martes, 21 de julio de 2009

Directorio de Acceso Abierto / Open Access Directory

Open Access Directory (OAD) es un proyecto wiki en torno al movimiento de Acceso Abierto mantenido por la propia comunidad OA. que pretende difundir de una manera sencilla los fundamentos básicos sobre el Acceso Abierto.

La consulta se facilita a través de un buscador y una tabla de contenidos, junto con una tabla de categorías en el cuadro de búsqueda en la barra lateral izquierda. Cualquiera que desee participar solo tiene que registrarsee y empezar a editar.

OAD está organizado por la Graduate School of Library and Information Science en el Simmons College y supervisado por un consejo editorial independiente.

http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Main_Page

En Universo Abierto: http://www.universoabierto.com/1820/directorio-de-acceso-abierto-oad/


Planeta Web 2.0. Inteligencia colectiva o medios fast food

Cobo Romaní, Cristóbal; Pardo Kuklinski, Hugo. 2007. Planeta Web 2.0. Inteligencia colectiva o medios fast food. Grup de Recerca d’Interaccions Digitals, Universitat de Vic. Flacso México. Barcelona / México DF.

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El libro Planeta Web 2.0. Inteligencia colectiva o medios fast food, de los investigadores Cristóbal Cobo Romaní y Hugo Pardo Kuklinski (con prólogo de Alejandro Piscitelli), pretende desde su primer capítulo ser un aglutinador de ideas, al diseñar un breve marco teórico para el darwinismo digital de la World Wide Web y recopilar un vasto mapa de lecturas para aquellos interesados en comprender y profundizar en este momento evolutivo de Internet.

Capítulo 1. Nociones básicas alrededor de la Web 2.0.
Por Hugo Pardo Kuklinski

Capítulo 2. Intercreatividad y Web 2.0. La construcción de un cerebro digital planetario.
Por Cristóbal Cobo Romaní

Capítulo 3. Mapa de aplicaciones. Una taxonomía comentada.
Por Cristóbal Cobo Romaní

Capítulo 4. Un esbozo de ideas críticas sobre la Web 2.0.
Por Hugo Pardo Kuklinski

Capítulo 5. Aprendizaje colaborativo. Nuevos modelos para usos educativos.
Por Cristóbal Cobo Romaní

Capítulo 6. Mobile devices y aplicaciones Web 2.0. La Sociedad en red móvil.
Por Hugo Pardo Kuklinski

Capítulo 7. El Cierre. Reflexiones hacia la Web semántica.
Por Cristóbal Cobo Romaní y Hugo Pardo Kuklinski

E-book de acceso gratuito
bajo
licencia Creative Commons “Reconocimiento-NoComercial SinObraDerivada”.

Se permite su copia y distribución por cualquier medio siempre que mantenga el reconocimiento de sus autores, no haga uso comercial de las obras y no realice ninguna modificación de ellas.

ISBN 978-84-934995-8-7
Versión 0.1. Septiembre 2007

lunes, 20 de julio de 2009

Reaching Out to Leaders of Scholarly Societies at Research Institiutions-Web Conference, August 6


Washington DC- July 20, 2009

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is hosting a Web conference on "Reaching Out to Leaders of Scholarly Societies at Research Institutions," August 6, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. EDT as part of an ongoing initiative to enhance library outreach.

Complementing the recently released guide on outreach to scholarly society leaders, the 60-minute webcast will introduce the goals and key talking points for campus outreach to leaders, editors, and members of academic scholarly societies. It will support development of faculty outreach programs at ARL member libraries by offering strategy and tactics for increasing engagement with association leaders at the institution.

Successful campus outreach should encourage and support society leaders to engage in positive change that advances the scholarly communication system, promotes new research modes, and offers a path forward in a time of paradigm shift.

Audience
The Web conference is intended to interest research library staff and administrators who have responsibility for working with faculty and researchers. The event will be appropriate for group participation and institutions may want to organize post-event discussions among interested staff.

Featured speakers include:
Sayeed Choudhury, Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Robert Hanisch, Astronomy Department, Johns Hopkins University
Jennifer Laherty, Indiana University Libraries
Jason Jackson, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana University

Registration
The Web conference is free, but advance registration is required. To register individuals or groups, visit http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=59582.

More Information
The full text of "Campus Outreach to Scholarly Society Leaders, Editors, and Members: Promoting positive change and a continuing role for scholarly societies" is freely available at http://www.arl.org/sc/faculty/coi/coitalkpoints2009.shtml.

Contact:
Karla Hahn
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
karla@arl.org

domingo, 12 de julio de 2009

Competencias para Analizar Contenidos e Indizar en Revistas, Periódicos, Bases de Datos y Repositorios

La creación de índices para libros, revistas, bases de datos y repositorios requiere que el estudiante y el profesional de la información adquieran unos conocimientos y destrezas únicas especializadas en el tratamiento de la información; que desarrollen unas competencias claves de análisis de contenido y herramientas digitales.

