Library and information science trends and research : Europe

"Library and Information Science Trends and Research: Europe", co-edited by Professor Amanda Spink and Dr. Jannica Heinstrom provides an understanding of the new directions in library and information science/management, education and research in Europe. The volume focuses on new research directions within the field but will also discuss curriculum changes due to the rapidly developing information world. Europe has developed substantially both socially and economically in the last ten years with a growing population and economy. The field of library and information science/management has also grown in educational and research developments as information increasingly has become a part of people's everyday social and life processes. This book is directly relevant to information scientists, information professionals and librarians, social scientists and people interested in understanding more about the trends and research in library and information science/management in the European region. Undergraduate and graduate students, academics, educators, and information professionals interested in library and information science will find this book of particular benefit.

• List of Contributors p. xi
• Editorial Advisory Board p. xiii
• Preface p. xv
• Section I Introduction
• 1 Introduction p. 3 Amanda Spink and Jannica Heinström
• 1.1 Introduction p. 3
• 1.2 Major Trends p. 4
• 1.3 Book Outline p. 5
• Section II Library Policy and Practice
• 2 The Emergence and Impact of Neoliberal Ideology on UK Public Library Policy, 1997-2010 p. 13 Margaret Greene and David McMenemy
• 2.1 Introduction p. 14
• 2.2 Literature Review p. 15
• 2.2.1 Commodification of Public Librarianship p. 15
• 2.2.2 Managerialism and Public Libraries p. 16
• 2.2.3 Deprofessionalism p. 16
• 2.2.4 Citizen-Consumers p. 17
• 2.2.5 Modernity and the Use of Language p. 18
• 2.3 Research Methods and Data Analysis p. 20
• 2.3.1 The Corpus of Documents p. 20
• 2.3.2 Concordance Software: AntConc p. 20
• 2.4 Exploring the Corpus p. 21
• 2.4.1 Managerialism - Deprofessionalism p. 21
• 2.4.2 Professionalism: Narratives of Decline p. 22
• 2.4.3 Professional Paternalism: Socíal Value p. 23
• 2.4.4 Citizen-Consumer: Bookstore Model p. 23
• 2.4.5 Choice and Citizen-Consumers p. 24
• 2.4.6 Standardisation p. 24
• 2.4.7 Choice and Public Service Reform p. 25
• 2.4.8 Choice: AntConc p. 25
• 2.4.9 Narratives of Coproduction p. 29
• 2.5 Dissolving the Public Realm: Professional Language p. 32
• 2.5.1 Neoliberal Strategies of Institutionalisation p. 32
• 2.6 Conclusions p. 33
• Appendix 2.A  p. 35
• References p. 39
• 3 EBLIP and Organisational Recipes: An Analysis of the Adoption and Interpretation of EBLIP in the Library and Information Sector p. 43 Carl Gustav Johannsen and Niels Ole Pors
• 3.1 Introduction p. 44
• 3.2 Research Questions p. 45
• 3.2.1 Circulating Ideas, Organisational Recipes and Travel Routes p. 46
• 3.2.2 The Many Faces of EBLIP p. 49
• 3.2.3 Different National Contexts p. 54
• 3.2.4 Information Culture p. 55
• 3.2.5 Leadership Issues p. 57
• 3.2.6 Transformations and Interpretations of EBLIP in Europe p. 59
• 3.3 Conclusions p. 60
• References p. 63
• 4 The 'Europeanisation' of Cataloguing Codes: An Analysis of the Evolution of RDA p. 67 Alan Poulter
• 4.1 Introduction p. 68
• 4.2 Background to Cataloguing p. 68
• 4.2.1 The Early Development of Cataloguing Codes p. 70
• 4.2.2 The Anglo-American Cataloguing Tradition p. 70
• 4.2.3 The Origins of International Cataloguing Standards p. 72
• 4.2.4 The Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) p. 73
• 4.2.5 Resource Description and Access (RDA) p. 75
• 4.3 RDA and Europe p. 79
• 4.4 Email Questionnaire p. 80
• 4.5 Conclusion p. 82
• References p. 83
• 5 Virtual Path and Häme-Wiki as Examples of Library 2.0 Services in Finland p. 85 Terttu Kortelainen and Samppa Rohkimainen and Marja Haapaniemi and Maria Kronqvist-Berg and Maija Saraaste
• 5.1 Introduction p. 86
• 5.2 An Overview of Library 2.0 in Finnish Public Libraries p. 87
• 5.3 Library 2.0 Service Cases Häme-Wiki and Virtual Path p. 89
• 5.4 Research Methods and Data p. 92
• 5.5 Results p. 93
• 5.5.1 Use and Visibility of Häme-Wiki and Virtual Path p. 99
• 5.6 Discussion and Conclusions p. 106
• References p. 108
• Section III Research Perspectives
• 6 The Assessment of Research Quality in UK Departments of Library and Information Management p. 113 Peter Willett
• 6.1 Introduction p. 114
• 6.2 The Research Selectivity and Research Assessment Exercises p. 115
