This book explores the development, trends and research of
library and information sciences (LIS) in the digital age. Inside,
readers will find research and case studies written by LIS experts,
educators and theorists, most of whom have visited China, delivered
presentations there and drafted their articles based on feedback
they received. As a result, readers will discover the LIS issues
and concerns that China and the international community have in
common.
The book first introduces the opportunities and challenges faced
by the library and information literacy profession and discusses
the key role of librarians in the future of information literacy
education. Next, it covers trends in LIS education by examining the
vision of the iSchool movement and detailing its practice in
Syracuse University.
The book then covers issues in information seeking and retrieval
by showing how visual data mining technology can be used to detect
the relationship and pattern between terms on the Q&A of a
social media site. It also includes a case study regarding tracing
information seeking behavior and usage on a multimedia website.
Next, the book stresses the importance of building an academic
accreditation framework for scientific datasets, explores the
relationship between bibliometrics and university rankings, and
details the birth and development of East Asian Libraries in North
America.
Overall, the book offers readers insight into the changing
nature of LIS, including the electronic dissemination of
information, the impact of the Internet on libraries, the changing
responsibilities of library professionals, the new paradigm for
evaluating information, and characteristics and functions of
today's library personnel.
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