Libraries and Google
Author: William Miller
Discover the benefits— and drawbacks— of GoogleSM
GoogleSM has become a nearly omnipresent tool of the Internet, with its potential only now beginning to be realized. How can librarians effectively integrate this powerful search engine to provide service to their patrons? Libraries and GoogleSM presents leading authorities discussing the many possibilities of using Google products as effective, user-friendly tools in libraries. Google Scholar and Print are extensively explored with an eye toward offering an expanded view of what is and may be possible for the future, with practical insights on how to make the most of the product's capabilities.
It seems certain that Google is here to stay. Libraries and GoogleSM comprehensively examines this "disruptive technology" that is seen as both a threat and an opportunity by both librarians and publishers. Both perspectives are explored in depth, along with practical applications of this and other Google technology that may be new to librarians. Google products and other more familiar research tools are compared for effectiveness and ease of use. The various unique needs of users and scholars are detailed and considered as a springboard for insightful discussion of the future role of librarians in today's world. Potential problems are closely examined, such as copyright issues of digitization, and privacy concerns sparked by its collection of personal information about its users. The book comprehensively explores the path libraries need to travel to benefit from the search tool, rather than being overwhelmed and destroyed by it.
Topics in Libraries and GoogleSM include:
the viewpoint that Google may make librariesobsolete
new opportunities for libraries through using Google products
technical aspects of purchasing and implementing Google search products with proprietary vendor databases
testing the performance of Google Scholar and Print
practical use of Google's products
personal privacy issues
making digitized library resources more accessible
digitization of copyrighted materials
much, much more!
Libraries and GoogleSM is horizon-expanding reading for all librarians, library science educators and students, library administrators, publishers, and university presses.
"As the first book-length treatment of this topic, THIS FASCINATING COLLECTION OF DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES about the usefulness of google and its potential menace to libraries and scholarly communication is A CALL TO ACTION FOR LIBRARIANS. We ignore Google, or rail against it, at our peril. Many of the contributions focus on specific Google products that have already had an impact on libraries— Google Print and Google Scholar. These fine, practical pieces for librarians and publishers are the heart of this collection." — Kathleen Hoeth, MLS, University Librarian and Director of Library Services, Florida Gulf Coast University
"I RECOMMEND THIS
Library Journal
Today GoogleR dominates the search engine market and is the first choice for finding information among Internet users. Many librarians, but certainly not all, feel threatened by its foray into services seen as competition for libraries, such as Google Scholar and Google Print. Miller and Pellen, director and associate director, respectively, of the Florida Atlantic University Libraries, have compiled a collection of articles on Google's effect on libraries, which run the gamut from outright alarm, to critical evaluations of its services, practices, and products to practical advice on how to incorporate Google products into your library services. The final chapter lists resources for staying current on Google offerings. All of the contributing authors are from academic settings, and they provide valuable guidance and keen insight into both the positive aspects and "dark side" of Google and how it will impact the future of libraries. This very timely and thought-provoking collection should be read by all librarians. Robert L. Battenfeld, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters: Findings and Insights from the US, EU and Japan
Author: Elias G Carayannis
This book focuses on profiling, analysing, benchmarking and modelling in socio-economic terms, the ways that creativity, invention and innovation flourish. The work is based on comparative, conceptual and empirical research of 15 American, European and Asian knowledge-based innovation networks and knowledge clusters. It highlights critical success and failure factors, and the lessons learned about entrepreneurial initiatives, outcomes and impacts. It identifies and articulates insights that inform both public sector policies and private sector practices to render them more effective and efficient.
Table of Contents:
List of Tables viiList of Figures x
List of Abbreviations xii
Preface xv
The Role of the Firm in Innovation Networks and Knowledge Clusters Elias G. Carayannis Vivienne Wang 1
Measuring Firm Innovative Performance: A Review of the Literature and Empirical Exploration Elias G. Carayannis Mike Provance 21
Academic Entrepreneurship - Roles and Relations in the Venture Creation Process Christer Olofsson Borje Svensson Richard Ferguson 54
Buyer Discourse Perspective on Market Entry: Co-Evolutionary Dynamics of Opinions and Entrepreneurial Action Mike Provance Dante Di Gregorio 77
Asymmetric Knowledge, Digital Knowledge Flow Platforms and Regional Innovation Systems Philip Cooke 89
Big Science as a Catalyst of New Business Development Olli Vuola 110
Knowledge-Based Geospatial Information System (KB-GIS) and the Informational Space Economy Elias G. Carayannis Vivienne Wang 133
From Regional Innovation Strategies to the Multi-Level Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation: the Case of the NorthEast of England David Charles 166
Information Flow and GlobalCompetitiveness of Industrial Districts: Lessons Learned from Kastoria's Fur District in Greece Nikos I. Dimitriadis 186
The Role of Clusters and Regional Networks in Economic Transformation - Empirical Evidence and Conclusions from the East German Innovation System Knut Koschatzky 210
Weak Ties and Innovation among Indian and Chinese Engineers in Silicon Valley Rafiq Dossani 230
K-Cores, Team Dynamics and Intra-Organizational Development in an Aerospace Firm Dimitris Assimakopoulos Kristie Ogilvie 284
Venturing Clusters: the Case of Sapporo Region to Create Biotech University Spin-Offs Masayuki Kondo 299
The Role of the Government and the Academia-Industry Network in the Biopharmaceutical Industry of China Xielin Liua Jinhui An Nannan Lundin 314
From Bureaucratic Mode of Technological Entrepreneurship to Clustering Mode of Technological Entrepreneurship: Daedeok Science Park, Korea Jong-in Choi 330
Innovation Symbiosis among Geographical Knowledge Networks: the Case of the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan (1991-2002) Yuan-Chieh Chang Bou-Wen Lin Meng-Chu Liu Shih-Chang Hung Yi-Pe Ou 343
To Cluster or Not to Cluster? The Growth of High-Tech Firms in New Zealand Sally Davenport 361
Biographies 384
Index 401
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