• 6.2.1 Background p. 115
• 6.2.2 RSE1986 and RAE1989 p. 116
• 6.2.3 RAE1992 to RAE2008 p. 122
• 6.2.4 Funding Implications p. 123
• 6.2.5 REF 2014 and Beyond p. 124
• 6.3 Research Exercises and LIM Departments p. 126
• 6.3.1 TYGLIS, RSE1986 and RAE1989 p. 126
• 6.3.2 RAE1992 to RAE2008 p. 129
• 6.3.3 Overview p. 136
• 6.4 Conclusions p. 138
• References p. 139
• 7 Research Assessment and the Shaping of Library and Information Research in the United Kingdom p. 143 David Ellis
• 7.1 Introduction p. 144
• 7.2 Information Studies and Information Science p. 147
• 7.3 Information Management and Social Informatics p. 153
• 7.4 Information Systems and Information Interaction p. 159
• 7.5 Social Computing and Computational Informatics p. 163
• 7.6 Conclusions p. 165
• References p. 166
• 8 Challenges for Globalised Information Systems in a Multilingual and Multicultural Context p. 169 Matthias Görtz and Thomas Mandl and Katrin Werner and Christa Womser-Hacker
• 8.1 Introduction p. 170
• 8.2 Information Retrieval p. 171
• 8.2.1 IR in Europe p. 172
• 8.3 Human-Computer Interaction p. 173
• 8.4 Integration of Cultural Aspects p. 175
• 8.5 Cross-Language Information Retrieval p. 177
• 8.6 International Human-Computer Interaction p. 181
• 8.7 Information Behaviour p. 184
• 8.8 Outlook p. 186
• References p. 187
• Section IV Educational Perspectives
• 9 The Bologna Process Impact on Library and Information Science Education: Towards Europeisation of the Curriculum p. 195 Anna Maria Tammaro
• 9.1 Background: the Bologna Process p. 196
• 9.1.1 Recognition of Qualifications p. 196
• 9.1.2 Enhancement of quality and educational reform p. 197
• 9.1.3 BP Achievements p. 199
• 9.2 The BP Impact on LIS Education p. 199
• 9.3 Core Elements Which Influence LIS Education in Europe p. 202
• 9.3.1 The Profile of information professional p. 202
• 9.3.2 The Field of LIS and LIS Education p. 203
• 9.3.3 Learning and Teaching Considerations in LIS p. 207
• 9.4 Final Considerations and Conclusions p. 210
• 9.4.1 Competition Vs. Collaboration p. 211
• References p. 213
• 10 Education for Digital Librarians: Some European Observations p. 217 Sue Myburgh and Anna Maria Tammaro
• 10.1 Digitisation p. 218
• 10.2 Education for Digital Librarians p. 222
• 10.3 Pressing European Problems in LIS Education p. 226
• 10.4 Why These Issues Are Important: A Discussion p. 227
• 10.5 The Evasive Concept of 'Information' p. 230
• 10.6 Proposed Definitions of Knowledge, Information and Document p. 231
• 10.7 Purpose of Digital Librarianship p. 234
• 10.8 Digital and Transliteracies p. 238
• References p. 240
• 11 New Directions in Information Management Education in Denmark: On the Importance of Partnerships with the Business Community and the Role of Interdisciplinary Theory to Create a Coherent Framework for Information Management p. 247 Dorte Madsen
• 11.1 Introduction p. 248
• 11.2 Creating a Programme in Cooperation with the Business Community p. 250
• 11.2.1 Perception of Future Practice p. 252
• 11.2.2 Qualifications Profile p. 253
• 11.3 The Programme's Underlying Structure Based on Interdisciplinary Theory p. 255
• 11.3.1 Project Work Along Continuum of Integration p. 257
• 11.3.2 The Whole and the Parts p. 260
• 11.3.3 Elements in the IM Programme p. 261
• 11.3.4 Semester Themes p. 263
• 11.4 IM Core p. 264
• 11.4.1 An Explanatory Framework for the IM Programme p. 265
• 11.5 The IM Field p. 266
• References p. 270
• Section V Cultural Perspectives
• 12 Information Science in France. Emergence, Evolution and Perspectives p. 273 Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan
• 12.1 Introduction p. 274
• 12.2 The Political Context of Emergence of IS p. 275
• 12.2.1 Impact of Successive Political Parties on Information Science p. 276
• 12.2.2 Ministerial Bodies in Charge of Implementing Information-Oriented Policies p. 278
• 12.3 Professional Training in Library and IS p. 280
• 12.3.1 Training Schools for Librarians p. 281
• 12.3.2 Training Schools for Documentalists and Information Professionals p. 282
• 12.3.3 Higher Education Training in IS p. 283
• 12.4 The Structure of Graduate and Post-Graduate Studies p. 284
• 12.5 Doctoral Studies in IS p. 286
• 12.6 The Quest for Institutional and Scientific Identity p. 289
• 12.6.1 The State of the Scholarly Community p. 289
• 12.6.2 Lack of Instruments for Academic and Cognitive Recognition p. 291
• 12.7 Current Research Trends in Information Science p. 292
• 12.8 Perspectives p. 293
• Reference p. 295
• About the Authors p. 297