Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural and Corporate Environments (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

9781843347729: Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural and Corporate Environments (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843347725 ISBN 13: 9781843347729

Verlag: Chandos Publishing, 2022

This book presents a comprehensive, international and up-to-date review of the key contributions of information services to the Knowledge Economy. Chapters contributed by experts in different areas of LIS focus on the crucial roles libraries, archives and museums are playing in their home institutions -private, public, non-profit-, as much as their impact on the economy and society as a whole. Boosting the Knowledge Economy: Key Contributions from Information Services in Educational, Cultural, and Corporate Environments has a particular interest in learning services, exploring principles and strategies for their implementation - from marketing strategy to analytics -, and covers implications for the LIS profession.

Provides new insights into the value of information services in the context of the Knowledge Economy
Presents an overview and analysis of cutting-edge practices in information services, with a particular focus on learning services and their particular contribution to LAMs' (Libraries, Archives, and Museums) brand awareness and to social capital building
Introduces a collaborative reflection on the role of information professionals at challenging times, with implications for the design of educational programs in the informationfield

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Francisco Calzada-Prado is Assistant Professor at the Library and Information Science Department, Carlos III University of Madrid. His research focuses on exploring innovative services aimed at facilitating learning and research in different environments. He is author of a book on the contribution of academic libraries to the production and exploitation of learning content in Higher Education. He has also authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed book chapters, conference papers and journal articles on related topics. He has been visiting research fellow at the Information School, Syracuse University (USA), the Center for Digital Library Research, Strathclyde University (UK), the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London (UK) and the School of Information, University of Washington (USA), among others.