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Wendy Evans, David Baker - Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age

Av Wendy Evans, David Baker

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Digital information is a constantly developing field. The first title in the Chandos Digital Information Review series, Trends, Discovery, and People in the Digital Age, summarises and presents key themes, advances and trends in all aspects of digital information today, exploring the impact of developing technologies on the information world. This book emphasises important contemporary topics and future developments from a global perspective. Dynamic contents by leaders in the field respond to what is happening in the field of digital information literacy, and anticipate future developments. Topics include: the future of digital information provision; Enquire; cloud computing; building an information landscape; e-books and journals in a changing digital landscape; discovering resources; citizens and digital information; data-management; community usage patterns of scientific information; software citations; the future of data curation; JISC; Skills Portal; the future information professional; university library and information services; academic libraries and their future; and impediments to new library futures.

  • 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
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Wendy Evans is the Head of Library at the University of St. Mark and St John, UK. She has published and lectured in the field of electronic journal and database usage, access versus ownership of journals, and has already co-edited and co-authored four books with David Baker. 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.

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"...provides an engaging overview of some of the key themes and trends in digital information…will be of primary interest to library and information science students and information professionals working in academic or university settings." --Information and Culture,November 2014"The reviewer was most engaged by ideas around the impact the digital world has had on the disintermediation of information and understanding that the role of the librarian in this space..." --Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4

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