Scipedia: Documents published in 2016

Internet technology trends: Towards a paradigm shift

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:17:11 +0200

Innovations and technological trends in 2016 are discussed along with a holistic analysis of where the Internet can may lead today’s society. The relationship between users/clients and institutions/brands is considered. The paradigm for the internet has shifted; internet marketing, communication, and information management revolve around the topics of artificial intelligence, immediacy, personalization, big data, internet of things, and multiple forms of interaction.

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Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:17:01 +0200

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Film content analysis at six major Spanish film libraries

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:16:50 +0200

In the field of library and information science, content analysis is a fundamental task for the efficient retrieval of information by the users of information systems. In this paper, an analysis is conducted on the current state of this task at six major Spanish film libraries by interviewing those responsible for the content analysis of film collections and performing a comparative analysis of the fields related to film content in the most exhaustive document analysis worksheets employed by each one of these six institutions to catalog their film collections.

Presence of alleged predatory journals in bibliographic databases: Analysis of Beall’s list

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:16:35 +0200

The presence of journals considered predatory are analysed in various bibliographic databases and in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Of the list produced by Jeffrey Beall of possible or probable predatory open access academic journals, 944 of those are reviewed, cross-referencing their ISSN with the Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals (MIAR) developed at the University of Barcelona. It is then determined whether these journals appear in citation indexes such as Web of Science or Scopus, in multidisciplinary databases, in specialised databases or in the DOAJ directory. The study concludes that there is no significant widespread presence of predatory journals in bibliographic databases, although some such as Emerging Sources Citation Index, Veterinary Science Database or DOAJ show somewhat higher values than expected, and so should be monitored and revised in the future by database producers or by Beall’s list.

Transparency and access to information on research projects in Spanish public universities

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:16:25 +0200

In the framework of Spain’s Transparency Act of 2013, an analysis is conducted of the information on research projects headed or participated in by Spanish public university teaching staff and funded by public institutions and bodies. The aims are to ascertain whether this information is associated with and published on transparency portals and to determine its typology and characteristics. The analysis covers portals and websites, access points and the type of information furnished. Although universities comply with the transparency obligations laid down in the act, the information on research projects freely available is not individualised and only rarely matched to results (such as articles, patents or conference communications), particulars that would not only encourage knowledge sharing, but enhance the credibility of and trust in research funding.

Technologies for incorporating 3D objects in paper and digital books

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:14:01 +0200

Traditionally, the book uses text, pictures, and drawings to show information. To complement the information, various methods have been used, such as adding tangible objects or models. With the advent of digital books, it is possible to incorporate videos, interactive graphics, photo galleries, and 3D objects. This article describes the possibilities of including 3D models in books that are paper or electronic (read on a desktop or mobile device). For this article we have made several book prototypes in various formats, and instructions are presented so that the reader can visualize the 3D objects contained in them.

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Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:13:49 +0200

Evaluadores El profesional de la información (2014-2015)

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:13:39 +0200

A proposal of rankings of Spanish universities in social networking sites

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:13:30 +0200

University rankings have become popular tools to evaluate the results of academic institutions. The existing proposals of rankings of universities in Spain, based on social networking sites, show some limitations related to their lack of coverage, their specificity, and their lack of transparency in the ranking definition. The goal of this work is to introduce a general design framework for coherent classifications to analyze the impact of all Spanish universities, both public and private, in four social networking sites: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. The proposed framework is based on the definition of a criteria taxonomy, the selection of those criteria available in the four social networking sites, and the proposal of various kinds of indicators using them. To illustrate our framework, two case studies are developed evaluating the presence and influence of Spanish universities in Twitter and LinkedIn.

Design of an aggregator for managing informative big data

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:13:18 +0200

The design and characteristics of a new open source content aggregation program, AXYZ, are described. Several features of the program standout, including the processing engine of syndication channels, monitoring capability of information recovery in real time, possibility of configuration of the aggregator behavior, automatic content classification, and new models for representing information from relational interactive maps. On the other hand, the aggregation program is designed to manage thousands of syndication channels in the RSS format. It also provides statistics that can be used to study the production of any information producer and the impact of the information published in other sources. The AXYZ modules are capable of comparing the relationship between news or information from different sources and the degree of influence which is detected by patterns.

Analysis of peer recommendations in the online reputation of organizations

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:13:04 +0200

Corporate reputation is affected by the growing impact of online reputation, because of the weight of peer recommendations in social media. Digital prosumers’ (McLuhan; Nevitt, 1972; Toffler, 1981; Tapscott, 1997) autonomy and ability on the internet have led them to integrate with stakeholders. Their role in relation to corporate reputation has barely been recognized. In the context of the definition of these concepts, this article proposes analysis models and tools for online reputation study, based on the communicative actions of prosumers. We take a qualitative methodology as the basic strategy to approach the knowledge of the public and the stakeholders. We carry out a critical theoretical review based on secondary sources.

Use of data in advertising creativity: The case of Google’s Art, Copy & Code

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:53 +0200

Advertising has traditionally used research as a way to know the consumer, test its campaigns, etc. Thus, data usage is already part of the strategic plan. However, the creative possibilities of data are yet to be fully exploited, especially those opportunities that provide personalization and immediacy. This paper analyzes data usage in advertising creativity through the case of Google’s Art, Copy & Code project and four of its campaigns. This analysis reveals many features that would add value for the user including joint use of various open web technologies and different devices, all within the framework of procedures and structures that are well-established in the advertising field.

How to analyze the impact of research data with metrics: Models and services

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:43 +0200

This article is a summary of the different pathways to publish research data, of metrics for evaluating publishing and reuse, and of the existing services for measuring the reuse of research data. It is not yet possible to accurately analyze the metrics for open research data and this is one of the reasons why, in general, researchers do not include them in the assessment of their work. In order to further the use of these tools, it is necessary to increase the number of studies about these evaluation metrics.

