Emerging Technologies, Information Provision, and Libraries

Information Provision ◽

Storage And Retrieval ◽

Present Information ◽

Other Information

The advent of computers and information communication technologies (ICTs) has drastically changed the acquisition, storage, and retrieval of information. Further, information can be accessed through various media as new technologies continue to spring up. Since information can be accessed anywhere as long as one has internet connectivity, this has resulted in many users not using the libraries and other information centers. The decline in the use of libraries is worrying, hence the need to understand how the emerging technologies have changed information provision in the libraries. The chapter addresses challenges that affect the provision of the needed services in the libraries. Finally, alternative services that libraries are adopting in order for them to remain relevant in this information age are outlined. This chapter provides insights on how libraries can continue to play their role as information providers and how they can fit into the present information age.

AI and Big Data Standardization: Contributing to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Journal of ICT Standardization ◽

10.13052/jicts2245-800x.821 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ray Walshe ◽

Kevin Casey ◽

Jane Kernan ◽

Donal Fitzpatrick

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Big Data ◽

United Nations ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

International Standards ◽

Development Goals

Emerging Technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain and 5G communications are innovation accelerators creating new products, processes and industries by disrupting the Information Communication Technologies status quo. International Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and Standard Setting Organisations (SSOs) develop and evolve consensus documents of the state of the art and publish these international agreements as Standards. In this document the authors present uses cases where some of these emerging technologies can contribute significantly to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

E-Engaging India

Digital Democracy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1740-7.ch043 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 875-899

Author(s):

Kavita Karan

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Political Institutions ◽

New Technologies ◽

Civil Society Organizations ◽

Mobile Technologies ◽

Electronic Interaction ◽

Media Technologies

E-Governance, inclusive of e-democracy, e-government, and e-business, has the power to improve processes, connect citizens, and build interactions with civil societies. The infusion of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) by the governments, civil society organizations, and political institutions to engage citizens, have promoted greater participation in the process of governance. E-Democracy encompasses all forms of electronic interaction between the elected government and the electorate. Examples include e-voting, e-consultation, e-representatives, e-campaigning, online deliberative polling, e-petitions, and e-referendums. India is the largest democracy in the world and a frontrunner in the use of ICTs for e-governance and e-democracy. The last few elections witnessed a surge in the use of new technologies inclusive of Internet, social networking, and mobile technologies, alongside the traditional forms of electioneering. This chapter examines the e-governance and e-democracy strategies, and the innovative new media technologies used by political parties, industrial corporations, and other organizations that have e-engaged the citizens.

Academics’ ICT Capabilities in a New Educational Paradigm in Developing Countries

Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education Sector ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2193-0.ch002 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 18-32

Author(s):

Agnes Chigona ◽

Rabelani Dagada

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

New Technologies ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

Educational Paradigm ◽

Effective Use ◽

New Education

Tertiary institutions in the developing countries are investing a lot in equipping their institutions with Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for teaching and learning. However, there is still a low adoption rate in the use of the new technologies among many academics in these countries. This chapter aims at analysing the factors that impact on the academics’ effective use of ICTs for teaching and learning in the new education paradigm. Sen’s Capability Approach was used as a conceptual lens to examine the academics’ phenomena. Data was collected through in-depth interviews. The analysis of the findings has shown that individual, social, and environmental factors are preventing some academics from realising their potential capabilities from using the new technologies. It is recommended, therefore, that institutions in the developing countries should look into, and deal with accordingly, the conversion factors that are impacting on the academics’ capabilities when utilising the new technologies.

International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide - Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development ◽

Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture

10.4018/978-1-61520-793-0.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 173-192

Author(s):

Patricia Randolph Leigh ◽

J. Herman Blake ◽

Emily L. Moore

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Information Age ◽

Black Americans ◽

Traditional Culture ◽

Sea Islands ◽

Left Behind ◽

History Of

In this chapter, the authors explore the history of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. In examining the history of oppression and isolation of Black Americans of Gullah descent, the authors look at how a history of racism and inequity set the stage for the digital inequities experienced by Gullah communities since the onset of the information age. They find that despite the Gullahs’ tenacious struggles for education and literacy during enslavement, many are left behind in this age of digital technology. The authors examine the effects that the isolated and closed Gullah communities, which were forced conditions during slavery, had upon many Gullahs’ reluctance and resistance to engagement in information communication technologies (ICTs) centuries later. They contend that this continued isolation inadvertently contributed to the loss of Gullah land as well as a pattern of gentrification that severely compromises Gullah traditions and values.

