Information Science Paperbacks

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. 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
5. Knitting the Semantic Web

   Edited by Jane Greenberg, Eva Méndez Rodriguez

   The Semantic Web, extends the popular, day-to-day Web, enabling computers and people to effectively work together by giving information well-defined meaning. Knitting the Semantic Web explains the interdisciplinary efforts underway to build a more library-like Web through “semantic knitting.” The...

   Published August 23rd 2012 by Routledge
6. E-Research

   Transformation in Scholarly Practice

   Edited by Nicholas W. Jankowski

   Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods

   No less than a revolutionary transformation of the research enterprise is underway. This transformation extends beyond the natural sciences, where 'e-research' has become the modus operandi, and is penetrating the social sciences and humanities, sometimes with differences in accent and label. Many...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Research Library in the 21st Century

   Edited by Douglas Barnett, Fred M. Heath

   The essays presented in this book reflect revised papers delivered at the Research Library in the 21st Century Symposium, held at The University of Texas at Austin, September 2006. Internationally known library, museum, information agency, and higher education administrators have contributed their...

   Published May 29th 2012 by Routledge
8. Weaving Libraries into the Web

   OCLC 1998-2008

   Edited by Jay Jordan

   The year 1997 found the members of the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) cooperative in an expansive mood. More than 1,000 library leaders attended the OCLC President’s Luncheon in San Francisco, where they celebrated OCLC’s 30th anniversary. There were more than 25,000 libraries participating...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
9. New Directions in Reference

   By Bryon D. Anderson

   Design and deliver traditional reference services in new and innovative waysLibrarians work in an environment of constant change created by new technology, budget restraints, inflationary costs, and rising user expectations. New Directions in Reference examines how they can use new and innovative...

   Published July 10th 2006 by Routledge