Library and Information Sciences Trends and Research /

This book explores the development, trends and research of library and information sciences (LIS) in the digital age. Inside, readers will find research and case studies written by LIS experts, educators and theorists, most of whom have visited China, delivered presentations there and drafted their...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Chen, Chuanfu. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Larsen, Ronald. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54812-3
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Information Profession and Information Literacy
  • Chapter 1 Career and Professional Opportunities and Challenges for Librarians and Other Information Professionals Specializing in Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning
  • Chapter 2 So What’s the Big Deal With Information Literacy in the United States?
  • Chapter 3 A Group Discussion on Information Literacy
  • Part II Trends of Library and Information Sciences Education
  • Chapter 4 iSchools & the iSchool at Syracuse University
  • Part III Information Seeking and Retrieval
  • Chapter 5 Visual Data Mining in a Q&A based Social Media Website
  • Chapter 6 Information Seeking Behaviour and Usage on a Multi-media Platform: Case Study Europeana
  • Chapter 7 Exploratory Search: a Critical Analysis of the Theoretical Foundations, Systems Features, and Research Trends
  • Part IV Informatics
  • Chapter 8 Scientific Datasets: Informetric Characteristics and Social Utility Metrics for Biodiversity Data Sources
  • Chapter 9 Knowledge Discovery of Complex Networks Research Literature
  • Chapter 10 Bibliometrics and University Research Rankings Demystified for Librarians
  • Part V Development of World Libraries
  • Chapter 11 The Development of East Asian Libraries in North America.