Title Advances in library administration and organization. Vol. 25 / edited by Edward D. Garten [and others]

Published Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) Series Advances in library administration and organization ; v. 25 Advances in library administration and organization Contents Cover -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Note -- References -- Chapter 1. Motives for Sharing: Social Networks as Information Sources -- Background -- Group Behaviour Attributes and Motives for Sharing -- Social Navigation -- Social Capital in Organisations -- Findings in Two Finnish Organisations -- The Claims Handlers -- Biotechnology Experts -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2. Disciplinary Socialization: Learning to Evaluate the Quality of Scholarly Literature -- Introduction -- Research Aims and Questions -- Academic Cultures -- Disciplinary Socialization -- The Study -- Teaching of Evaluation Criteria -- Analysis of Hypotheses -- Summary of Findings -- Implications of the Findings for Information Literacy Efforts -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3. New Premises of Public Library Strategies in the Age of Globalization -- Introduction -- Globalization as a Factor of Change -- New Role for Public Libraries: Finnish and British Experiences -- Designing Adjustment Strategies for Libraries -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. The University Library's Intellectual Capital -- Introduction -- Intellectual Capital -- Library's Human Capital in Enhancing the University's Intellectual Capital -- Library's Structural Capital in Enhancing the University's Intellectual Capital -- Library's Relational Capital in Enhancing the University's Intellectual Capital -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5. From the Rhetoric of Quality Management to Managing Self-Organizing Processes: A Case Study on an Expert Organization -- Introduction -- Finnish Higher Education Policies and how they Impact on the University of Kuopio -- Managing Library's Processes and Creating Teams to Implement the Policy -- The Case of the Kuopio University Library -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 6. Open access Publishing as a Discipline-Specific way of Scientific Communication: The Case of Biomedical Research in Finland -- Introduction -- Open Access in Finland -- Field Differences in Scientific Communication and Publishing Patterns -- Open Access Initiatives for Medicine -- The Case Study on Finnish Biomedical open Access Publishing -- National Public Health Institute and University of Oulu -- Results -- Discussion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7. Use of Social Scientific Information in Parliamentary Discussion -- Introduction -- The Constructionist Research Approach -- Information use as Discursive Action -- Cognitive Authorities and Information use in the Finnish Parliament -- Social Scientific Information as a Cognitive Authority and as a Source of Evidence in Parliamentary Discussion -- Instrumental and Conceptual uses of Social Scientific Information -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8. From Marginal to Excellence: The Development of the Research in Information Studies in Finland -- Introduction -- The Chair in LIS at the University of Tampere 1971 -- Beginnings of Research -- The New Conception of LIS -- Internationalization -- Setting the Priority Areas -- Conferences as Brands --T$10238 Summary This is ALAO's first nation specific volume: It represents part of an effort to further internationalize the journal's contents and interests. The volume's papers describe the Library & Information Science community in Finland, outline the history of Library & Information Science in the country and reviews the scientific achievements of its Library & Information Science scholars. These papers deal with some universal themes and topics in Library & Information Science research and practice and demonstrate the unique Library & Information Science contribution Finnish scholars/practitioners bring Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Library administration. Library Administration LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Administration & Management. Library administration. Form Electronic book Author Garten, Edward ISBN 9781849504843 1849504849 9780080524290 008052429X 9780762314119 0762314117

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