Boosting the Knowledge Economy
Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural and Corporate Environments
- 1st Edition - May 20, 2022
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Editor: Francisco Javier Calzada-Prado
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 7 7 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 4 5 3 - 1
This book presents a comprehensive, international and up-to-date review of the key contributions of information services to the Knowledge Economy. Chapters contributed by ex… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book presents a comprehensive, international and up-to-date review of the key contributions of information services to the Knowledge Economy. Chapters contributed by experts in different areas of LIS focus on the crucial roles libraries, archives and museums are playing in their home institutions -private, public, non-profit-, as much as their impact on the economy and society as a whole. Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural, and Corporate Environments has a particular interest in learning services, exploring principles and strategies for their implementation - from marketing strategy to analytics -, and covers implications for the LIS profession.
- Provides new insights into the value of information services in the context of the Knowledge Economy
- Presents an overview and analysis of cutting-edge practices in information services, with a particular focus on learning services and their particular contribution to LAMs’ (Libraries, Archives, and Museums) brand awareness and to social capital building
- Introduces a collaborative reflection on the role of information professionals at challenging times, with implications for the design of educational programs in the informationfield
Academics and students in various disciplines, including (but not limited to) Library and Information Sciences, Communication Studies, and Marketing; Practitioners in the LAMs (Library, Archives and Museums) area involved in e-Learning services and knowledge management
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Abstract
- Chapter 2. Learning and information services in the Knowledge Economy: strategic relevance and marketing of educational services and programs
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 The concept of Knowledge Economy
- 2.3 Educational services and programs as a strategic value of information services in the Knowledge Economy
- 2.4 Educational services and programs in information services marketing plans
- 2.5 Conclusions
- References
- Appendix 2.1
- Part 1: Learning-oriented services in libraries
- Chapter 3. A critical knowledge management question in the artificial intelligence era: “can humans learn from artificial intelligence or not?”
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Critical concern in artificial intelligence era
- 3.3 Critical question in artificial intelligence era
- 3.4 Learning through boundary objects
- 3.5 Boundary objects to learn from artificial intelligence
- 3.6 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Roots and trends in knowledge organization
- Abstract
- 4.1 The context of knowledge organization
- 4.2 The fundamentals of knowledge organization
- 4.3 Knowledge organization processes and systems
- 4.4 Some reflections on summarizing or abstracting
- 4.5 The fundamentals of indexing
- 4.6 A brief overview of knowledge organization systems
- 4.7 Knowledge organization of images and sound: photography, audiovisuals, and multimedia
- References
- Chapter 5. Libraries as centers of excellence: quality management as inducer of libraries’ social impact
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- References
- Chapter 6. Massive open online courses and academic libraries in Spain: new horizons to explore and exploit
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 The role of the European Union
- 6.3 Driven by cooperation: Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities
- 6.4 The role of information professionals in the development of massive open online courses
- 6.5 Degree of penetration of massive open online courses in Spain
- 6.6 Online learning platforms active in Spanish universities
- 6.7 Final considerations: toward a more unified approach
- References
- Part 2: Learning-oriented services in archives and cultural heritage institutions
- Chapter 7. The role of television audiovisual archives in the knowledge economy
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Methodology
- 7.3 Results and discussion
- 7.4 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8. A generalized data model for digital archiving in cultural and historical domains
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Basic aspects of digital archiving
- 8.3 Data models for digital archives in new domains—previous studies
- 8.4 A generalized model for digital archiving
- 8.5 Concluding remarks
- References
- Chapter 9. The strategic value of archives in organizations
- Abstract
- 9.1 The archive in the business organization
- 9.2 Dimensions of the archive in organizations
- 9.3 The strategic value of the archive in organizations
- 9.4 Conclusion
- References
- Part 3: Implications for the LIS profession
- Chapter 10. Transparency as social responsibility: librarians’ and archivists’ standpoints on active public disclosure as a mechanism for transparency
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Literature review
- 10.3 Methodology
- 10.4 Findings and discussion
- 10.5 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 11. The 2030 Agenda and the information professionals
- Abstract
- 11.1 Where are we now? Where have we come from?
- 11.2 Taking a step backward: how do the sustainable development goals differ from the millennium development goals?
- 11.3 Millennium development goals
- 11.4 The sustainable development goals, 2030 agenda
- 11.5 Information professionals
- 11.6 Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms everywhere
- 11.7 Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and to promote sustainable agriculture
- 11.8 Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives, and promote wellbeing for everyone at every stage of life
- 11.9 Goal 4 Ensure inclusive, equitable, quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for everyone
- 11.10 Goal 5 Achieve gender equality, and to empower
- 11.11 Goal 6 Ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for everyone, worldwide. Goal 7 To ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for everyone, worldwide
- 11.12 Goal 8 Promote sustained and inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment and decent jobs for everyone on the planet
- 11.13 Goal 9 Build resilient infrastructures, promote sustainable industrialization and to foster innovation
- 11.14 Goal 10 Reduce inequality within the confines of each country and among countries
- 11.15 Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
- 11.16 IFLA combines goals 12, 13, and 14
- 11.17 Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of our terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertification, call a halt to, and reverse, land degradation, and put an end to loss of biodiversity
- 11.18 Goal 16 Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
- 11.19 Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
- 11.20 Recommendations for success in applying the sustainable development goals
- 11.21 The Open Access Movement and its important role in the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda
- 11.22 Obstacles and barriers…
- 11.23 How can we measure our progress toward accomplishing the goals?
- 11.24 Indicators
- 11.25 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 20, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 232
- No. of pages (eBook): 232
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843347729
- eBook ISBN: 9781780634531
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Francisco Javier Calzada-Prado
Francisco Calzada-Prado is Assistant Professor at the Library and Information Science Department, Carlos III University of Madrid. His research focuses on exploring innovative services aimed at facilitating learning and research in different environments. He is author of a book on the contribution of academic libraries to the production and exploitation of learning content in Higher Education. He has also authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed book chapters, conference papers and journal articles on related topics. He has been visiting research fellow at the Information School, Syracuse University (USA), the Center for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University (UK), the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London (UK) and the School of Information, University of Washington (USA), among others.
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