El desarrollar la capacidad de funcionar eficazmente como indizador, analizando contenidos para la mejor gestión del conocimiento y facilidad para su acceso, le permite al profesional de la información no sólo desempeñarse proactiva y exitosamente en su unidad de información, sino que le facilitará realizar labores como indizador o consultor en diferentes ambientes especializados, fuera de su lugar primario de trabajo, aumentando su competitividad profesional en el mercado laboral, y le permitirá ampliar sus ingresos económicos.

La Escuela Graduada de Ciencias y Tecnologías de la Información ofrece la oportunidad de un espacio colaborativo, a estudiantes y profesionales de la información, en el cual se les introducirá a la metodología, las normas, técnicas, estructuras y a los procedimientos relacionados con la elaboración y evaluación sistemática, de calidad, de índices como productos con valor añadido.

El curso titulado Indización y Construcción de Tesauros (CINF 6207, Secc. 3U1, de 2 cred.), se ofrecerá los sábados, de 10:00 a 11:50, desde agosto a diciembre de 2009, en la EGCTI. Lo impartirá la Prof. María de los Angeles Zavala-Colón (MLS, CAS), mzavala@coqui.net , directora del Centro de Recursos para el Aprendizaje en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, de Bayamón, quien cuenta con una vasta experiencia en la organización de la información.

En este encuentro sabatino los participantes se expondrán a una muestra de distintos modelos de indización, a la calidad y coherencia del análisis de contenidos, a la elaboración de diferentes tipos de índices y al conocimiento de diversidad de tesauros, tal como el creado por Marcela Cardona-Herrera, MLS, egresada de la EGCTI: http://eprints.rclis.org/5433/

El curso requiere conocimientos basicos en catalogación, como gestión clave en la organización de la información.

Para información y matrícula en el curso, se pueden comunicar con la Sra. Migdalia Dávila Pérez, Oficial de Asuntos Estudiantiles, EGCTI, a través del 787-764-0000, 3530; 787-763-6199; migdalia.davila@upr.edu

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EGCTIANABlog
egctianauprblog@gmail.com
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The Metadata is the Interface: Better Description for Better Discovery of Archives and Special Collections: An OCLC Report

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 19 May 2009

This report synthesizes evidence from archival user studies and specifies what descriptive information is needed for research. It also includes recommendations for improving discovery of archives and special collections.

See documents below:

The Metadata is the Interface: Better Description for Better Discovery of Archives and Special Collections (.pdf: 190K/17pp.)
http://www.oclc.org/programs/publications/reports/2009-06.pdf

Archives and Special Collections Program
http://www.oclc.org/programs/ourwork/collectivecoll/archives/default.htm

For more information, contact
Jennifer Schaffner. Program Officer, OCLC Research
jennifer_schaffner@oclc.org ; +1-650-287-2140

Melissa Renspie, Senior Communications Officer. OCLC Research
melissa_renspie@oclc.org ; +1-614-761-5231

sábado, 11 de julio de 2009

Competencias Proactivas, Colaborativas, en la Gestión de Investigación

Desde el mes de agosto a diciembre de 2009, el Dr. Carlos Suárez Balseiro carlos.suarez5@upr.edu, egresado de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, impartirá el curso Métodos de Investigación en el Campo de la Información (CINF 6600, 3 cred.) en la EGCTI.

Este es un encuentro único de aprendizaje proactivo y colaborativo, que se efectuará todos los jueves, de 5:00 a 7:50 de la noche, orientado a introducir los métodos claves y las técnicas efectivas de investigación alineados al campo del quehacer de la información.

Entre otras, el encuentro provee la oportunidad para:

• adquirir los conocimientos y desarrollar las destrezas necesarias que permitan planificar, aplicar metodologías y técnicas adecuadas orientadas a llevar a cabo y lograr investigaciones exitosas en el campo de la información.

• contrastar los problemas desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria donde han de converger los fundamentos metodológicos y teóricos con el buen uso de las nuevas tecnologías.

• contrastar y comunicar, oralmente y por escrito (en soporte de papel y virtual), los marcos conceptuales/ teóricos, metodologías y técnicas utilizadas en diferentes ambientes del campo de la información

La interacción de los participantes, de manera constructivista, estimulará a la utilización de nuevos enfoques colaborativos en la ruta invetigativa.

Para información y matrícula, se pueden comunicar con la Sra.Migdalia Dávila-Pérez, a través del 787-764-0000,x3530, o 787-763-6199; migdalia.davila@upr.edu

Visítennos en http://www.facebook.com/egctiana.uprblog
http://egcti.upr.edu

Luisa Vigo-Cepeda, Ph.D.
EGCTIANAUprBlog
egctianauprblog@gmail.com

lunes, 6 de julio de 2009

ARL Launches Blog in Conjunction with Special Collections Web Conference

Washington DC--The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Special Collections Working Group has launched a blog on "Transformative Issues in Special Collections" to accompany the Web conference scheduled for tomorrow, July 7, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT.