Big data techniques: Large-scale text analysis for scientific and journalistic research

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:33 +0200

This paper conceptualizes the term big data and describes its relevance in social research and journalistic practices. We explain large-scale text analysis techniques such as automated content analysis, data mining, machine learning, topic modeling, and sentiment analysis, which may help scientific discovery in social sciences and news production in journalism. We explain the required e-infrastructure for big data analysis with the use of cloud computing and we asses the use of the main packages and libraries for information retrieval and analysis in commercial software and programming languages such as Python or R.

Prevalence and ability to recognize academic plagiarism among university students in economics

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:22 +0200

The relationship between knowledge of what constitutes academic plagiarism, knowledge of citation norms, and academic plagiarism perpetration among students in their final year of Economics at an average size Spanish university is analyzed. The research counted on the participation of a sample (n=325) of students who responded to a questionnaire prepared adhoc for this study. This research highlights the deficits that participating students had in determining when a text is plagiarized and in recognizing a citation or a reference. The results suggest an absence in students’ ability to recognize plagiarism relates directly to the commission of it. The study provides data on students who commit plagiarism accidentally and those who do it intentionally.

Situation of documentation services in the Andalusian written media

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:13 +0200

This paper analyzes the situation of the archive departments in 14 of the Andalusian local newspapers. The aim is to update a similar study entitled “Situation of archive services in the daily press of Andalusia” (Aquesolo-Vegas, 1996) in which an analysis of these departments was performed for seven newspapers. This work studies, adapts, and extends the methodology of the above cited study to know how the situation has evolved since 1996. To that end, this field study is based on questionnaires sent to 16 Andalusian newspapers, two per province; 14 of which were completed. Aspects such as tasks, staff, facilities, and equipment are analyzed. The results show a technological restructuring, and also a reduction, or even the disappearance, of these services, due to the economic downturn. Therefore, journalists must now search for documents by themselves.

Joupreneur: An original methodology for raising the entrepreneurial intention among journalism students

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:12:04 +0200

This article describes in detail, and empirically validates a methodology for raising entrepreneurial intentions among journalism students. The research is based on pre-post surveys of four groups of students (88 in total), ages 18-25, from the Carlos III University of Madrid, and measures the change in the students’ intentions after a period of three months in a sixcredit, third-year, journalism class. The findings contribute to the theories of education and have wider implications for the practice of entrepreneurship teaching among journalism students.

Computational analysis of the orthotypographic and paralinguistic characteristics of journalistic tweets

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:11:54 +0200

The main orthotypographic and paralinguistic characteristics of journalistic tweets using a sample of ten of the most media active Spanish journalists in the network of microblogging Twitter are analyzed. Through a research methodology based on the computer-mediated discourse of computational linguistics and statistical processing of digital messages, 178 journalistic tweets are analyzed using computational linguistics techniques (tokenization and lemmatization) and statistical processing of digital messages (inferential statistics). The results show that the orthotypographic elements with greater representation are the quotes and suspension points in tweets of average length not exceeding 100 characters. Also, the most significant paralinguistic elements are the hashtags, ats, and images in tweets with a low density of words (9.07%).

Civic participation and interactive documentaries: a contribution to the open government model

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:11:43 +0200

This research introduces the marriage between interactive documentaries (i-docs) and politics as an opportunity to motivate new civic participation and expression in the political sphere. The main objective of this study is to identify the different degrees of civic participation that i-docs permit and to setup a classification according to these levels of engagement. In order to achieve the main objective, this research has analyzed a group of documentaries using a mixture of Gaudenzi, Gifreu-Castells, and Nash methodology. The results show that it is possible to find a parallel between the closed mode and the Orwellian model; the semi-closed mode and the Tokenism model; the semi-opened mode and the playful model; and between the opened mode and the Athenian model. However, only the opened mode, used in the Global lives documentary, offers a real experience that symbolizes the purest representation of an open government system.

Data management in audiovisual business: Netflix as a case study”

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:11:25 +0200

Big data has become an enormous asset for on-demand content distribution services, helping information supply and decision- making, regarding both the content of the database and suscribers to the database. In this article we describe and define big data and data management in a media company devoted to on-demand audiovisual content distribution: Netflix. This article suggests that big data is a prime strategy in media business and outlines the upcoming challenges that follow its global expansion.

Data management in audiovisual business: Netflix as a case study

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:11:14 +0200

Degree of compliance with the Laws of Transparency, access, and good governance and of the Reuse of procurement data from the Spanish central government

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:11:01 +0200

This study looks at how and if the Spanish central government is currently meeting the laws of transparency and good governance by providing access to public data. The first part is a description of the most relevant legal standards relating to this topic. Subjects, information on recruitment, formats available to reuse information, and platforms on which these public data are published are identified. This study was performed using March 2016 data from the Public Platform for Hiring which is provided by the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration of Spain. The most important finding may be that the law has been correctly applied by the Spanish government for the reuse of information. On the other hand, accessing information is difficult and nearly half of the subjects do not offer hiring data despite this requirement.

Social sciences and humanities research data and metadata: A perspective from thematic data repositories

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:52 +0200

This paper studies research data repositories in the social sciences and humanities (SSH), from the Registry of Research Data Repositories (re3data), paying particular attention to metadata models used to describe the datasets included in them. 397 repositories are reviewed at the general level, including those of a multidisciplinary nature. We discuss and reflect on the special features of research data in these disciplines, and on coverage and information collected by re3data. The metadata schemas and standards most commonly used in SSH repositories are analyzed, with special emphasis on the six main repositories.

Social sciences and humanities research data and metadata: A perspective from thematic data repositories

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:40 +0200

Consumption of public institutions’ open data by Spanish citizens

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:29 +0200

The consumption practices of Spanish citizens of open data published by public institutions are evaluated, within the context of the implementation of the Transparency Portal in Spain. Through an online survey, representative of the studied universe, and through an analysis of descriptive statistics, contingency tables and association measures for nominal variables, the degree of awareness about the availability of open data offered by public bodies are compared, their use is described, and reasons for their use are identified. The results reveal low penetration of the open data culture, and citizen distrust of the actions carried out by public institutions for the access, use, and reuse of open data, which will require a change of orientation in communication and stimulation policies.

