Books and libraries

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Michael Macdonald-Ross
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Third Century ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

University libraries are facing the farce of NICT (New Information and Communication Technologies). Libraries are ancient indeed - they date from the third century BC. Their staff are, as a rule, not well equipped to judge the impact of technological change (who is?). Instead of being too conservative, they are often naïvely accepting of technological overclaims. As a result, librarians plan to reduce access to print in favour of text on screen. Here I counter-attack, arguing that the day of the printed book is far from over.

Cyber-Terrorism in Australia

2011 ◽  
pp. 108-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Beggs
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cyber Terrorism ◽  
New Information ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
New Form ◽  
London Bombings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Cyber-terrorism has evolved as a new form of terrorism since the development of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as the Internet. It has become an issue of concern to the Australian government as well as a global issue since the impact of the September 11, 2001, tragedies, the Bali bombings in 2002, and the London bombings of 2005. Australia, together with other leading nations such as the U.S., currently faces the threat of conventional terrorism; however, we also now face the possibility of a new digital form of terrorism: cyber-terrorism. This article explores this new form of terrorism and provides examples of possible cyber-terrorism and closely related cases. It also highlights vulnerabilities within Australian computer systems and provides an overview of the future trends of this new emerging threat within the Australian context.

scholarly journals Social Change and the Accommodation of Religious Minorities in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Wibren van der Burg ◽  
Wouter de Been
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Dutch Society ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
The Third ◽  
New Information ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Information And Communication

The toleration of religious minorities is changing in the Netherlands. In this paper we analyze three recent developments in Dutch society that are important for understanding the way the Dutch regime of religious tolerance is adjusting to 21st century circumstances. The first one concerns the growing homogenization of Dutch society and the emergence of a secular and liberal majority. The second is the dominance in policy and public debate of a “Protestant” conception of what religion amounts to. The third development is the fragmentation of religion and its simultaneous combination into new networks and groups made possible by new information and communication technologies. These developments pose challenges to constitutional rights and principles. There are no simple solutions to these challenges, but the Dutch tradition of consociationalism, as a liberal tradition in its own right, may provide some valuable perspectives.

scholarly journals Information and Communication in a Networked Infosphere - a Review of Concepts and Application in Social Branding

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-29
Author(s):  
Fernando Manuel Santos Ramos ◽  
Óscar Emanuel Chaves Mealha ◽  
Catarina Franco Lélis
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Working Models ◽  
New Information ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Abstract:This paper aims at providing a contribution to the comprehensive review of the impact of information and communication, and their supporting technologies, in the current transformation of human life in the infosphere. The paper also offers an example of the power of new social approaches to the use of information and communication technologies to foster new working models in organizations by presenting the main outcomes of a research project on social branding. A discussion about some trends of the future impact of new information and communication technologies in the infosphere is also included.Resumen:Este artículo tiene como objetivo proporcionar una contribución a la revisión global del impacto de la información y la comunicación, y sus tecnologías de apoyo, en la actual transformación de la vida humana en la infosfera. El artículo también ofrece un ejemplo del poder de los nuevos enfoques sociales sobre el uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación para fomentar nuevos modelos de trabajo en las organizaciones mediante la presentación de los principales resultados de un proyecto de investigación sobre desarrollo social de marca. Una discusión sobre algunas de las tendencias del futuro impacto de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en la infosfera también se incluye. 

New ICTs for Conflict Prevention and Management

2008 ◽  
pp. 3784-3803
Author(s):  
Ángela-Jo Medina
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Related Application ◽  
The Impact

This chapter introduces the impact of new information and communication technologies (nICTs), specifically the Internet, on national and international conflict prevention and management. This analysis provides case studies of the use and examples of the prospective use of nICTs to counteract conflict as it undermines social and economic structures and hinders regional development. This study reviews the specific application of nICT-related initiatives at the different phases of the conflict cycle: from addressing the root causes of conflict as a tool for prevention and management, through the reconciliation and reconstruction phase. The author intends this analysis to illustrate and contribute to the discussion of how the social and development-related application of nICTs can compliment existing conflict prevention and management reduction strategies.

scholarly journals Cómo las redes sociales están cambiando la comunicación hotelera / How Social Media are Changing Hospitality Communications