The blog is an opportunity for the special collections community to continue the conversation after the event on Tuesday. The discussion will be moderated by ARL Visiting Program Officer Lisa Carter, Head of the Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries. Members of the community who have read the recent ARL Special Collections Working Group report or who attend the Web conference and have feedback about transformative issues for special collections are encouraged to participate in the blog.

Both the blog and the Web conference will feature reflections from leaders in the special collections community on points raised in the report and other provocative insights about critical issues relevant to the management and use of special collections in research, teaching, and learning. These discussions will inform planning for a forum on special collections that ARL will host along with the Coalition for Networked Information in Washington DC, October 15-16, 2009.

Visit the Blog

The blog is open and online at http://transforming-special-collections.near-time.net/news/.

Web Conference Registration

Registration for the Web conference is free and open until the conference starts at 1:00 p.m. EDT on July 7. For more details about the conference, visit http://www.arl.org/news/pr/spec-coll-24jun09.shtml. To register individuals or groups, visit http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=59581.

ARL Special Collections Working Group Report

The full text of the original report of the ARL Special Collections Working Group is freely available at http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/scwg-report.pdf.

For more information, contact:
Karla Hahn
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
karla@arl.org


The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.

domingo, 5 de julio de 2009

Libraries are a Vital Community Resource in the Information Age. An IMLS Report. Released July 1,2009


Washington, DC—The character of library services has changed dramatically with the advent of new information technologies, the continuous development of locally-tailored services, and the expectations of the 21st century library user, according to the first analysis of the Grants to States program by the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS). The report, “Catalyst for Change: LSTA Grants to State Program and the Transformation of Libraries Services to the Public,” focuses on services provided through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants to State Library Agencies, the single largest source of federal funding for the nation’s libraries and the only library grants that require state-wide planning. IMLS conducted the study to inform the American public, the Administration, Congress and the library community about the program’s contributions.

To address the growing demand for online services, libraries have added computer workstations, increased available bandwidth, and provided training in communities where they are often the sole provider of free access to the Internet. Some State Libraries Agencies are incorporating technology investments into their statewide strategic plans while other states manage such investments on a local or regional basis, according to the new report.

“The program’s flexibility is its greatest strength because it allows each state to tailor program services to the specific needs of its citizens. The unique nature of each state’s approach can present real challenges for evaluation because no two state programs are alike. It is like comparing apples, oranges, kiwis, and kumquats. But a common thread that connects these programs is a dedication to providing state-of-the-art programming and information services that meet a clear and compelling local need,” said Carlos Manjarrez, IMLS Associate Deputy Director for Research and Statistics. To underscore this state-by-state variability, the report provides a two-page snapshot of immediate challenges, program goals for 2008-2012, and an exemplary project for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The report draws on the December 2008 analysis of 9,000 state program reports from the Grants to States Program between FY 2003 and FY 2006 by Ethel Himmel and Bill Wilson, a library consulting firm, and the annual State Library Agency Surveys collected by the National Center for Education Statistics and IMLS between 1998 and 2007.

Based on the data, IMLS identified three broad strategies advanced by Grants to States programming: human capital development, library service expansion and access, and development of information and technology infrastructure. The report also provides:

* a description of the Grants to States program also known as the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA);
* a discussion of the local factors that affect state program plans;
* a review of program activities submitted in state program annual reports; and an
* an analysis of program expenditures.

“Libraries build community in many ways,” noted Laurie Brooks, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services. “Whether through preparing children for school, helping small businesses thrive, providing technology training for seniors, or imparting a new language, libraries are essential community resources in the information age. The Library Grants to States program provides an important opportunity to plan and support these vital community-building initiatives.”

To receive a paper copy of the report, please contact IMLS at imlsinfo@imls.gov.
http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/070109.shtm

Citing and Reading Behaviours in High Energy Physics: How a Community Stopped Worrying about Journals and Learned to Love Repositories.

Anne Gentil-Beccot, Salvatore Mele
CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research
CH1211, Genève 23, Switzerland

and Travis C. Brooks
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory4
Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94309, United States of America

Abstract

Contemporary scholarly discourse follows many alternative routes in addition to the three-century old tradition of publication in peer-reviewed journals. The field of High-Energy Physics (HEP) has explored alternative communication strategies for decades, initially via the mass mailing of paper copies of preliminary manuscripts, then via the inception of the first online repositories and digital libraries.

This field is uniquely placed to answer recurrent questions raised by the current trends in scholarly communication: is there an advantage for scientists to make their work available through repositories, often in preliminary form? Is there an advantage to publishing in Open Access journals? Do scientists still read journals or do they use digital repositories?

The analysis of citation data demonstrates that free and immediate online dissemination of preprints creates an immense citation advantage in HEP, whereas publication in Open Access journals presents no discernible advantage. In addition, the analysis of clickstreams in the leading digital library of the field shows that HEP scientists seldom read journals, preferring preprints instead.

Report number: CERN-OPEN-2009-007, SLAC-PUB-13693
For complete report in pdf, visit: http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.5418