Consumption of public institutions’ open data by Spanish citizens

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:20 +0200

Knowledge management: origins and evolution

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:09 +0200

Since its origins, the discipline of knowledge management has had a unique evolution: going strong at first, followed by solid development, but currently falling into languid stagnation. In this paper we analyze this trajectory by describing the founding context of the discipline and reviewing its evolution using two indicators, the heightened interest in recent decades and the annual scientific production (monographs and articles in indexed journals). Finally, the ecosystem of university training that is focused on knowledge management is described.

In the age of the web of data: first open data, then big data

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:10:01 +0200

Review of the concepts and technologies associated with the transition from a web of documents to a web of data. The role that public and academic libraries are playing or may play about big data, open data, and linked open data is described. The strategic importance of open data and linked open data (LOD) for the future of libraries is emphasized.

The book art/artist book in its digital dimension: E-book art and hyperbook-art

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:48 +0200

The current digital context holds potential for creators of books art/artist books to go beyond their already innovative, dynamic, and fluid works of art in and around the book. The framework for developing these works of art has led to diverse offerings that need to be analyzed and systematized. This article presents the e-book art (electronic book art) and hyperbookart as two taxonomies that the book art/artist book embraces under the parameters of electronic and internet creation. Both meanings are defined and their pertinent conceptual and aesthetic properties and attributes are studied. Examples are given. The final reflections open several lines of debate about this digital scene, including the heterogenous role of the creator and audience, the authorship of the work, and the transformation of the work towards a multiple original.

Public libraries in Colombia: Land of peace

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:39 +0200

The public libraries of Columbia need to situate themselves as places for inclusion, social cohesion, construction of citizenship, and local memory as part of the post-conflict peace process. Colombia’s leaders and institutions, including libraries, have an obligation to go beyond the laws and regulations to achieve the vision of the future that has emerged from the negotiations in Havana, Cuba. There are actions that can be undertaken by libraries to promote social transformation at this historic time. Libraries are territories of peace, where librarians can undertake initiatives that build on citizens’ dreams of a prosperous future.

Audience participation in regional public television: A proposal that looks the 2016 reform of the BBC

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:31 +0200

The BBC opened two public enquiries in 2015 during the drafting of the "Report on the Reform of the Charter of the BBC", which will expire in December, 2016. Among the issues raised was the need to create new ways of audience participation. In fact, the BBC has taken steps to integrate audiences through its four Audience Councils: England, Wales, Scotland, and North Ireland. Likewise, in Spain, regional public television offers a specific way for public participation similar to Audience Councils: the Consejos Asesores. The research presented in this paper is based on the “classification of participation” offered by Carpentier and the British and Spanish cases, and it offers some indicators to assess and improve the participation of the audiences in Spanish regional public television.

Social networks as sources of journalism: Reasons for distrust among Spanish journalists

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:22 +0200

Social networks produce vast quantities of information that are occasionally relevant to the media agenda. Journalists are faced with the dilemma of whether or not to use social networks as regular sources because they tend to lack qualities like credibility and durability, essential in traditional journalism. The origin of the information from social platforms cannot always can be verified or even identified. We look at the media scene in Spain, where social networks have a relevant and ever-increasing role, and analyze if social media sources are valid, or if professionals should regard them as tools to be used with caution and skepticism. Our study explores the ethical and professional implications of social networks as an information source and as a feedback system.

Film content analysis at six major Spanish film libraries

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:13 +0200

Using competitive intelligence in collaborative processes in the Spanish pharmaceutical sector

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:51:04 +0200

It is quite common to find competitive intelligence (CI) activities in pharmaceutical companies. These companies use the CI process, not only to act against competitors, a traditional goal of the CI, but also with the purpose of enhancing cooperation. This paper proposes that this trend should be deeply analyzed so that IC techniques can be adapted to the new demands of information. CI cycle is used to extract offensive intelligence, defensive intelligence, and, more increasingly, cooperative intelligence. The results of a study developed with a sample of 186 Spanish pharmaceutical companies are presented. The main goal was to analyze the extent to which these companies use CI processes for cooperative purposes. Results confirm that companies use CI tools for finding partners to share information sources, funding sources, or to carry out innovation projects.

Corporate social responsibility and corporate foundations in building responsible brands

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:55 +0200

This article analyzes corporate brand management in companies that enforce a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) while also operating a corporate foundation that shares the same company name and brand. The study aimed to (1) define and analyze the presence of the corporate foundation and assess the alignment between brand and foundation in the context of corporate brand identity; and to (2) investigate brand manager perspectives on how corporate foundations promote the social dimensions of the brand and of a company’s corporate identity and culture. The corporate identity of 18 multinational companies and their corresponding foundations was investigated, and 8 prominent brand managers were interviewed.

National scientific policies in Latin America: The case of Ecuador and Colombia

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:47 +0200

National policies critically affect the results of scientific production and communication in Latin American countries. Currently, these countries are developing and adapting to the assessment and quality schemes that have existed for some time in other advanced countries in the field of science. Political and economic conditions in Latin America have been favorable in the last five years, although only a few Latin American countries have taken advantage of this situation. In this paper public policies in science in Ecuador and Colombia are analyzed. The objective is to stimulate scientific production and enhance the overall research ecosystem of these two countries. The findings focus primarily on the differences detected in their respective investment policies, their higher education systems, and the volume and quality of their scientific production.

Sleeping beauties analysis: A reflection from the solutionism perspective

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:40 +0200

Sleeping beauties (SB) is a term that is used to describe scientific articles that pass unnoticed in science for long periods of time until they are rediscovered. This phenomenon is little known in the scientific community and contradicts some of science’s basic presuppositions. At the same time, the current reality of scientific research is defined according to the quantity of information that is produced. Although the SB field of study is little known, it has very specific characteristics that generate a number of cross-cutting interpretations about the way that science reflects on itself. This article explores three problems that the SB spotlights which are conceptualized within the same epistemological approach. We concludes that the SB analysis and the expected increase in the occurrence of SBs offers a point upon which to reflect bout epistemological frameworks of scientific practice.

