Tendencias en programas de alfabetización informacional para empoderar a las personas y a las comunidades: tecnologías sociales y nuevas prácticas ciudadanas

An understanding of information literacy programs should evolve to empower people and communities. These programmes would serve as training in those types of social technologies that enhance the capability of self-organization, social and democratic influence, alternative systems of consumption and services, and so on. Keeping in mind the social and technological attempts to face situations of scarcity caused by the present European economic crisis, the framework of this approach is in the main documents of the European Union concerning citizenship skills, as well as in social demands on open government (transparency, participation and collaboration). Based on the absence or inadequacy of the issues in the syllabi of most information literacy programmes, guidelines are suggested in order that they may be promoted by library systems and other public networks of socio­educational action, emphasizing learning for social innovation

Information Literacy developments and issues in Spain

The adoption of the information literacy (IL) agenda in Spain has been comparatively slow and fragmented due to cultural setbacks during the twentieth century. Since the late 1980s, however, developments in library services and staffing policies, reforms in education, and wide availability of ICTs, among other factors, have led to a brighter picture, with academic and public librarians all over the country engaged in IL activities for all types of users ± though school libraries still lag far behind. The main problems still to be addressed seem to be much the same as in most comparable countries: IL as a responsibility for all learning facilitators, social awareness of lifelong learning needs, training of IL trainers, assessing the individual achievements and the institutional outcomes of IL training programmes, and a clear understanding of the remit and rationale for different literacies within the information societ

Legitimación y funciones de la biblioteca en el contexto de la sociedad digital

Review of the roles of libraries in the Information Age, considering the information technologies, the opportunities of using telematics, and the information needs of european citizens.Estudio de la legitimidad de las bibliotecas en la sociedad de la información, revisando sus funciones y perspectivas desde el punto de vista de la incorporación de tecnologías, las posibilidades de la telemática, y las necesidades de información de los ciudadanos europeos. (Autor). (Autor

Legitimación y funciones de la biblioteca en el contexto de la sociedad digital

Review of the roles of libraries in the Information Age, considering the information technologies, the opportunities of using telematics, and the information needs of European citizens

Public libraries in crisis times

We analyze how the present economic crisis is influencing public libraries, and what initiatives must be taken to help users who are unemployed and who face economic difficulties. We also study the increase in library users, the budget reductions, the need to give priority to educational and social activities to help the users who are most in need, and the possibilities of cooperation with public institutions devoted to promoting employment and lifelong learning opportunities. Finally, we explain the case of the regional library in Murcia (Biblioteca Regional de Murcia), which has designed and implemented a program called “Library, job center”

Socially vulnerable users: Why and for what purpose should the library generate cultural capital?

International and Spanish scholarship on the social role of libraries for people at a social disadvantage are summarized. Current initiatives in public libraries in Spain are presented along with an analysis of some of the library services that have been developed, including an example from Zagreb City Library

La asignatura Sistemas Operativos I en el 2mil2

El artículo expone algunas ideas sobre cuales deben ser los contenidos y enfoque adecuados para la teoría de una asignatura de introducción a los sistemas operativos. Esta concepción de la asignatura pretende satisfacer las necesidades de formación en la materia que, en mi opinión, tienen nuestros alumnos, se basa principalmente en la experiencia acumulada impartiendo diferentes asignaturas sobre la disciplina, y toma en consideración los avances producidos en Sistemas Operativos en los últimos años

Literacy and self-criticism about information behaviour through the graphic humor of El Roto and Mauro Entrialgo

Taking advantage of political cartoons by El Roto and Mauro Entrialgo, the need for a critical use of information technology and the internet is presented. Information and communication technologies (ICT) have generated high hopes, being seen as tools to democratize knowledge and information. However, to make good use of their potential we must know their limits, what changes they generate in our behavior and how they affect our privacy, identity or personal relationships. The above mentioned cartoonists help to generate self-criticism of our information behaviour, fostering a rational information literacy, with a thoughtful and intentional use of technologies and networks

Evolución y competencias de los profesionales de la información documental

We describe the situation and context of Information Professionals (librarians, archivists and information specialists) in Spain, their evolution, competences, values, associations, social image, status, and job conditions