Information design and information services What information professionals should know about design, in order to deliver value‐added information products

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 305-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Orna
Keyword(s):  
Value Added ◽  
Information Design ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Information Professionals

scholarly journals Profissionais da sociedade de informação: o information broker

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (194) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Marchiori
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Historical Approach ◽  
Job Information ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Information Brokers ◽  
Information Broker

Descreve as atividades do intermediário da informação information broker), como um profissional da sociedade da informação. Apresenta sua origem histórica, formação acadêmica e funções que esse deve desempenhar no contexto do oferecimento de serviços e produtos de informação de valor agregado. Destaca a necessidade de critérios para a seleção adequada desse profissional e a complexidade envolvida no planejamento e estruturação de serviços de consultoria desta natureza. O desenvolvimento e popularização das redes de informação e o potencial acesso de dados por um número cada vez mais amplo de indivíduos, apresenta um desafio ao information broker, do qual se exigirá um alto grau de criatividade e de resposta qualitativa às demandas de informação de indivíduos e grupos. Palavras-chave: serviços e produtos de informação; intermediação de informação; profissionais de informação. Abstract It describes the information broker's activities as a professional in the information society. It presents an historical approach as well as it's academic formation and functions concerning information products and services which have value-added. In order to choose correctly this sort of professional, employers must decide under specific criteria, foreseeing the complexity involved on this kind of consultant job. Information brokers must be aware about the changes in the process of seeking information, that already put them under pressure, in order to offer new, qualitative and creative information products and services, oriented to save time and money from their clients. Key-words: information services and products; information brokerage; information professionals.

scholarly journals Recursos utilizados pelos bibliotecários para inovar no ambiente virtual

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
Hudson Tiago Menha ◽  
Maria Inês Tomaél
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Do So

O desenvolvimento e a inovação na atuação do bibliotecário é condição para sobrevivência e crescimento do segmento ao qual este profissional está vinculado. O ambiente digital/virtual ampliou a possibilidade de oferta e diversidade dos serviços e produtos de informação, devido a esse fato os profissionais da informação precisam de subsídios – fontes de informação e agentes de inovação – para obterem aportes que lhes permitam exercer suas atividades em sintonia com as tecnologias e com o espaço no qual estão inseridos. Este estudo investigará os recursos que possibilitam ao profissional bibliotecário inovar. Para tanto, será elaborado e aplicado um questionário para os profissionais bibliotecários que mantêm serviços e produtos de informação com recursos da Web 2.0. Os resultados contribuirão para despertar os profissionais para a inovação como fonte de ampliação e fortalecimento da profissão.AbstractThe development and innovation in Librarian action is necessary for survival and growth of the segment to which this professional is bound. The digital / virtual environment has expanded the possibility of offer and diversity of services and information products, due to this fact the information professionals need subsidies – information sources and innovation agents – for obtain contributions to enable them to perform their activities in line with the technologies and the space in which they live. This study will investigate the resources that allow the librarians innovate. To do so, will be developed and implemented a questionnaire for professional librarians who maintain information services and products with Web 2.0 features. The results will contribute to awaken the professionals to innovation as a source of expansion and strengthening of the profession.KeywordsVirtual environment. Innovation. Librarian.

Marketing Library and Information Services for Effective Utilization of Available Resources

2012 ◽  
pp. 45-60
Author(s):  
Adeyinka Tella ◽  
Rachel Ronke Ojo
Keyword(s):  
Service Industry ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Present Information ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Marketing Information

Marketing of information products and services is very vital in the present information society. Of late, marketing of information services has emerged as an indispensable tool in the library and information service industry. In the light of this, this study examines possible ways of marketing information services by the 21st century information professionals for effective utilization of resources by the clients. This chapter looks at the following: the strategies already in place, the competencies needed by information professionals in the digital era, and methodologies that can be adopted for marketing information services available to libraries and information centres in the future.

REDARTE-SP: networking art information resources in São Paulo

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Maria Christina Barbosa de Almeida ◽  
Paulo Simões de Almeida Pina
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
Organizational Issues ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Information Providers ◽  
The City

Art information providers in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, include libraries, archives, and documentation sections in art museums and cultural centers. In 1998 REDARTE-SP, a network of these services in the city, was created to facilitate discussion of theoretical, technical and organizational issues facing art information services and to formulate collaborative projects. The subsequent exchange of ideas, discussion of successful practices and development of shared projects empowers art information professionals, contributes to improving the quality of art information services and products, provides better use of the available resources and widens the circle of users.

