L'aplicació dels estudis de satisfacció d'usuaris a la biblioteca universitària: el cas de les universitats catalanes

L'objectiu del text és donar a conèixer l'aplicació dels estudis de satisfacció d'usuaris a les biblioteques universitàries catalanes. Es pretén establir, a més, quins factors influeixen en la seva elaboració,especialment els lligats a l'àmbit de la gestió dels centres. Es descriu el procés de la investigació ila metodologia del treball de camp utilitzada (una enquesta enviada perquè l'autoemplenessin els directors de lesbiblioteques). Finalment, s'analitzen els resultats de l'enquesta i es presenten les conclusions generals.

La aplicación de los estudios de satisfacción de usuarios en la biblioteca universitaria: el caso de las universidades catalanas

El objetivo del texto es dar a conocer la aplicación de los estudios de satisfacción de usuarios en las bibliotecas universitarias catalanas. Se pretende establecer, además, qué factores influyen en su realización, especialmente todos aquellos ligados al ámbito de la gestión de los centros. Se describe el proceso de la investigación y la metodología del trabajo de campo utilizada (una encuesta autocumplimentativa enviada a los directores de las bibliotecas). Finalmente, se analizan los resultados de la encuesta y se presentan las conclusiones generales.

Cinquanta idees per sorprendre des de la biblioteca pública

The offer of new products and services is the main way to enhance the image of public libraries in public opinion and to attract the media attention that they deserve. Presented here for professional consideration and comment are fifty surprising, simple and realistic ideas that can be carried out by public libraries, with the aim of reaching unknown user groups and of maintaining the fidelity of current users.

Cincuenta ideas para sorprender desde la biblioteca pública

The offer of new products and services is the main way to enhance the image of public libraries in public opinion and to attract the media attention that they deserve. Presented here for professional consideration and comment are fifty surprising, simple and realistic ideas that can be carried out by public libraries, with the aim of reaching unknown user groups and of maintaining the fidelity of current users.

Biblioteca pública y discapacidad: recursos y servicios para todos

La biblioteca pública (BP) ofrece servicios orientados a facilitar el acceso a la información y al uso lúdico de la lectura a toda la ciudadanía, configurándose, de este modo, como un espacio de cohesión social, en el cual las personas pueden ejercer el derecho democrático de acceder a la cultura, la literatura y la información. Sin embargo, una de las características menos conocida de la BP es su intencionalidad "inclusiva", esto es, que las personas con discapacidad son ciudadanos de pleno derecho y, por tanto, también son usuarios de la biblioteca pública, tal como reconoce el Manifiesto de la UNESCO de la Biblioteca Pública (1994).Esta comunicación se propone tres objetivos: primero, reflexionar sobre el apoyo que la BP, en cumplimiento de sus funciones esenciales, proporciona a las personas con discapacidad, a sus familias y a los profesionales que les atienden; segundo, dar a conocer a estos colectivos la existencia de aquellos recursos y servicios que la BP les ofrece y, tercero y último, presentar algunas buenas prácticas que muestran que la BP es y debe ser un agente activo en la inclusión comunitaria.

Prevalence of obesity in children in north-east Italy.

This study was performed to analyse the prevalence of obesity in children living in six different areas of the north-east of Italy. The study included 1523 children (749 male, 774 female), divided into four age categories (4, 8, 10, 12 +/- 0.5 years of age, respectively). The physical characteristics of the children were measured by trained and standardized examiners. In accordance with the guidelines on the Italian Consensus Conference on Obesity (Rome, 4-6 June 1991), a child was defined as obese when his weight was higher than 120% of the weight predicted for height, as calculated from the Tanner's tables. On average, the prevalence of obesity was higher in males than in females (15.7% vs. 11%). The highest prevalence was seen in 10-year-old males (23.4%). The prevalence increased with age both in males (4 years = 3.6%, 8 years = 11.2%, 10 years = 23.4%, 12 years = 17.3%) and in females (4 years = 2%, 8 years = 13.3%, 10 years = 12.7%, 12 years = 11.9%). This tendency was maintained when calculating the obesity prevalence by other methods, such as BMI, triceps skinfold and fat mass, although the magnitude of the prevalence was different depending on the criteria used to define it. A consensus on more precise criteria to define obesity is needed for a better diagnosis of obesity in childhood and to allow a more reliable measurement and comparison of the prevalence of obesity among populations.

