The changing world of data

The presentation shows how the open data and the open access can offer multiple services to the scietific community, through the differents uses the scientist can do with these data

Conceptual challenges for the evaluation of digital repositories with multiple access options

The evaluation of digital repositories with multiple access options poses various questions concerning the choice of an appropriate methodology and an adequate evaluation setting. Especially when semantic concepts are represented by visual components a multimethodology approach needs to be taken. This paper discusses such an approach for coping with the various challenges. This work is based on a digital image repository that allows multiple access via semantic concepts such as topic maps, classical full-text search and content-based image retrieval. This system is the central part of a research project known as Living Memory

L\u27hélice de la diffusion de la connaissance : formation et développement des compétences en Sciences de l\u27Information et des Médias dans la formation universitaire grâce à un travail basé sur un système collaboratif. Une étude de cas

Article paru à l\u27occasion de la 73e conférence annuelle de l\u27IFLA ("Libraries for the future : progress, development and partnerships"), Durban (Afrique du Sud), 19-23 août 2007. Traduit de l\u27allemand par Nathalie Yakovleff

Gegenwärtige und zukünftige Arbeitsfelder für Informationsspezialisten in privatwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen und öffentlich-rechtlichen Institutionen

This paper is the result of a market survey concerning information professionals in Switzerland. Several private and public business companies have been interviewed and analysed in the context of being potential employers of information professionals. Questions concerning the main duties of information professionals, their perspectives on the job market in German speaking countries, requirements for candidates and much more is being analysed and leads to the conclusion, that information professionals are highly demanded on the Swiss market and will be so in the following years

Libraries of Excellence in der Wissensgesellschaft Grundlagen, Modelle und Umsetzung

Strategic planning must be provided in libraries of all kinds for their designated positioning in todays knowledge society. The following concept points out, how a systematic review and assessment is enabled. On this fundament, positioning in the knowledge society, an ongoing optimization and sustainable enhancement of the library will be possible – both nationally and internationally seen

Zum Stand der Wirtschaftlichkeitsermittlung in Informationsvermittlungsstellen: Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung

Available from Bibliothek des Instituts fuer Weltwirtschaft, ZBW, Duesternbrook Weg 120, D-24105 Kiel C 187958 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman

Podcast "Role of libraries in information litteracy"

Podcast de l\u27intervention de Joseph Herget sur le rôle des bibliothèques universitaires dans la formation à l\u27information

The Role of Libraries in supporting the Development of Information Literacy and Collaborative Skills. Aspects, Concepts and Case Study

Diaporama de l\u27intervention de Joseph Herget, Danube University Krems, Autriche, à l\u27occasion des 8e Rencontres FORMIST sur le rôle des bibliothèques académiques dans la formation à l\u27information

Visualisierungen bei Internetsuchdiensten

This article deals with visualisation techniques in web search engines