Relevance of privacy for corporate library and information services

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Paul Pedley
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Corporate Sector ◽  
Privacy Concerns ◽  
Business Information ◽  
Vendor Management ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Privacy Risks

The article considers privacy from the perspective of corporate libraries and their users, including the issues that the sector has in common with other types of library as well as those that are unique to the sector. The future of business information will include greater portability and personalization, both of which pose privacy challenges. Reliance on vendors and third parties in order to be able to deliver services as well as increasing usage of cloud computing also creates privacy risks which need to be carefully addressed. Corporate libraries aren’t immune from data breaches. These can sometimes be traced back to vendors. Library vendors serving the corporate sector can’t be expected to fully address customer privacy concerns if information professionals don’t make clear to them precisely what those concerns are. Argues that components of strategies to address privacy concerns include vendor management as well as a privacy/data protection audit.

Usage and Applications of Knowledge Management for Improving Library and Information Services in Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 1550026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shiful Islam ◽  
Md. Abul Kalam Siddike ◽  
Shohana Nowrin ◽  
Sonia Naznin
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Document Management ◽  
Technological Infrastructure ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Communication Gap ◽  
Tools And Techniques

The aim of this paper is to explore the use and applications of Knowledge Management (KM) for improving Library and Information Services (LIS) in Bangladesh. This paper seeks to address the following research questions: How KM can be used efficiently in the libraries of Bangladesh for the improvement of LIS performance? What KM tools and techniques are being used in the libraries of Bangladesh? What difficulties are faced by the information professionals for applying KM tools and techniques in the libraries of Bangladesh? What are likely to be the means or ways to overcome those difficulties? The methodology includes a combination of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. An in-depth interview method has been used to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of open-ended and close-ended questions. The results of this study show that document management is the highly used KM tool used in the libraries of Bangladesh followed by intranet, telephones, instant messenger, groupware, digital warehouse, and web conferencing. Results also reveal that the use and application of KM in LIS supports improved access to information resources and services, enriched professional knowledge of information professionals, enhanced environment and culture of knowledge sharing, and changed work behaviour of information professionals. The study identifies that lack of awareness about KM, lack of skilled manpower, communication gap and lack of knowledge sharing, and lack of technological infrastructure are the main problems for the use and application of KM. Finally, this study suggests that creating awareness about KM, trained and skilled manpower, reducing communication gap and improved knowledge sharing, technological and knowledge infrastructure, and the use of KM system/tools are the possible ways to overcome the problems for the use and application of KM in the libraries of Bangladesh.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION OF THE 2013 LAC-MÉGANTIC TRAIN DERAILMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B8 ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
Suzanne Brunke ◽  
Guy Aubé ◽  
Serge Legaré ◽  
Claude Auger
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Train Derailment ◽  
Space Agency ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Earth Observation Data

On July 6, 2013 a train owned by Montréal, Maine & Atlantic Railway (MMA) Company derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada triggering the explosion of the tankers carrying crude oil. Several buildings in the downtown core were destroyed. The Sûreté du Québec confirmed the death of 47 people in the disaster. Through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Rapid Information Products and Services (RIPS) program, MDA developed value-added products that allowed stakeholders and all levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal) to get an accurate picture of the disaster. The goal of this RIPS Project was to identify the contribution that remote sensing technology can provide to disasters such as the train derailment and explosion at Lac-Mégantic through response and remediation monitoring. Through monitoring and analysis, the Lac-Mégantic train derailment response and remediation demonstrated how Earth observation data can be used for situational awareness in a disaster and in documenting the remediation process. Both high resolution optical and RADARSAT-2 SAR image products were acquired and analyzed over the disaster remediation period as each had a role in monitoring. High resolution optical imagery provided a very clear picture of the current state of remediation efforts, however it can be difficult to acquire due to cloud cover and weather conditions. The RADARSAT-2 SAR images can be acquired in all weather conditions at any time of day making it ideal for mission critical information gathering. MDA’s automated change detection processing enabled rapid delivery of advanced information products.

Mobile Geographic Information Services

2009 ◽  
pp. 944-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Hui ◽  
Ye Lei
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Mobile Gis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Inside Out

The birth of mobile geographic information service (GIS) is introduced first, which is coming from the value-added service requirements in third generation (3G) telecommunications and functionally supported by geographic information system technologies. Then the history of mobile geographic services coming from mobile GIS (MGIS) is introduced. The present turning inside-out model of mobile geographic information service is discussed. The future developing trends of mobile geographic information services supported by ubiquitous computing research is proposed. The overview of mobile geographic information service is summarized in the conclusion, and the relationships and fusions between location-based services (LBS) and mobile geographic information services are discussed.

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