| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Library administration.
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Library administration. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Garten, Edward.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Advances in library administration and organization. Vol. 25. Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007 9780762314119 0762314117 (OCoLC)123375675 |
| ISBN |
9781849504843 (electronic book) |
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1849504849 (electronic book) |
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9780080524290 (electronic book) |
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008052429X (electronic book) |
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0762314117 (Cloth) |
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