Ethical guidelines in Educacion & Educational Research journals indexed in the WoS

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:32 +0200

The presence of ethical guidelines in the instructions for authors and reviewers from 214 journals indexed in the Education and Educational Research category of the 2014 edition of the Journal Citation Reports is analyzed. Content and thematic analysis methodology has been followed to examine the presence of topics regarding ethics of scholarly publishing and research. According to the results, 11.2% of the analyzed journals do not include mentions of any ethical topic and the presence of the various subjects studied differs among the rest. The most frequent are criteria for determining plagiarism (63.01%) and duplicate publication (67.12%). Ethical responsibilities of reviewers (7.76%) and sanctions for misconduct (3.20%) have a low presence.

Presence of alleged predatory journals in bibliographic databases: Analysis of Beall’s list

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:24 +0200

Transparency and access to information on research projects in Spanish public universities

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:15 +0200

Science evaluation: necessary and problematic

Scipedia content — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:50:06 +0200

No one disputes the need for science to be evaluated, but the evaluation is a source of continued controversy. The characteristics of major evaluations that have been carried out in the scientific research environment are presented in this article, including evaluations of articles under peer review, and evaluations of personal trajectories. The main problems and challenges along with possible solutions are discussed.

Control and evaluation of information resources by “container” curation

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:46 +0200

In this article, we examine the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in an environment of online searches and information use that is dominated by search engines and social networks. Taking into account the recent announcement of the end of the ALA’s prestigious Guide to reference, preceded several years ago by the disappearance of selective directories of web resources, including Intute, we explore the potential of content curation as a conceptual and methodological approach that can also be applied to the control and evaluation of quality information resources. These resources can be viewed as “containers” with a clear identity, whose “contents” experience a kind of dissolution within search engines and social networks. Here, we propose the concept of “container curation” as a method for evaluating and contextualising information resources within the realm of libraries and information literacy.

Quién es quien en el Anuario ThinkEPI

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:40 +0200

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Progresión constante de la lectura digital

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:33 +0200

La lectura digital ha experimentado un crecimiento considerable en todos los países durante los últimos años. La ampliación de la oferta digital, la aparición de dispositivos con prestaciones cada vez mejor adaptadas a las particularidades de los usuarios, la implementación de sistemas de préstamo de libros electrónicos en bibliotecas públicas y de investigación, el incremento de las aplicaciones de lectura interoperables y sincronizables en todo tipo de dispositivos, facilitando la movilidad y accesibilidad permanente, y la aparición de modelos de negocio nuevos como los sistemas de suscripción, han dado lugar a un fenómeno que se va asentando de una manera sólida y con vocación de perdurabilidad: la consolidación del lector digital.

Modelos de negocio en el mundo de la edición electrónica, un manual de supervivencia

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:26 +0200

A finales de los años 90, dos humoristas estadounidenses, Joshua Piven y David Borgenicht, publicaron The worst-case scenario survival handbook, un librito donde se explicaba con detalle cómo enfrentarse a situaciones extremas y desesperadas: cómo sobrevivir si el paracaídas no se abría, cómo caminar sobre el techo de un tren en marcha, de qué manera había que caer desde un puente en un río, cómo escapar del ataque de un tiburón o de un enjambre de abejas asesinas… Este primer libro inauguró un subgénero de humor bajo el título genérico de Worst-case scenarios. Los siguientes títulos se derivaban de todos los escenarios posibles: la escuela, vacaciones, bodas, viaje o el momento de ligar y practicar sexo. En poco más de una década se habían vendido más de 10 millones de ejemplares.

The source code of each crappy thing. Programming, explaining, making, stripping, and digitizing

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:18 +0200

This article reflects on the concept of source code as it is applied to areas other than computer programming, and relates it to scientific communication, network activism, and micropolitical actions. The usefulness of learning the essential aspects of programming as a universal language and digitizing of objects, buildings, and historical sites in 3D, by digital libraries of cultural heritage, are discussed.

Rupture of the publishing business: self-publishing and its derivatives

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:09 +0200

Self-publishing is one of the most important recent trends in digital content production. While self-publishing is not a new phenomenon, it is new in the digital environment where it has achieved a distinctive character. Currently there is a lack of data about coverage and scope of this new trend. However, despite these problems, digital self-publishing has shown exponential growth in all countries, forcing a reorganization of the actors in the book value chain. Moreover, digital self-publishing involves authors in new tasks and responsibilities including dissemination and content promotion.

New tools for reading on screen: active reading

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:15:00 +0200

Current educational, professional, and academic environments require skills and accurate tools to efficiently manage large volumes of information. Reading skills are a key aspect in this regard. A new generation of reading tools are necessary; they should be simple to use, yet capable of managing information powerfully. Their aim should be empowering readers by helping them to become more skilled readers capable of an active, effective, and efficient reading. In particular, active reading on digital displays requires assistance in four basic processes: annotation, extraction of content, navigation, and improved effective design. The LiquidText application is analyzed as an example of how new models and metaphors can facilitate interaction with digital texts by reducing complexity through an intelligent simplicity, which is, after all, a recurring demand of contemporary digital design applications.

Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN): Managers of the life cycle of research objects

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:52 +0200

This paper is a reflection on the nature of scientific knowledge production. Being a human process, its characteristics are particularly complex and difficult to establish with standard procedures. Despite the differences between disciplines, the research processes always includes the common application of the scientific method to obtain results in the form of data and publications. In this article the life cycle model of research objects is reviewed. To be understood, data need to be contextualized, something that is difficult if the necessary information is not added at the time they are produced. Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN), such as LabArchives, LabGuru, and ROHub, have begun to appear in academic settings to facilitate comprehensive knowledge management. It is recommended that ELN systems are used to guarantee research data preservation.

Fifteen years of the semantic web: from technologies to good practice

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:41 +0200

The effective deployment of the semantic web depends not just on technological developments, but also on applying guidelines for the process of publishing structured data on the Web. Part of the work of the W3C working group about data on the Web is focused on the identification of best practices and defining vocabularies to represent datasets. The maturity of the semantic web is reflected in the increasing importance of aspects related to the use of published data, types of licenses, trust, publication dynamics, and data reusing, among other processes.

