Overcoming Information Poverty considers the role of public libraries in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion, using a three-level information poverty framework.The book prop
Unplugging the Classroom: Teaching with Technologies to Promote Students' Lifelong Learning provides techniques to help teaching and learning in an age where technology untethers instruction from the
Stepping Away from the Silos: Strategic Collaboration in Digitisation examines the current environment for the creation of publicly funded digital content and the longstanding issues affecting strateg
The convergence of online book selling, digital printing, digital document workflow management and the computerization of small parcel logistics created a unique opportunity to create a viable commerc
University campuses and their academic libraries are increasingly interconnected. A major sign of this is the transformation of interlibrary loan into resource sharing. The emergence of resource shari
Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China follows the dichotomy paradox to focus on both achievements and challenges at every step of the scholarly communication process, highlighting Insight
The rise of digital materials has made demand-driven acquisitions a common practice in libraries. Both print and digital demand-driven strategies share some characteristics with traditional acquisitio
From Information Literacy to Social Epistemology: Insights from Psychology focuses on information and the ways in which information literacy relates to critical thinking in education, the workplace, a
Vertical Specialization and Inclusive Growth in China discusses the two interrelated developments that have transformed the Chinese economy in recent years. First, the global community has increased c
The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age assembles opinion pieces, forecasts, strategy options, and case studies from leading worldwide politicians, academics, educators, authors, p
Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments covers the latest information in this relatively new concept which has attracted a great deal of interest in the library and information field, partic
Researching Developing Countries: A Data Resource Guide for Social Scientists serves as a reference guide for librarians and researchers interested in emerging market data. As demand for reliable info
Growing Your Career with Social Media presents social media tools, current trends and professional development strategies to help busy librarians remain up-to-date. This title offers advice from libra
Fundraising: How to Raise Money for Your Library Using Social Media introduces the phenomena that many members, supporters and fundraisers are not using social media to fundraise for their libraries,
Recent events in different authoritarian regimes, such as Iran and Egypt, had drawn global attention to a developing phenomenon in collective action: People tend to organize through different social m
During the last decades, significant changes have taken place in the publishing industry, altering the publishing value chain and the structure of the industry itself. Thus, publishers nowadays have t
New Roles for Research Librarians: Meeting the Expectations for Research Support presents strategies librarians can use to adapt to the new conditions and growing expectations that are emerging from s
Digital Participation through Social Living Labs connects two largely separate debates: On the one hand, high speed internet access and associated technologies are often heralded as a means to bring a
E-Government in Asia offers a thorough examination of e-governance in Asia, including the uses of the Internet to mediate interactions between Asian governments and their citizens. The book examines h
As from 1 January 2005, Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation will come fully into force throughout the UK and could potentially change the way in which the public sector manages information. This
Libraries are undergoing a massive shift in their workforce. The baby boomers are exiting the workforce which has generated an influx of Gen Y and millennials. Each generational group brings with it a
This comprehensive study examines the global strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs), the strategic evolution and the categories of their subsidiaries in China based on 150 MNCs. It is the fir
A comprehensive, structured, and up-to-date introduction to the law governing the dissemination of information in a computer-mediated world in China, Internet Law in China stresses the practical appli