Developing Information Communication Technologies for the Human Services

Health Information Systems ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-988-5.ch040 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 627-641

Author(s):

Jennifer Martin ◽

Elspeth McKay

Keyword(s):

Design Process ◽

Human Services ◽

New Technologies ◽

Scenario Development ◽

Work Requirement ◽

Standards Of Practice

This chapter introduces a design process for developing useful information communication technologies for the human services. Key to the success of the design process is an in-depth knowledge and understanding of user needs and requirements. The stages involved in the design process are presented in this chapter and include: user and task analysis, persona and scenario development and the establishment of measurable usability goals. A case study illustrates the application of this design process to develop a Web enabled electronic work requirement awareness program (e-WRAP) for people recovering from mental illness seeking employment. The challenge for social workers is to use these new technologies to improve service provision and enhance quality of life without compromising ethical standards of practice; particularly in relation to client confidentiality, privacy and self-determination.

A Comparative Study of ICT Innovation Policy for the Countries Development Perspective

IJID (International Journal on Informatics for Development) ◽

10.14421/ijid.2012.01101 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Ayesha Saleem ◽

Kiyohide Higuchi

Keyword(s):

New Technologies ◽

Innovation Policy ◽

Economic Factor ◽

Diffusion Of Information ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Frame Work ◽

High Level

In the globalized environment, the economic growth significantly depends on the countries capacity to develop, to apply new technologies and vice versa. Diffusion of information communication technologies is a global phenomenon. Despite of rapid globalization there are considerable differences between nations in terms of adoption and usage of new technologies. This paper aims to draw together the highly eclectic literature on the diffusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Innovation in order to know what have been done, highlight the generic issues, relevant to policy and will initiate further research and develop potential opportunities. This paper also highlight the low level and high level income countries data and ICT policies frame work to draw conclusions and some case studies as an example. The objective is to review the finding the social economic factor for diffusion of ICT Innovation to make policy recommendation for the development of the country.

Developing Information Communication Technologies for the Human Services

Information Communication Technologies for Human Services Education and Delivery ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-735-5.ch010 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 152-166 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jennifer Martin ◽

Elspeth McKay

Keyword(s):

Design Process ◽

Human Services ◽

New Technologies ◽

Scenario Development ◽

Work Requirement ◽

Standards Of Practice

This chapter introduces a design process for developing useful information communication technologies for the human services. Key to the success of the design process is an in-depth knowledge and understanding of user needs and requirements. The stages involved in the design process are presented in this chapter and include: user and task analysis, persona and scenario development and the establishment of measurable usability goals. A case study illustrates the application of this design process to develop a Web enabled electronic work requirement awareness program (e-WRAP) for people recovering from mental illness seeking employment. The challenge for social workers is to use these new technologies to improve service provision and enhance quality of life without compromising ethical standards of practice; particularly in relation to client confidentiality, privacy and self-determination.

New Trends and Futuristic Information Communication Technologies for Engineering Education

ICTs for Advancing Rural Communities and Human Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0047-8.ch017 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 251-262

Author(s):

Manjit Singh Sidhu ◽

Lee Chen Kang

Keyword(s):

Engineering Education ◽

Educational System ◽

Mechanical Engineering ◽

New Technologies ◽

Higher Learning ◽

Learning Techniques ◽

Learning Institutions

Improving and enhancing education is a goal for higher learning institutions that seek to provide better learning techniques, technologies, and educators and generate knowledgeable students to fulfill the needs of industry. A field in need of significant improvement is engineering. One approach is to review the delivery and pedagogies used in the current educational system. This paper examines the problems faced by staff and students in the field of mechanical engineering. In addition, the authors explore new technologies that enhance and promote the learning process.

Quale rete sviluppare per superare la crisi del welfare sanitario: la probabile risposta di Achille Ardigň

SALUTE E SOCIETÀ ◽

10.3280/ses2009-su2004 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 74-84

Author(s):

Ivo Colozzi

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Health Service ◽

New Technologies ◽

Welfare System ◽

Public And Private ◽

Non Profit ◽

Private Profit

- Ardigo's interest for the topic of the opportunities offered by the development of information communication technologies in the field of health services is referred to the question of the overcoming of the crisis of "transation" between welfare system and life's worlds. Moruzzi, who has developed Ardigo's approach on this topic, writes that Internet may be the link between micro and macro if it will be able to differentiate itself by the national health service and to create, thanks to the development of new technologies, a new cooperation between public and private (profit and non profit) actors at the service of the sick person (subsidiarity). In the Introduction to Moruzzi's book, instead, Ardigň says that the development of the social networks of care is more important than the development of new technologies.Keywords: development, welfare system, health service, technologies, social networks, Ardigň.Parole chiave: sviluppo, sistema di welfare, servizio sanitario, tecnologie, reti sociali, Ardigň.