Trends, discovery, and people in the digital age

Baker, David, 1952- (editor.). Evans, Wendy, 1968- (editor.).

Summary: This book 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. It 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1843347237
ISBN: 9781843347231
ISBN: 1780633890
ISBN: 9781780633893
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xli, 289 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Publisher: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword : the paradox of a commonplace revolution / Martin Hall -- The future of digital information provision / David Baker and Wendy Evans -- The usability of digital information environments : planning, design and assessment / Anthony Chow -- The history of Enquire : the story of UK public libraries on the Web / Joanne John and John Dolan -- Children of the cloud / David Vogt -- Surviving or thriving? Building an information landscape / Richard Otlet -- The effect the changing digital landscape is having on the dissemination of e-books and e-journals in a world dominated by Google / Lorraine Estelle -- Resource discovery / Rachel Bruce and Andy McGregor -- Using the mirrorworld to plan and build better futures for our citizens / Ian Everall and Terrence Fernando -- Beyond the Google generation : towards community-specific usage patterns of scientific information / Cherifa Boukacem-Zeghmouri and Joachim Schopfel -- What we leave behind : the future of data curation / Aldalin Lyngdoh -- The digital curation toolkit : strategies for adding value to work-related social systems / Abby Clobridge -- The JISC business and community engagement programme / Simon Whittemore, Rob Allen and Marc Dobson -- Skills portal : a study skills and information literacy portal created with open educational resources / Vivien Sieber -- Free at last / Susan Myburgh -- Flexible and agile university library and information services : skills and management methodologies / Caroline Williams -- The future of academic libraries in the digital age / LiLi Li -- Roadblocks, potholes and obstructions on the path to new library futures / Steve O'Connor.
Source of Description Note:	PDF.