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Libraries driving access to knowledge

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Jesús Lau, Anna Maria Tammaro, Theo Bothma
Place of publication
Berlin

Publisher

Publication date
2012
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements . . 7
Preface . . 9
Foreword . . 13
Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge (A2K) . . 17

Part One - User-Oriented A2K Actions
Iceland Goes Digital: Countrywide Access to Electronic Resources . . 37
'Access for All' and 'Politics of Difference': Comparative Case Study of Two European notaries . . 67
Using Web 2.0 to Make Libraries More User-Oriented: Outcomes from a Case Study at Loughborough University Library (UK) . . 93
OA to Knowledge: Perceptions of UWI Researchers on the St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago . . 113

Part Two - Libraries and Lifelong Learning
Native Language Uinvcistiy uigital Textbook Collection . . 141
Balancing Access to Knowledge and Respect for Cultural Knowledge: Librarian Advocacy with Indigenous Peoples' Self-Determination in Access to Knowledge . . 163
Access to Knowledge as a Social Practice: Information Literacy Education for MA Students . . 191

Part Three - Libraries as Space and Place in A2K
The Discursive Construction of the Academic Library as Learning Place in A2K . . 215
A Tale of Two Libraries: Space and Reading in Porto Public Libraries . . 247
University Library Premises: The Evaluation of Customer Satisfaction ana usage . . 289

Part Four - Other A2K Theme Approaches
ILS vs. DBMS in Latin American Web OPACs: Discriminant Analysis Applied to User Interface . . 317
Open Access and A2K: Collaborative Experiences in Latin America . . 343
The Success Story of a Locally Developed Online Video Site: HKBUtube . . 373

 

Series
(IFLA Publications ; 151)