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ROLES DE LAS TECNOLOGÍAS EMERGENTES EN EL MANEJO DE INFORMACIÓN DE DESASTRES NATURALES (Editorial)
Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil 2008
Jaquelina Alvarez y Frances Alvarado-Albertorio
LikePricing and other means of charging for scholarly journals: a literature review and commentary
Learned Publishing, 2008
Donald W. KING
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frances M. ALVARADO-ALBERTORIO
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
© Donald W. King & Frances M.
Alvarado-Albertorio, 2008
ABSTRACT
There has been a clear upward trend over the past 50 years in traditional listed print subscription prices. The more recent trend towards electronic publishing has made possible new ways of charging for journals, such as differential pricing structures and bundling of journals which are purchased through license fees/charges (both of which enable libraries to buy significantly more journals, but at the same time make it more difficult to analyze prices). We are now also seeing a new emphasis on the 'author-side payment' model. This article analyzes pricing and charging policies and trends, illustrating how these are affected by the complexities of the evolving journal system.
Multitasking information behaviour in public libraries. A survey study
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 2007
AMANDA SPINK*, FRANCES ALVARADO-ALBERTORIO, BHUVA
NARAYAN, JEAN BRUMFIELD and MINSOO PARK
Multitasking information behaviour is the human ability to handle the
demands of multiple information tasks concurrently. When we multitask, we
work on two or more tasks and switch between those tasks. Multitasking is the
way most of us deal with the complex environment we all live in, and recent
studies show that people often engage in multitasking information behaviours.
Multitasking information behaviours are little understood, however, and an
important area of research for information behaviour research. Our study
investigated the multitasking information behaviours of public library users at
the Brentwood and Wilkinsburg Public Libraries in Pittsburgh through diary
questionnaires. Findings include that some 63.5 percent of library users
engaged in multitasking information behaviours, with a mean of 2.5 topic
changes and 2.8 topics per library visit. A major finding of our study is that
many people in libraries are seeking information on multiple topics and are
engaged in multitasking behaviours. The implications of our findings and further
research are also discussed.
KEYWORDS: information behaviour; multitasking; public libraries; survey
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