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Boosting the Knowledge Economy

Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural and Corporate Environments

1st Edition - May 20, 2022

Editor: Francisco Javier Calzada-Prado

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9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 7 7 2 - 9

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9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 4 5 3 - 1

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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 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.

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