Ciencia abierta: políticas científicas de palos y zanahorias

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:34 +0200

El término “ciencia abierta” fue acuñado en 2003 por el economista Paul David para describir las propiedades de los bienes científicos generados por el sector público, en oposición a la extensión de la percepción de los derechos de propiedad en el área de los bienes de información.

Acceso online a revistas en Cataluña. RACO, y otras bases de datos

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:26 +0200

RACO, Revistes catalanes en accés obert es un repositorio de acceso abierto de revistas científicas, culturales o eruditas editadas en Cataluña o en catalán.

Redes sociales y construcción del capital reputacional

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:17 +0200

La correspondencia postal y las llamadas telefónicas eran maneras habituales de intercambiar conocimiento, pero en la actualidad han quedado desfasadas por tweets, blogs y otras acciones inmediatas, en tiempo real. Nuestra reputación personal se forja con nuestras acciones y cada vez más con nuestras comunicaciones. Los expertos aseguran que una buena reputación es vital para el éxito, y por tanto, conocer los mecanismos que se utilizan para construirla en un momento en que la investigación y la docencia son dependientes y se refuerzan recíprocamente, con la misma importancia, puede ser de mucha utilidad.

Promoción del acceso abierto entre estudiantes e investigadores

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:09 +0200

La Unesco publicó dos conjuntos de materiales divulgativos sobre acceso abierto dirigidos a dos tipos de público: estudiantes de biblioteconomía e investigadores. El primero se estructura en cuatro módulos y lleva por título Open access for library schools, mientas que el segundo consta de cinco módulos bajo el título colectivo de Open access for researchers.

Acceso abierto: camino recorrido, situación actual y tendencias de publicación científica

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:14:00 +0200

El libro sobre los 15 años del programa SciELO, publicado en colaboración con la Unesco, relata su trayectoria como biblioteca, sistema de indización, plataforma editorial, red editorial y meta-editorial desde su concepción en 1997 hasta 2014. La obra está organizada en 10 capítulos, escritos por 15 autores, entre miembros del equipo de SciELO y colaboradores internacionales. Analiza desde diferentes perspectivas el camino recorrido, la situación actual y las tendencias de publicación científica en acceso abierto.

Repositorios digitales: eppur si muove

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:52 +0200

Entre los días 11 y 13 de marzo de 2015 tuvieron lugar en el Rectorado de la Universidad de Córdoba (UCO) las VI Jornadas Os-Repositorios, que coincidieron con el XIV Workshop de proyectos digitales de Rebiun. Las presentaciones se centraron en experiencias profesionales de repositorios digitales, especialmente de centros universitarios.

Política de acceso abierto del RCUK

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:43 +0200

Los siete consejos de investigación del Reino Unido cuentan desde abril de 2013 con una política de open access aprobada por el Research Councils UK (RCUK) que los consorcia. http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/research/areas

Implicados en el acceso abierto en España. Una hoja de ruta

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:35 +0200

Desde las declaraciones de Budapest, Bethesda y Berlín hasta la progresiva generalización de políticas institucionales sobre el acceso abierto en todo el mundo han transcurrido más de 10 años. El camino no ha sido fácil, aunque se ha ido jalonando de logros de diferente magnitud que finalmente han ido conduciéndonos, de manera irrevocable, a la consolidación del acceso abierto como modelo alternativo de comunicación científica. Quizá esta expresión grandilocuente en España debería ser matizada, pero en cualquier caso son muchos los pasos dados hacia el éxito del open access. Uno de los más significativos fue la consagración de un artículo de la Ley de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación (España, 2011) dedicado en exclusiva al acceso abierto. Sin embargo el artículo 37 titulado Difusión en acceso abierto, y más concretamente su aplicación, ha generado no pocas dudas en los actores implicados.

Planteamiento, desarrollo y explotación en datos científicos

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:27 +0200

En esta nota se reseñan tres informes de temática común. El primero (de Erway) identifica los stakeholders o personas implicadas en el escenario de los datos de investigación y plantea el rol líder que puede asumir la biblioteca; el segundo (de LERU) informa exhaustivamente sobre qué debe acometerse; y el tercero (de Filippov) es una muestra de cómo el análisis de datos con técnicas de minería pone en valor los datasets, única justificación de la extendida frase “los datos son el nuevo petróleo de la economía”.

Repensando la metodología en el arte: del objeto original a los objetos digitales

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:18 +0200

Escribe Johanna Drucker, una de las grandes especialistas en la investigación sobre humanidades digitales: “El diseño de recursos digitales para la investigación académica en las humanidades no es una tarea técnica, sino una responsabilidad intelectual” (Drucker, 2009).Entendemos el reto. Podemos empezar por mirar con lupa las diferencias reales en los métodos de trabajo de los historiadores del arte y qué apoyos les estamos ofreciendo desde nuestras bibliotecas, por ejemplo. El arte, su historia, presenta retos diferentes y por tanto serán necesarios soluciones diferenciadas.

CIRC Classification 2016

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:09 +0200

A few years ago we had, in Spain, various products for evaluating journals that were useful to researchers and to the Spanish accreditation agencies: Aneca and Cneai. Given the number of products, various research groups collaborated to create a single, unified product: Clasificación integrada de revistas científicas (CIRC) (Integrated classification of scientific journals) with the aim of using it with current research information systems (CRIS). The CIRC classification gave each journal a score (A, B, C, D) and was last updated in 2012. EC3metrics is now announcing the launch of a new CIRC version updated for the current situation, while trying to rescue the original intention of the first version that emphasized CRIS integration. This article describes some of the improvements and changes that have been made in the newly updated version.

