Open Access and Digital Libraries - Social Science Libraries in Action

The social sciences have made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the economic, political and social life of nations in the past century. Social science libraries now have an important role to play in the context of the information society as significant sources of academic and social knowledge. This work provides information on the development and use of digital resources in the social sciences emphasizing best practices; an articulation of some of the problems presented to providing these resources; and a view to the use of these resources to support sustainable development.

About the author

Lynne M. Rudasill, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States and Maria Elena Dorta-Duque Ortiz, Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales "Raúl Roa García", Habana, Cuba

Product details

• Assisted by: Maria Elena Dorta-Duque (Editor), Elena Dorta-Duque (Editor), Elena Dorta-Duque (Editor), Lynn M Rudasill (Editor), Lynne M Rudasill (Editor), Maria E. Dorta-Duque Ortiz (Editor), Maria Elena Dorta-Duque Ortiz (Editor), Lynne M. Rudasill (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2013
• EAN: 9783110280852
• ISBN: 978-3-11-028085-2
• No. of pages: 346
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 28 mm x 238 mm
• Weight: 619 g
• Illustrations: 31 b/w ill., 19 b/w tbl.
• Series: IFLA Publications; IFLA Publications; ISSN
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Bibliothek, Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften, Sozialwissenschaften, Bücherei, Informationsmanagement, Wissenschaft / Sozialwissenschaften, Sortimentsbuchhandel, Buchhandel - Buchhändler, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General, Verlag - Verlagskaufmann - Verlagswesen, Bibliotheks- und Auskunftsdienste, Bibliotheks-, Archiv- und Informationsmanagement, Management / Informationsmanagement, Bibliothek: EDV, Internet und elektronische Ressourcen