A percepção dos bibliotecários quanto ao sistema de administração de bibliotecas Argo: um estudo de caso na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande

O presente trabalho possuiu como tema um estudo a respeito da percepção dos bibliotecários do Sistema de Bibliotecas (SIB) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) quanto ao Sistema de Administração de Bibliotecas (ARGO). Convém dizer que na atualidade falar dos sistemas informatizados é buscar caminhos para um suporte melhor a informação e ampliar o acesso para os usuários. Assim, o objetivo geral deste trabalho foi investigar a percepção dos bibliotecários quanto ao sistema de administração de bibliotecas ARGO. Sendo os objetivos específicos identificar os bibliotecários que atuam junto ao sistema; conhecer a opinião dos pesquisados sobre o sistema utilizado; refletir, a luz da literatura sobre os resultados da pesquisa; e apresentar a direção do SIB os resultados, de modo a colaborar com o Sistema. Foi utilizado como metodologia uma pesquisa exploratória, quali-quantitativa e também um estudo de caso. Entre os principais resultados se destaca que o sistema não possui os atributos necessários para um bom funcionamento. Nas considerações se observou que durante um tempo o ARGO atendeu as necessidades da instituição, mas devido ao grande crescimento da universidade e do volume de trabalho, ele deixou a desejar.

Cultural and linguistic context and lexical inferencing in English language learning: A case study

In an increasingly multilingual world, English language has kept a marked predominance as a global language. In many countries, English is the primary choice for foreign language learning. There is a long history of research in English language learning. The same applies for research in reading. A main interest since the 1970s has been the reading strategy defined as inferencing or guessing the meaning of unknown words from context. Inferencing has ben widely researched, however, the results and conclusions seem to be mixed. While some agree that inferencing is a useful strategy, others doubt its usefulness. Nevertheless, most of the research seem to agree that the cultural background affects comprehension and inferencing. While most of these studies have been done with texts and contexts created by the researches, little has been done using natural prose. The present study will attempt to further clarify the process of inferencing and the effects of the text’s cultural context and the linguistic background of the reader using a text that has not been created by the researcher. The participants of the study are 40 international students from Turku, Finland. Their linguistic background was obtained through a questionnaire and proved to be diverse. Think aloud protocols were performed to investigate their inferencing process and find connections between their inferences, comments, the text, and their linguistic background. The results show that: some inferences were made based on the participants’ world knowledge, experience, other languages, and English language knowledge; other inferences and comments were made based on the text, its use of language and vocabulary, and few cues provided by the author. The results from the present study and previous research seem to show that: 1) linguistic background is a source of information for inferencing but is not a major source; 2) the cultural context of the text affected the inferences made by the participants according to their closeness or distance from it.

APORTES Y DESAFÍOS DE LA ESCUELA DE BIBLIOTECOLOGÍA, DOCUMENTACIÓN E INFORMACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL: PERIODO 1977-2005

La bibliotecología y la documentación son áreas del conocimiento que investigan las propiedades y comportamientos de la información, las fuerzas que la gobiernan, sus flujos y los medios para procesarlos con miras a una ágil accesibilidad y diseminación (Garza Mercado, 1974, p.32).   Debido a la multidisciplinariedad de saberes y a la necesidad actual de trabajar en equipo la sociedad merece una formación de profesionales de calidad que enfrenten los retos del entorno de manera competente. La labor del profesional en bibliotecología esta centrado en investigar la información en sus conductas, producción, colección, organización, diseminación, almacenamiento, acceso y recuperación para su posterior uso. Son profesionales con la capacidad de identificar usuarios, interpretar sus necesidades y demandas de información y satisfacerlas de manera relevante, oportuna y pertinente.La carrera de Bibliotecología y Documentación de la Universidad Nacional desde su nacimiento en 1977 hasta el 2005 ha dado grandes aportes a la sociedad costarricense, tanto en el nivel nacional como internacional, formando profesionales capaces de desenvolverse de manera eficaz y eficiente en el ambiente laboral y personal.Hasta el 2005 se han graduado 860 profesionales en los grados de Diplomado, Bachillerato y Licenciatura, los cuales desempeñan funciones en diferentes instituciones tales como: bibliotecas infantiles, bibliotecas escolares, bibliotecas públicas, bibliotecas universitarias, y en centros de documentación especializados en todo el territorio nacional.

