Library and information sciences / Museology

The emergence of digital technologies in the realm of archives has enlivened our understandings of archival materialities and lent a new intensity to our engagements with the archived page by prompting us to consider the potential of paper and the page in ways that we have hitherto largely ignored.

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The importance of the library, from ancient times to the digital eraFrom Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination.

Here is a concise guide to the nuts and bolts of converting flat media (books, papers, maps, posters, slides, micro formats, etc) into digital files.

"e;Tells the story of anger, disillusionment, and determination of Americans to develop a political movement to fight chemical pollution .

Sustainability and Historic Preservation: Towards a Holistic View broadens the horizons of the mushrooming drive to correlate the objectives of these two spheres.

Moving an archive, historical society, or rare book library may occur only once in the career of a professional curator, archivist or librarian.

This landmark work traces the heritage of thought, from the beginnings of modern science in the seventeenth century, until today, that has influenced the profession of library and information science.

Comparative studies in information and library science published in the past ten years have reflected a broad spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and issues.

Once visited only by the cognoscenti of the ancient world, over the last decade Petra has drawn almost a million visitors in some years.

Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality.

A valuable and easy-to-use tool for librarians, teachers and others seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature.

In the halls of knowledge, amidst the towering stacks of books, more than just facts and fiction await.

Knowledge management is the process of creating value from an organization's intangible assets.

With tightened library budgets the norm, librarians run the risk of cutting back so much that they isolate themselves from their patrons and their communities.

Covering trends, issues and case studies, this collection presents 34 new essays by library professionals actively engaged in helping patrons with genealogy research across the United States.

What do Christianity and librarianship have in common?

At a time when libraries are no longer the leading proprietors of information, many library professionals find themselves rethinking their purpose.

With the legalization of same-sex marriage and the explosion of LGBTQ news coverage in recent years, gender studies is a subject of intense interest in popular media and a part of the curriculum at many colleges.

The boundaries of citizenship have been blurred by global information systems--while the public and private spheres have been reshaped through globalization (and colonialism and capitalism).

Most people think of libraries as solemn places filled with dusty books and dustier people.

It is an exciting time to be a librarian.

As families are looking for better ways to educate their children, more and more of them are becoming interested and engaged in alternative ways of schooling that are different, separate, or opposite of the traditional classroom.

As new technology and opportunities emerge through the revolutionary impacts of the digital age, the function of libraries and librarians and how they provide services to constituents is rapidly changing.

Diet Evaluation: A Guide to Planning a Healthy Diet provides knowledge about diet and health along with an accurate and convenient way to assess the nutritional adequacy of individual and family diets.

Social media have accelerated communication, expanded business horizons and connected millions of individuals who otherwise would never have met.

The digital age has transformed information access in ways that few ever dreamed.

Occupational Health: A Guide to Sources of Information is a compilation of papers that can be used as reference when seeking information and knowledge related to health hazards found in the workplace.

Focusing on the attempted and successful banning of young adult fiction from media centers and classrooms, this book treats the legal and experiential history of censorship in libraries and public schools.

This book advances the belief that the library--more than any other cultural institution--collects, curates and distributes the results of human thought.

Shattering any idea that librarianship is a politically neutral realm, this insider's account of seven debates from the floor of the American Library Association Council illustrates the mechanisms the governing body used to maintain the status quo on issues like racism, government surveillance and climate change.

The field of information ethics (IE)--a subdivision of ethics--was developed during the 1980s, originating and maturing in library science and slowly working its way into other disciplines and practical applications.

Solar Energy Index is an index of resources dealing with solar energy, including archival materials from the International Solar Energy Society collection; references to articles in major solar journals; patents and pamphlets; National Technical Information Service reports; unbound conference proceedings; and other assorted reports.

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Though still hampered by some challenging obstacles, Latin American collection development is not the static, tradition-bound field many believe it to be.

Anything is possible in the world of Latin American folklore, where Aunt Misery can trap Death in a pear tree; Amazonian dolphins lure young girls to their underwater city; and the Feathered Snake brings the first musicians to Earth.

"e;Creativity is just connecting things,"e; observed Steve Jobs.

The new essays on today's academic librarians examine above all their functions and responsibilities--since these have greatly changed just in recent years, especially in matters of technology.

This work presents the history and impact of the seven most important progressive library organizations worldwide--in Austria, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and two in the United States.

Retelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context.

Librarians are beginning to see the importance of game based learning and the incorporation of games into library services.

This volume fills a gap in the literature on digital humanities (DH) in the Hispanic context by gathering a heterogeneous group of specialists who, from different standpoints in the humanities, explore Spanish texts as the object of study, DH as the work methodology, and Medieval and Early Modern Times as the historical framework.

Nutrition in the Middle and Later Years focuses on the behavioral and biochemical aspects of eating geared to the population aged 45 or older.

Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context.

Windows for the world explores the display and reception of nineteenth-century British stained glass in a secular exhibition context.

The role of library and information sciences (LIS) in, for, and about Arctic and Northern studies is underexplored.

Biofortification is a widely accepted cost-effective agricultural strategy to improve the nutrient deficiency in populations.

Medieval manuscripts are our shared inheritance, and today they are more accessible than ever-thanks to digital copies online.

Over the last decade, Peru has experienced a spectacular mining boom and astronomical economic growth.