Features and implications of Emerging Sources Citation Index (Thomson Reuters): Journals in a transitional status

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:13:01 +0200

With the launch of the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Thomson Reuters has created a set of expectations. The Web of Science has become the most comprehensive research platform of journal evaluation. ESCI acts as the waiting room before Thomson technicians check whether journals meet the quality requirements to be indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI), Social SCI, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index databases. ESCI is characterized by its multidisciplinary coverage and its increase in geographic coverage, now reaching non Anglo-Saxon countries. ESCI increases Thomas Reuters range without sacrificing the quality of its reference products. In addition, it contributes to the transparency of the evaluation and selection process.

A golden opportunity for research libraries

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:53 +0200

This text explores opportunities for research libraries in the current context of transition to a gold open access model. First, political and organizational considerations are discussed, drawing directly from proposals presented at the recent Berlin 12 Open Access Conference and the unavoidable disagreements in the international open access community about the implementation of this large-scale open access model. Second, we discuss some of the areas where further work is required in order to support the transition to gold open access. Based on the experience implementing the EC/OpenAIRE FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot, three specific areas are described where research libraries need to focus their attention: familiarization with research projects that are being done at their institution, participation in a joint effort to tackle predatory publishing, and intervention in the academic publishing cycle at an earlier stage.

Recommendations to editors to strengthen the peer review process in their scientific journal

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:46 +0200

This article provides an analysis of the critical aspects that editors must consider when managing the peer-review process. While the evaluators assure the quality of a journal, the editor(s) must take steps to improve the process with two main objectives: promoting academic recognition and establishing communication and training tools. In this paper the authors offer concrete recommendations for pursuing these objectives.

Thomson Reuters uses altmetrics: usage counts for articles indexed in the Web of Science

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:37 +0200

Since September 2015, Web of Science has displayed an indicator of a non-bibliometric nature. The new indicator, called “usage count”, measures the number of times the full text of a document has been accessed, and the number of times the bibliographic reference of the document has been exported to a reference manager. The same indicator is computed for two different time frames: one is a rolling window that measures the number of times the document has been accessed in the last 180 days and the other measures all instances of access since 2013. In order to decipher the meaning of this new indicator, apart from reflecting on the actions we expect to measure, an exploratory study was conducted where the new indicators were compared to the traditional citation counts, by pulling two samples of documents: the most cited documents published in 2015 (so far), and the most used ones. The greatest difference found between the two samples indicates the two indicators reflect different types of impact. After all, citations and usage of documents are actions so different in nature that their counts can only offer divergent results. Moreover, a very low correlation was found between these usage counts and the most common altmetrics. However, given the size and bias of the sample (highly cited and highly used documents), the results should be considered with caution. Nonetheless, we can be sure that usage counts enrich the set of bibliometric indicators offered by Web of Science, and that they will provide new insights about previously disregarded documents. Empirical data available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1564716

The enterpreneurial journalism in front of its consolidation challenge

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:27 +0200

The creation of media by journalists has seen a strong increase in Spain in recent years in tandem with the crisis experienced within the news sector. This phenomenon, known as entrepreneurial journalism, is a case of innovation within the field of information. The aim of this paper is to critically examine the contributions of entrepreneurial journalism in the fields of information, labor, and business; examine its socio-political effects; and its chances of consolidation. To do this, the challenges it faces to ensure survival are analyzed.

Three dimensions of computational journalism. Intersections with information sciences

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:18 +0200

Systematic presentation of three dimensions of computational journalism characterized by their intersections with information science: Content curation, SEO applied to communication, and information seeking and verification. Intersections between various disciplines are discussed.

Information visualization in cybermedia

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:11 +0200

The implementation and global expansion of the internet has affected all areas of our society. This influence has forced the media to revise their business models by creating new production and distribution processes and ultimately pushing out new digital versions (online media or cybermedia) of their publications. In this new digital environment information visualization plays a key role in marketing plans and user retention. This trend can be further understood by exploring the distinction between infographics and data visualization, and by defining a taxonomy that describes all new and traditional information visualization products used in online media.

Journalism and I vitamine

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:12:02 +0200

Faced with the lost value of information that was traditionally produced by the press, audiences are now turning to social networks and interacting with the news in new ways. And, as a result, the low credibility of the Spanish media is negated by diversifying the sources for news information as people turn to their trusted gatekeeping “friends” who act as watchdogs of the fourth estate. For the moment this new relationship with social media does not mean a distancing from the news produced by professional journalists, but it does require that the media take steps to overcome the perceived loss in value of the information they produce.

Servicios de descubrimiento: sus más, sus menos y lo que NISO puede hacer

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:54 +0200

Los libros blancos de la National Information Standards Organization (NISO) están pensados para orientar sobre temas que tengan implicaciones en el desarrollo de estándares. En ellos se analizan, previa petición a expertos, los aspectos que deben tenerse en cuenta antes de comenzar el trabajo de normalización. En este caso: los servicios de descubrimiento que se emplean en las bibliotecas (library resource discovery).

Creación y conservación de vídeos nacidos digitales: la calidad importa

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:47 +0200

El documento forma parte de una serie de cuatro que analizan los aspectos más relevantes de la creación y el sistema de archivo de los vídeos nacidos digitales. Los cuatro están redactados y avalados por la Fadgi (Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative) que nació en 2007 para definir pautas comunes, métodos y prácticas para la digitalización de audiovisuales de contenido histórico, pero ahora ha editado la colección de documentos del que forma parte el documento que es objeto de esta reseña y que trata ya de los documentos nacidos digitales.

De espectadores a actores

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:40 +0200

Con la publicación en 2011 del informe final del W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group (disponible en Traducción al español de documentos del W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group) se dio un paso muy importante a la hora de concretar los principios de linked open data al entorno de las bibliotecas, archivos, museos y centros de documentación.

Digitalización y accesibilidad del material cultural europeo

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:32 +0200

Digital Culture de la Digital Agenda for Europe -parte de la estrategia Europa 2020- es una mina de información. Una declaración solemne encabeza su web: “Hacer accesibles online las colecciones de las bibliotecas, museos, archivos y archivos audiovisuales de Europa es beneficiar [win-win, en el original] a la cultura, el crecimiento económico y la realización individual”.https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/digital-culture

Flooded with data and information

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:25 +0200

Reflection on the current situation characterized by the existence of huge amounts of data and information. Some aspects such as privacy, data protection, social impact of the technologies, disintermediation, trends, future of libraries, etc., are discussed.