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Wichels
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
New Information ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThe new information and communication technologies (ICT),in particular Social Media like TripAdvisor, Face-book or Twitter are changing flows, processes and tools in Tourism Communication. Considering that traditional communi-cation tools and strategies are becoming less and less effective, ICT are encouraging new communication practices and influencing consumer behaviour. Several studies from the perspective of the reception have been published in recent years on the impact of Social Media in Tourism, therefore we thought to develop a study from the perspective of production. We approach the features and peculiarities of the impact of 2.0 platforms in Tourism Communication and we present as a case study the communication strategy of Long Beach Hotel, Sun Resorts in Mauritius Islands.RESUMENLas nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC), en especial las redes sociales, como TripAdvisor, Facebook o Twitter están revolucionando los flujos, procesos, y herramientas de la comunicación turística. Las TIC influyen en los comportamientos del consumidor y obligan a nuevas prácticas en comunicación ya que las estrategias y herramientas tradicionales se tornan cada vez menos efectivas. Son varios los estudios que han sido publicados en los últimos años sobre el impacto de las redes sociales en el turismo desde la perspectiva de la recepción y por lo tanto, hemos querido aportar un estudio desde la perspectiva de la producción. Abordamos los rasgos y singularidades del impacto de las plataformas 2.0 en comunicación turística y presentamos como estudio de caso la estrategia de comunicación del Hotel Long Beach, Sun Resorts, en Islas Mauricius.

scholarly journals Sharing of Information and Cooperation among University Libraries and their Importance in the Networked World

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heloisa Helena Anzolin
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Cooperative Networks ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
New Information ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Information And Communication

DOI: 10.12685/027.7-1-2-30Libraries and information units face daily challenges of making their book collections more visi­ble for use. In addition to visibility, materials should also be easily available, if possible, online. To achieve this goal, catalogues are essential tools for finding the desired information. It is equally important that libra­ries cooperate with each other and share their catalogues among them. In this context, participation of libraries in information networks is a positive alternative. Libraries should not be bound to their local book collection, but they also need to expand it through networks, so that they are able to borrow books or exchange documents with other libraries. University libraries need to create storage of local documents with open access to theses, dissertations, scientific research papers and their institutional memory. Al­though Brazilian university libraries have made significant progress in the provision of services using new information and communication technologies as well as by taking part in cooperative networks, it is neces­sary to see that libraries have reached various stages of development and we still have a long way to go.Bibliotheken setzen sich täglich mit der Frage auseinander, wie sie für ihre Sammlungen eine höhere Sichtbarkeit erreichen können. Zusätzlich sollten ihre Bestände am besten online verfügbar sein. Kataloge sind zur Erreichung dieses Zieles unerlässlich. Dazu müssen Bibliotheken vermehrt kooperieren. In diesem Zusammenhang ist die Bildung von Verbünden eine positive Alternative. Bibliotheken sollten nicht nur auf ihre lokalen Bestände fokussieren, sondern Verbünde bilden um Ausleihen aus anderen Bib­liotheken zu ermöglichen. Universitätsbibliotheken sollten Dissertationen, Abschlussarbeiten, Forschungs­ergebnisse und Dokumente der Institution Open Access zur Verfügung stellen. Obwohl die brasilianischen Universitätsbibliotheken bereits grosse Fortschritte in der Anwendung neuer Informationstechnologien und in der Errichtung von Verbünden erzielt haben, befinden sich noch nicht alle Bibliotheken auf dem glei­chen Entwicklungsstand.

scholarly journals TRANSFORMATION OF SPIRITUAL AND MORAL VALUES OF YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 164-169
Author(s):  
L. Kozhevnikova ◽  
I. Starovoytova ◽  
O. Yatsenko
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
New Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The One ◽  
Conservative Values ◽  
The Impact

The article has been devoted to the study of the impact of new information and communication technologies in the educational environment on the transformation of the values of student youth. It has been shown, how in the process of the evolution of values, a gap occurs between the declared values and life orientations, determining the behavior of young people. The conclusion has been made, that the worldview of modern student youth is of a synthetic nature: it contains, on the one hand, conservative values, focusing on the stability and connection of generations, on the other hand, “modernist” attitudes reflecting modern social realities. It has been shown, that potential opportunities for the inclusion of young people in the innovative development of the country’s economy are determined by the dynamic balance of traditional ethical values and the modern requirements of sociocultural dynamics.

New ICTs for Conflict Prevention and Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 56-78
Author(s):  
Ángela-Jo Medina
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reduction Strategies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Related Application ◽  
The Impact

This chapter introduces the impact of new information and communication technologies (nICTs), specifically the Internet, on national and international conflict prevention and management. This analysis provides case studies of the use and examples of the prospective use of nICTs to counteract conflict as it undermines social and economic structures and hinders regional development. This study reviews the specific application of nICT-related initiatives at the different phases of the conflict cycle: from addressing the root causes of conflict as a tool for prevention and management, through the reconciliation and reconstruction phase. The author intends this analysis to illustrate and contribute to the discussion of how the social and development-related application of nICTs can compliment existing conflict prevention and management reduction strategies.

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