A comparison of the processes of institutionalisation of political economy in Spain and Italy (1860-1900)

[spa] El estudio de los procesos a través de los cuales la economía política se ha transformado en una disciplina académica es un área de creciente interés en la historia del pensamiento económico. Dicho estudio se ha abordado a través del análisis de la importancia de la economía política en un conjunto de instituciones, consideradas clave en la expansión de la economía en las sociedades occidentales en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y primeras décadas del XX: universidades, sociedades económicas, publicaciones periódicas de contenido económico y los parlamentos nacionales. Este papel presenta una comparación entre los desarrollos del proceso de institutionalización de la economía política en España e Italia, a través del estudio de la presencia de esta disciplina en las instituciones mencionadas para el periodo 1860-1900. El objetivo es medir la posible existencia de una vía común en la institucionalización de la economía política en ambos países, como un primer paso hacia la elaboración de un modelo supranacional de institucionalización de la economía en este periodo.

Why Italy and not Spain?: comparing two industrialization processes from a dissagregate time-series perspective

This study presents new evidence concerning the uneven processes of industrialization innineteenth century Spain and Italy based on a disaggregate analysis of the productivesectors from which the behaviour of the aggregate indices is comprised. The use of multivariate time-series analysis techniques can aid our understanding and characterization of these two processes of industrialization. The identification of those sectors with key rolesin leading industrial growth provides new evidence concerning the factors that governed thebehaviour of the aggregates in the two economies. In addition, the analysis of the existenceof interindustry linkages reveals the scale of the industrialization process, and wheresignificant differences exist, accounts for many of the divergences recorded in the historiography for the period 1850-1913.

Carbon isotope stratigraphy and carbonate production during the Early-Middle Jurassic: examples from the Umbria-Marche-Sabina Apennines (Central Italy)

The carbon isotopic signature of carbonates depends on secular variations of organic carbon and carbonate carbon production/burial rates. A decrease in carbonate productivity makes the organic/carbonate carbon ratio unstable up to the point that even minor variations in the organic carbon reservoirs can provoke carbon isotopic shifts. The delta(13)C positive shifts of the middle Carixian (early Pliensbachian) and the early Bajocian recorded in the Umbria-Marche-Sabina domain represent a good example of this mechanism. Both sedimentology and lithostratigraphy of pelagic platform-basin carbonate systems in this area show that important changes in the source of carbonates correspond to the observed isotopic shifts. The middle Carixian event is in fact well correlatable to the drastic reduction of benthic carbonate production on rift-related intrabasinal highs, which then became pelagic carbonate platforms. The early Bajocian event is concomitant with the beginning of a long hiatus on the pelagic carbonate platforms and with a drop of the biodiversity of calcareous organisms followed by the onset of biosiliceous sedimentation in basins. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Family history of cancer and the risk of laryngeal cancer: a case-control study from Italy and Switzerland.

Only limited data is available on the relationship between family history of laryngeal and other neoplasms and laryngeal cancer risk. We investigated the issue using data from a multicentre case-control study conducted in Italy and Switzerland between 1992 and 2009 including 852 cases with histologically confirmed laryngeal cancer and 1970 controls admitted to hospital for acute, non neoplastic conditions. Unconditional logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, study center, education, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and number of siblings were used to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of laryngeal cancer. The multivariate OR was 2.8 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-5.3) in subjects reporting a first-degree relative with laryngeal cancer, as compared to subjects with no family history. The OR was higher when the relative was diagnosed before 60 years of age (OR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.4-8.8). As compared to subjects without family history, non-smokers, and moderate drinkers, the OR was 37.1 (95% CI 9.9-139.4) for current smokers, heavy drinkers, with family history of laryngeal cancer. Family history of colorectal (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.0-2.3) and kidney (OR = 3.8, 95% CI 1.2-12.1) cancer were also associated to an increased risk of laryngeal cancer, while no significant increase in risk was found for family history of cancer at all sites, excluding the larynx (OR = 1.1).