Digital connection and disconnection: a reflection

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:17 +0200

An analysis of how people use information and communication technology under the metaphor of Digital Visitors and Residents, the results of which show the use of technologies, the Internet, and social networks depends heavily on the situation and context. This article also reflects on the effects of technological stress, infoxication, and the different ways people self-regulate their technological behavior.

Bibframe in 2015: progress and prospects of the new bibliographic model

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:11:07 +0200

The most significant advances of the Bibliographic framework initiative (Bibframe) during 2015 are described, along with the proposal for a new version of the Bibframe vocabulary (Bibframe 2.0 draft specifications), and its impact on the core classes: Item, Title and Authority. Along with this, a synopsis of presentations given about Bibframe in 2015 and early 2016 is provided in order to give an overview of the status and evolution of the projects being generated around this initiative.

Find, group, link: the promises of the RDA

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:59 +0200

In 2016, the first Spanish libraries will begin using RDA cataloging rules (Resource Description and Access), replacing AACR2. This note article explains that RDA should be viewed as a confluence of three trends: savings, sharing, and developing technology. The objectives of the catalogs (to find a known work, to find works by the same author or subject, and to provide relationships between authors or entities) are explained. A brief historical review of AACR, MARC format, ISBD, FRBR, and Bibframe, is made, finally, to explain the RDA rules.

Content curation with social media in libraries

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:51 +0200

An analysis of how libraries curate content in social media platforms is discussed. The social media platforms that are analyzed are include Scoop.it, Paper.li, Flipboard, Storify, Milq, List.ly, Facebook, and Twitter; numerous examples are provided.

Control and evaluation of information resources from a “continent” curation approach

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:42 +0200

This article reflects on the need to re-interpret the control and evaluation of information resources in the current environment of online searching and the information domination of search engines and social networks. Taking into account the recent announcement of the ending of ALA’s Guide to reference, and considering the years before the disappearance of selective directories of web resources like Intute, we attempt to explore the potential of content curation as a conceptual and methodological approach to control and evaluate quality information resources. These resources can be viewed as “continents” with a clear and planned identity where the “contents” experience a kind of dissolution within search engines and social networks. This article proposes the concept of “continent curation” as a method of valuation and contextualization for reference resources within the realm of library and information literacy work.

When collaborating on the Web becomes poetry

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:34 +0200

Network initiatives related to literature and the humanities are on the rise. Many of these initiatives are collaborative creations. Google has initiated and promoted some of these initiatives in recent years. Google’s most recent experiment, Google Poetics, converts random words into poetry.

Risks and security of information: convergences from records management

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:26 +0200

A rapprochement between disciplines that addresses information security management, risk management, and records management is necessary for organizations to adopt the best strategy in a complex scenario of digital transformation. There are many points of convergence between disciplines, and our experience in the banking sector has shown that a program of information governance is necessary to facilitate collaboration between different professionals.

Six contributions of information governance towards transparency and anti-corruption

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:18 +0200

An information governance program promoting strategic, coordinated, collaborative action on data and documents can contribute to the fight against corruption. Transparency and anti-corruption practices should be social imperatives for all organizations. This paper is a reflection based on the author’s experience as a consultant in the redesign of the procurement process for an oil and gas company. Data and documents are used as the main evidence for the actions taken.

Los adolescentes son de Neptuno, los bibliotecarios de Plutón

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:10 +0200

Desengañémonos y tengamos presente que fuera de nuestra órbita (la informativa-documental) mucha gente no usa la biblioteca para buscar y recuperar información, sino que para ello se sirve de su entorno cercano y de internet. Por lo tanto, sea cual sea nuestro papel -como académicos, bibliotecarios, usuarios u otros- la pregunta es: ¿la biblioteca encaja en la vida de las personas?

Retos y oportunidades para las GLAM de Australia

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:10:03 +0200

Bajo el acrónimo GLAM (que jocosamente se ha relacionado con glamour) se engloban las actividades relacionadas con galerías, bibliotecas, archivos y museos (galleries, libraries, archives and museums). Más específicamente, estas siglas se suelen poner en relación con acciones y actuaciones de difusión de los acervos culturales e históricos, de los que estas instituciones son depositarias, en el mundo digital.

El futuro ya está aquí: 10 tendencias para nuestras bibliotecas

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:55 +0200

El informe Prospectiva 2020: las diez áreas que más van a cambiar en nuestras bibliotecas en los próximos años es obra del Grupo de Trabajo Estratégico para el Estudio de Prospectiva sobre la Biblioteca en el Nuevo Entorno Informacional y Social. El objetivo del grupo era la realización de un informe de prospectiva (analizar y estudiar el futuro) de las bibliotecas españolas, a partir de la revisión de estudios y propuestas realizadas en otros países y su adaptación a la realidad bibliotecaria española, así como la determinación de tendencias claras de futuro.

Cómo se demuestra el valor de la biblioteca pública

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:48 +0200

La Diputación de Barcelona (DIBA) hizo público en julio de 2015 un informe sobre El valor de les biblioteques públiques en la societat: el cas de la Xarxa de Biblioteques Municipals. Se trata de un documento muy logrado y de gran utilidad y, por tanto, de consulta imprescindible para órganos de decisión y de gestión de servicios bibliotecarios –no sólo de bibliotecas públicas- y muy recomendable para autoridades y gestores del ámbito cultural en su conjunto por tratarse de una problemática común del sector.

Cuando la pericia archivística puede aportar valor a las bibliotecas

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:40 +0200

Uno de los estudios publicados por OCLC en 2015 lo firma Jackie Dooley, donde plantea el valor de la aportación archivística al tratamiento de fondos digitales depositados en bibliotecas. El estudio se dirige a especialistas involucrados en programas y proyectos de gestión de recursos digitales, lo que incluye el nivel directivo que planifica las adquisiciones, así como el nivel técnico que se ocupa de la preservación digital, la gestión de metadatos, y la prestación de servicios, especialmente en bibliotecas de investigación.

