Information Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Information Society Studies

   By Alistair S. Duff

   Series: Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society

   We are often told that we are "living in an information society" or that we are "information workers." But what exactly do these claims mean, and how might they be verified? In this important methodological study, Alistair S. Duff cuts through the rhetoric to get to the bottom of the "information...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. The Politics of Knowledge

   Edited by Patrick Baert, Fernando Domínguez Rubio

   Social scientists often refer to contemporary advanced societies as ‘knowledge societies’, which indicates the extent to which ‘science’, ‘knowledge’ and ‘knowledge production’ have become fundamental phenomena in Western societies and central concerns for the social sciences. This book aims to...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. Critical Thinking Within the Library Program

   Edited by John Spencer, Christopher Millson-Martula

   While academic librarians frequently discuss critical thinking and its relationship to information literacy, the literature does not contain an abundance of sources on the topic. Therefore, this works provides a current and timely perspective on the possible roles of critical thinking within the...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
4. Technological Change and Network Effects in Growth Regimes

   Exploring the Microfoundations of Economic Growth

   By Torsten Heinrich

   Series: Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics

   In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth. The analysis and modelling of this interrelationship is the central focus of...

   Published February 3rd 2013 by Routledge
5. Digital Interactions in Developing Countries

   An Economic Perspective

   By Jeffrey James

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   Jeffrey James is one of the relatively few academics to have systematically taken on the topic of IT and development. In this timely book he undertakes a methodological critique of prominent topics in the debate. Challenging the existing literature by international and governmental institutions,...

   Published January 3rd 2013 by Routledge
6. Patron-Driven Acquisitions

   Current Successes and Future Directions

   Edited by Judith Nixon, Robert Freeman, Suzanne Ward

   For over a decade, some academic libraries have been purchasing, rather than borrowing, recently published books requested by their patrons through interlibrary loan. These books had one circulation guaranteed and so appealed to librarians who were concerned about the large percentage of books...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
7. Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries

   Issues and Solutions

   Edited by Elizabeth Connor

   Give your patrons access to the digital content they need Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries is an essential guide to the challenges of acquiring, licensing, and managing the electronic access and use of books and journals. Medical librarians working in a variety of settings, including...

   Published October 9th 2012 by Routledge
8. E-Participation in Southern Europe and the Balkans

   Issues of Democracy and Participation Via Electronic Media

   Edited by Euripidis Loukis, Ann Macintosh, Yannis Charalabidis

   The rapid development and the growing penetration of information and communication technologies (ICT) provide tremendous opportunities for a wide and cost effective application of the ideas of participative democracy and public participation in government decision and policy making. ICT can drive...

   Published September 19th 2012 by Routledge
9. Leveraging Library Resources in a World of Fiscal Restraint and Institutional Change

   Edited by Kevin Gunn, Elizabeth Hammond

   Given the continuing cataclysmic shift in the economic landscape in the last few years, librarians have been forced to reevaluate not only the traditional services that they offer but also their continued existence and relevance to their academic institutions. Given the ‘new normal’ of tighter...

   Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
10. Designing and Developing Library Intranets

    Edited by Nina McHale

    For the past decade, e-mail has been the preferred method of internal communication in libraries. However, relying on email for organizational knowledge management seems a bit like storing birth certificates, car titles, and deeds in a pile of junk mail: the important documents are lost amongst...

    Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge