibrary loan (ILL) is presented. The limitations of the previous ILL service provided by the Consortium of University Libraries in Catalonia (CBUC) and its evolution to the new consortial borrowing service, the PUC, are described. The software selection, rules, logistics, and how the system works are detailed. The improvements the PUC represents as a patron-initiated service where the user can place a book request through the union catalog (CCUC) directly to the library that owns it, without mediation by library staff, have reduced waiting time and costs.

Abstract

Instagram has become an important tool for the production and distribution of political images. Our objective is to analyze its strategic management in a context of political and institutional crisis. Based on our own model of content analysis, nine thematic and formal categories associated with the spectacularization of politics during the most intense phase of the independence process in Catalonia, between June 2017 and April 2018, have been reviewed. The sample includes 188 images published by the top 10 leaders of the Catalan and Spanish political map, both in votes of their parties and followers Instagram. The results show a regular political use characterized by intense personalization and orientation towards professional issues. In addition, a use of spectacular resources is detected, such as emotional appeal, the hybridization of spaces, and the experimentation with expressive filters.