Diagnóstico para conocer las bibliotecas públicas de Colombia y a sus usuarios

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:33 +0200

Este documento presenta los principales hallazgos del Diagnóstico Nacional de la Red Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas (RNBP). El estudio, cuyo trabajo de campo fue realizado entre julio y septiembre de 2013, cubrió el 98% de las bibliotecas públicas adscritas a la RNBP (1.302 bibliotecas, a lo largo y ancho del territorio nacional, de las 1.404 registradas), y recopiló información entre las bibliotecas públicas, los usuarios potenciales y los usuarios reales de las mismas. El análisis y resumen de los datos finales fue encargado al Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (Cerlalc-Unesco).

Design thinking for libraries: piensa el futuro de la biblioteca como lo haría un diseñador

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:25 +0200

¿Cómo podemos transformar las bibliotecas en laboratorios de creación y aprendizaje, verdaderos motores culturales y de fomento de la lectura y del conocimiento? ¿De qué manera podemos adaptar los servicios en el entorno digital y mejorar la experiencia del usuario? ¿Cómo podemos transformar los equipamientos en espacios de relación y vertebración social de la comunidad? ¿Cuáles deben ser los usos y las funciones de la biblioteca del futuro?

Estudio de las bibliotecas escolares: el caso australiano

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:18 +0200

Softlink es una empresa australiana, con ramificaciones en todo el mundo, que provee recursos tecnológicos, conocimiento y soluciones en bibliotecas escolares, académicas, públicas y otras. Desde 2010 lleva a cabo un estudio anual sobre las bibliotecas escolares australianas por encargo del gobierno australiano. El texto que reseñamos es la publicación de este estudio correspondiente a 2014. http://www.softlinkint.com

Cuatro ejemplos de emprendimiento en bibliotecas

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:09:10 +0200

Más allá de los libros. El papel de las bibliotecas emprendedoras en la promoción del bienestar económico. Es el título del informe que el Carnegie UK Trust ha publicado sobre los proyectos que ha impulsado en Inglaterra y Gales, llevados a cabo entre julio de 2013 y marzo de 2014. Está firmado por Jennifer Peachey, la recién incorporada responsable de la política del Carnegie UK Trust que destaca los factores que han contribuido a su éxito, el debate que han logrado establecer entre las autoridades bibliotecarias del Reino Unido, Escocia, Gales e Irlanda del Norte y una serie de recomendaciones finales.

Ebook lending: between necessity and lack of interest

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:54 +0200

For the first time there is a full-year report (of 2015) of ebook lending from Spanish public libraries, and the outcome does not seem entirely satisfactory. Although it is a short period of time in which to attempt to ascertain the success or failure of ebook lending, data reveals that the service must be improved. The low volume of titles, the lack of a joint catalogue, use of prohibitive DRM, and some other use conditions are even more restrictive than those for traditional print books, and all of this ultimately penalizes the readers’ experience. Librarians are sceptical about the viability of a the current ebook lending model for obvious reasons. These problems are not specific to Spanish public libraries. It is clear to the author that ebook lending is needed, but must follow different rules; the author advocates promoting and improving the visibility of public domain works and abandoning, if only temporarily, other onerous content that hinders other services.

Mobile applications in the library’s collection development policy

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:46 +0200

Like other electronic resources, mobile applications (apps) can be part of library collections, so it is necessary to include them in the collection development policy, or even implement a specific policy in order to draw attention to their existence. Again, it is necessary to establish selection criteria, but also to have a budget available, if necessary, and to get mobile devices (smartphones or tablets) for the library staff.

Socially vulnerable users: Why and for what purpose should the library generate cultural capital?

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:37 +0200

International and Spanish scholarship on the social role of libraries for people at a social disadvantage are summarized. Current initiatives in public libraries in Spain are presented along with an analysis of some of the library services that have been developed, including an example from Zagreb City Library.

Digital transformation and the university library

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:29 +0200

The digital transformation of the university is linked to the integration of technology tools and digital resources to all areas of the organization: management, academic offerings, learning processes, research, and communication. This transformation is an obligation, but also an opportunity, not only to the university, but also to the its library, which can seize the opportunity to lead the process.

La jubilación de profesionales genera nuevas oportunidades laborales en biblioteconomía y documentación en Australia

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:21 +0200

En 2014 la ALIA (Australian Library and Information Association), inició la publicación anual de un informe de tendencias centrado en la educación, las habilidades y los conocimientos, y la ocupación laboral en biblioteconomía, documentación e información en Australia. En el informe de 2015, se han actualizado datos y, además y lo que es más importante, se pueden empezar a entrever tendencias de futuro en la industria ByD que muchas veces quedan escondidas. Este informe ayuda a detectar estas tendencias para los profesionales australianos… y también para los españoles.

Reflexionando para la práctica y practicando la reflexión

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:14 +0200

La biblioteconomía ha sido y es, esencialmente, una práctica, una techne, pero no por ello los conocimientos técnicos son acientíficos. Sí que surgen de (y vuelven a) la práctica. Es por ello que la “investigación” en biblioteconomía, en el pasado, la han ejercido básicamente personas que tenían como trabajo principal el de hacer de bibliotecarios.

El aprendizaje en entornos académicos digitales: la clave está en la gente

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:08:06 +0200

¿Cuáles son las habilidades, competencias, conocimientos y actitudes que deben tener los estudiantes e investigadores en un entorno académico digital? ¿Cómo se promueven estos atributos y cómo varían entre las comunidades académicas de todo el mundo? Estas son las principales preguntas que los autores del informe del Council on Library on Information Resources (CLIR) se plantean en Building expertise to support digital scholarship: a global perspective.

Futuro de la educación y la investigación en ByD

Scipedia content — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 10:07:58 +0200

El III International seminar on library and information science education and research (LIS-ER), organizado por la Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación para conmemorar su centenario, se llevó a cabo en un contexto de dudas e incertidumbres sobre el futuro de nuestra disciplina. Todos los participantes eran conscientes de ello.