Seismic waveform inversion for core-mantle boundary topography

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CONSORCIOS DE BIBLIOTECAS UNIVERSITARIAS CENTROAMERICANAS: REDSIID

Con el fin de participar en el debate que sobre consorcios se ha generado en la actualidad, se presenta en este documento una descripción de la experiencia de lo actuado en la Red de Sistemas Integrados de Información Documental de las Universidades miembros del Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano REDSIID/CSUCA; la cual pretende ser un consorcio académico bibliotecológico. Estructura de cooperación que podría favorecer a la región centroamericana.La globalización ha generado un estado de confrontación entre las corrientes de pensamiento. La formación académica tiende a ser más horizontal dejando de lado las élites intelectuales. Sin embargo, esa horizontalidad, que permite igualdad de acceso a todos los grupos sociales y a todos los niveles culturales, transgrede las identidades locales y a las universidades. La misma autonomía universitaria pareciera perder vigencia, para ampliar los espacios de convivencia y retroalimentación comunitaria; uno de ellos, establecer vínculos universidad-empresa. Consecuentemente, el modelo universitario debe reconceptualizar sus procesos, entre ellos: el acceso a la información, el acceso al conocimiento y el acceso al aprendizaje.

El Expurgo de Materiales Bibliográficos en las Bibliotecas Universitarias

Las Bibliotecas Universitarias, adquieren cantidades importantes de información contenida en libros, monografías, revistas, videos, etc.; por lo que acumulan un considerable acervo de materiales bibliográficos, audiovisuales y especiales de gran valor y riqueza; sin embargo, es necesario expurgar sus acervos bibliográficos con el fin de poseer una colección depurada, balanceada y consecuente con las necesidades de información que manifiestan sus usuarios.

El Manejo de Personal como Prioridad Administrativa en la Biblioteca Universitaria del Futuro

Los directores de bibliotecas universitarias se enfrentan al problema estratégico de decidir cómo serán las bibliotecas universitarias en los próximos 10 años, y qué acciones deberán tomarse en los próximos cinco años si se quiere lograr ese futuro.Ha empezado a darse un cambio en el crecimiento rápido de la tecnología informativa, el acceso electrónico a la información, y el concepto de estación de servicio de los académicos. Es necesario que las bibliotecas universitarias desarrollen nuevos proyectos y servicios para que puedan realizar el cambio de un modo de producción de servicios a un modo de producción como facilitadores de información. Esto implica una reconceptualización del papel de la biblioteca universitaria, el papel del usuario, y el del personal bibliotecario. Se necesitarán nuevos perfiles para el personal y habrá una tarea prioritaria de reentrenamiento y desarrollo de los empleados, aspectos esenciales en la reformulación de la futura biblioteca.

On estimating attenuation from the amplitude of the spectrally whitened ambient seismic field

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A estrutura organizacional das bibliotecas universitárias em Portugal

Este estudo tem como objetivo definir linhas orientadoras para as estruturas organizacionais em bibliotecas universitárias portuguesas e baseia-se numa investigação que fez uso de métodos diversificados, tanto quantitativos (em extensão), como qualitativos (em profundidade), e cotejou os dados assim obtidos com as práticas mais inovadoras em bibliotecas de diversos países do mundo. Foi feito o enquadramento teórico, para temas relacionados com os da investigação, como as teorias da gestão, as estruturas organizacionais, a liderança, a motivação, a comunicação e o processo de mudança nas organizações. Considerando o meio onde se integram estas bibliotecas, identificaram-se os principais aspetos da política educativa no ensino superior europeu e português. A revisão da literatura permitiu recolher informação sobre algumas tendências mais recentes nas bibliotecas universitárias, em geral e em Portugal. Foram identificadas as tipologias de estruturas organizacionais, as transformações que as mesmas têm sofrido noutros países e que soluções foram encontradas. A partir dos dados recolhidos com o questionário, caracterizaram-se estas bibliotecas portuguesas e os resultados indicam que há uma grande diversidade e que, em grande parte as suas estruturas organizacionais foram alteradas. Com o estudo de caso, detalharam-se aspetos dessas alterações. Concluiu-se que, com as alterações no ensino superior, as bibliotecas podem ter um papel mais ativo no processo de ensino-aprendizagem. As alterações em estruturas organizacionais de bibliotecas universitárias portuguesas ocorreram, na sua grande parte, por razões legais e houve participação das chefias das bibliotecas e dos técnicos superiores especializados em ciências da informação. As novas estruturas organizacionais procuram adaptar-se às transformações externas e internas, optando por estruturas mais flexíveis que incentivam a participação de todos os funcionários na inovação e tomadas de decisão. Como linhas orientadoras, foram indicados um conjunto de princípios por não ser possível um modelo ideal a aplicar em todas as bibliotecas. Cada caso encontrará uma solução que deverá ser continuamente analisada e adaptada à realidade; Organizational structure of university libraries in Portugal Abstract: The purpose of this study is to define guidelines for the organizational structures of Portuguese university libraries and it is based on a research that used as quantitative (in range) as qualitative (in depth) methods and compared the findings with the most innovative practices in libraries all over the world. An approach was made to the theoretical areas of management, organizational structures, leadership, motivation, communication and the process of change in organizations. Considering that these libraries act in higher education institutions it was referred the education policy for higher education, in Europe and in Portugal. The literature review allowed collecting information about the more recent tendencies of the university libraries in general and in Portugal. The organizational structures models were identified as their changes and solutions. From the data from the questionnaire the Portuguese university libraries were described and the results show there is a great variety among them and most of them have transformed their organizational structures. The case study allowed obtaining more information about the process of change in the three selected libraries. It was concluded that, with the changes of higher education, the libraries can play a more active role in the teaching and learning process. The changes of the organizational structures in the Portuguese university libraries occurred mostly for legal reasons and the top of the libraries hierarchy and librarians participated. With the new organizational structures libraries have made all the efforts to adapt to the external and internal transformations with more flexible structures encouraging all staff to participate with ideas and to take part in the decision process. For the guidelines it was pointed out a set of principles to follow as it is not possible to have an ideal model to apply to all the libraries. Each library must find a solution that will be continually analyzed and adapted.

