http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2475 2013-05-25T03:05:08Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2541 Title: Cultural heritage and the public domain Authors: Savenije, Bas Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: The recent report of the “Comité des Sages” recommends that “cultural institutions should make public domain material digitised with public funding as widely available as possible for access and re-use”. One of the objectives of the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities is "encouraging the holders of cultural heritage to support open access by providing their resources on the Internet". 2011-07-13T15:04:40Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2540 Title: New business models and legal framework for dissemination of digital content Authors: Josevold, Roger Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: The Norwegian National Library made a decision in 2005 to digitize all of it´s collection. Being a multimedia legal deposit institution the decision implies digitizing printed material, manuscripts, music, film, photos, radio broadcasts and television. A long term schedule for the total operation was presented to the owner, The Ministry of Culture in 2006. 2011-07-13T15:02:14Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2539 Title: The transition to cloud-based library services - a vendor’s perspective Authors: Sadeh, Tamar Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: Recent global changes, such as technological advances, evolving needs of students and researchers, and extensive budget cuts, are driving libraries to explore new operating models and to consider the benefits of hosted services of various kinds. As a vendor of library software for two and a half decades, Ex Libris has been anticipating the changes and building an infrastructure to support new, hosted modes of operation. 2011-07-13T14:59:07Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2538 Title: Social Media in European Libraries Authors: Dufour, Delphine Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: EBSCO Information Services is the leading service provider of e-journal, e-book and e-journal package and print subscriptions, e-resource management tools, full-text and secondary databases, and related services for all types of libraries, research organisations and corporations. 2011-07-13T14:52:57Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2537 Title: ProQuest’s Early European books Authors: Kibble, Matt Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: We will provide a progress report on ProQuest’s ambitious Early European Books project, which aims to build a comprehensive library of European printed books from the first examples in the 1450s through to the year 1700. In doing so, the project represents an innovative model for opening up access to the printed heritage stored in Europe’s rare book libraries. The presentation will provide an outline of ProQuest’s publishing model, digitisation practices and specialist interface, and will also show some samples of the books we have already digitised at the Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen, the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze and the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague. In addition, we will talk about the economic and intellectual challenges of creating cataloguing and other metadata to accompany the digital files. 2011-07-13T14:44:27Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2536 Title: The research library, the university and the network Authors: Dempsey, Lorcan Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: Libraries evolved to meet needs in a time of when information materials were distributed and consumed in physical form. Their services and their cooperative arrangements reflect this. Our discussion about digital has tended to focus on tools and collections, but what happens to the structure and organization of the library, its role within the university and the cooperative arrangements it makes, as the network reconfigures how research and learning are carried out? This presentation will present a framework for thinking about the research library as its services, expertise and boundaries change in a network environment. 2011-07-13T14:41:14Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2535 Title: Does library use affect student attainment? A preliminary report on the library impact data project Authors: Stone, Graham; Pattern, David Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: The current economic climate is placing pressure on UK Universities to maximise use of their resources and ensure value for money. In parallel, there is a continuing focus on the student experience and a desire that all students should achieve their full potential whilst studying at University. 2011-07-13T14:37:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2534 Title: An integral approach to digital information delivery in The Netherlands Authors: Vos, Victor-Jan Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: The Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB)’s mission is to connect people and information. One of its core responsibilities is to deliver digital scientific information to end-users, focusing on on-line access and services. A significant number of documents, however, is only available to specific user groups (e.g. library members, students or researchers), or only remotely accessible by paying a fee. This paper will discuss an approach to delivering information that focuses on creating on-line access to relevant scientific information to remote end-users. This integral vision is currently realized in two pilot projects, in cooperation with Dutch public libraries, research institutes and publishers. 2011-07-13T14:34:17Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2533 Title: Heading for the open road: costs and benefits of transitions in scholarly communications Authors: Jubb, Michael Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: All the key players in scholarly communications – funders, universities, libraries, publishers, and researchers – have an interest in improving access to scholarly journals. But the different constituencies do not share a common view of how this might best be achieved. Much attention has focused on open access and the benefits it could bring if adopted globally. But little attention has been paid to the dynamics of transition towards substantial improvements in access. 2011-07-13T14:31:14Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2521 Title: How to assess the influence of research - translating user feedback into tools Authors: Colledge, Lisa Helene Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: How influential is scholarly communication? This is a question increasingly asked of librarians in the face of higher expectations around the availability and rapid provision of relevant data. These questions have traditionally been addressed by document output counts and the Impact Factors of journals that have been published in; while this is certainly useful to a degree, concern has been expressed about basing decisions on such limited metrics that apply to varying degrees to distinct fields and career stages. 2011-07-12T08:54:55Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2520 Title: Towards machine-actionable scholarly communication Authors: Van de Sompel, Herbert Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: Ever since their emergence, both the products of scholarly communication and the supporting services have mainly targeted human users. Gradually, however, products are emerging that are more friendly for use by machines, or are even solely designed for them. The emergence of a machine-actionable layer of scholarly communication happens at different levels, and touches upon primary research results, research data, and the research process itself. The presentation will provide an insight in this ongoing evolution, and will provide concrete illustrations of this trend. It will also zoom in on research data as a new first class objects in digital scholarly communication, some of the challenges related to fully integrating this newcomer, and opportunities and challenges for libraries with this regard. 2011-07-12T08:51:58Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2512 Title: Establishing the library landscape in Europe: LIBER's portfolio of EU projects Authors: Ayris, Paul Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: LIBER's strategy (at http://www.libereurope.eu/node/59) has established Key Performance Areas for LIBER to add value to the library and information services available to European researchers. The five key Performance Areas are: Scholarly Communication, Digitisation and Resource Discovery, Heritage Collections and Preservation, Organisation and Human Resources, and LIBER Services. 2011-07-08T12:14:22Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2511 Title: Managing research information for researchers and universities Authors: Schaffner, Jennifer Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: Recent research on scholarly behavior converges on conclusions about ecologies of information-related services in universities and across academic disciplines. In the past few years, numerous credible studies - conducted in Europe and North America - have offered evidence about information needs of a variety of researchers and their universities. While we have witnessed simultaneous evolution of discipline-based hubs and institution-based repositories, diverse international reports have identified gaps in digital infrastructure and library provision of services to manage research information. 2011-07-08T12:11:46Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2510 Title: Establishing a research information system as part of an integrated approach to information management: best practice at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Authors: Scholze, Frank; Maier, Jan; Tobias, Regine Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the largest research and higher education organisations in the world focusing on engineering and natural sciences. At present KIT, under the chairmanship of its executive board, is installing an extensive current research information system (CRIS) covering all institutes and facilities of the organization. This project is based on the fact that a consistent overview on research performance has become fundamental for the international competition of research institutions and is increasingly important for strategic decisions on the executive level. 2011-07-08T12:08:17Z http://hdl.handle.net/2099.2/2507 Title: The challenges of building a digital preservation system Authors: Peled, Ido Editor: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Servei de Biblioteques i Documentació Abstract: In the last two decades, digital technology has enabled us to create, use, and be enriched by information in ways that were unthinkable a generation ago. The growth in the number of digital items in today’s library collections has led to an understanding that new actions must be taken to preserve these digital assets and make them available to future generations. While many organizations have systems in place for storing and managing digital objects, these systems are not always designed with preservation in mind. Digital preservation is about guaranteeing the continued usability of and access to digital content tomorrow and well into the future. Although preservation focuses on risk management, we would be mistaken if we equated preservation with backup or disaster recovery. 2011-07-07T10:06:37Z