University life and Australian homes : three case studies of international Muslim students in Brisbane

Despite a significant increase in enrolments of postgraduate international Muslim students within Australian universities, little is known about their perceptions of life within Australian homes while undertaking their studies. The aim of this study is to investigate the ways in which students’ cultural and religious traditions affect their use of domestic spaces within the homes in which they reside. The research found that participants faced some minor difficulties in achieving privacy, maintaining modesty and extending hospitality while able to perform their daily activities in Australian designed homes. The findings suggest that greater research attention needs to be given to the development of Australian home designs that are adaptable to the needs of a multicultural society. Australian society encompasses diverse cultural customs and requirements with respect to home design, and these are yet to be explored.

The University and its libraries: Reactions and resistance to scientific publishers

This paper addresses the relationship of copyright and the right of universities on scientific production. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are causing many changes in the system of scientific communication, such as the creation of Institutional Repositories that aim to gather scientific production in digital format. The University needs quicker ways of spreading academic production and many questions are emerging due to contexts such as the Open Access movement. Thus, this paper questions the positioning of Universities, especially Public Universities, which despite having policies related to intellectual property to protect the transferring forms of research results to society; many times do not have a positioning or a mechanism that regulates the self-deposit of scientific production in these Institutional Repositories. In order to develop this paper, the following issues are addressed: lack of interest of the University in storing scientific production; reports on the relationship of the library with scientific publishing houses; the participation of faculty members and students in supporting the Free Access movement; and initiatives aimed at greater flexibility of copyright to the context of scientific production. In order to follow the development of these issues at international level, it was opted for qualitative research with non-participating direct observation to carry out the identification and description of copyright policy of important publishers from the ROMEO SHERPA site; therefore, it can be observed that there are changes regarding the publishers' flexibility before self-archiving of authors in open access institutional repositories in their universities. Given this scenario, we presente reflections and considerations that involve the progress and mainly the integration of the University and its faculty members; the institution should recommend and guide its faculty members not to transfer their copyrights, but to defend their right of copy to Institutional Repositories along with Publishing Houses.

The University and its libraries: reactions and resistance to scientific publishers

This paper addresses the relationship of copyright and the right of universities on scientific production. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are causing many changes in the system of scientific communication, such as the creation of Institutional Repositories that aim to gather scientific production in digital format. The University needs quicker ways of spreading academic production and many questions are emerging due to contexts such as the Open Access movement. Thus, this paper questions the positioning of Universities, especially Public Universities, which despite having policies related to intellectual property to protect the transferring forms of research results to society; many times do not have a positioning or a mechanism that regulates the self-deposit of scientific production in these Institutional Repositories. In order to develop this paper, the following issues are addressed: lack of interest of the University in storing scientific production; reports on the relationship of the library with scientific publishing houses; the participation of faculty members and students in supporting the Free Access movement; and initiatives aimed at greater flexibility of copyright to the context of scientific production. In order to follow the development of these issues at international level, it was opted for qualitative research with non-participating direct observation to carry out the identification and description of copyright policy of important publishers from the ROMEO SHERPA site; therefore, it can be observed that there are changes regarding the publishers' flexibility before self-archiving of authors in open access institutional repositories in their universities. Given this scenario, we presente reflections and considerations that involve the progress and mainly the integration of the University and its faculty members; the institution should recommend and guide its faculty members not to transfer their copyrights, but to defend their right of copy to Institutional Repositories along with Publishing Houses.

Guide to the use of libraries; a manual for college and university students.

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