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This research discusses the documentary analysis of comics in a semiotics framework in order to guarantee library retrieval by users. Comic cataloging presents difficulties due to their being a resource that integrates both verbal and non-verbal language. The objective of this exploratory, qualitative and applied research is to look into the relationships that can be established between cataloging and semiotics of culture, in order to contribute to the theoretical and epistemological grounds of the organization and representation of information in comics. Through bibliographic procedures, the results are traced by means of the content analysis method. The concepts developed by the semiotics of culture can contribute to cataloging, mainly in the processes of document reading, subject analysis, and subject cataloging. The results demonstrate that the concepts of cultural semiotics allow defining aspects of the semiosphere of the author and the cataloguer, since both permeate the construction of the bibliographic record of comics. In conclusion, the cataloger, as a mediator, is in charge of understanding the cultural codes that make up the semiosphere of comics, thus assuring the user the conditions to satisfy their informational needs, through translation and transcoding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the aim of improving the document access service, two actions are described, one framed within the process of continuous improvement of the quality management system through the project to simplify the classification of the racks and the other, within the framework of the innovation process through the development of a bibliographic GPS. Both are aimed at minimizing the difficulty for users to locate bibliographic material in the open shelving system of the Jean Sonet sj Library at the Catholic University of Córdoba, a situation that has been detected since the library moved to the new building by offering direct access to the shelves. A er the execution of the aforementioned actions, a lower incidence of consultations in the public service sector on the location of documents has been observed; in turn, the evaluation of the users of this service was highly positive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is believed that hybridity applied to public libraries can improve information management processes. The research problems are: can information management be influenced by the concept of hybridity? How can hybridity contribute to the improvement of information management processes in a public library? Therefore, the objective is to analyze how hybridity can contribute to the improvement of information management processes in a public library and, through this analysis, to propose guidelines for information management based on innovation and with hybrid characteristics. For this, it is a qualitative research, exploratory and practical and theoretical. It was found that more than a process aimed at identifying needs, mapping, collecting, organizing, storing, accessing and sharing information, efficient information management in libraries based on the premises of hybridity can be defined as a management philosophy that aims to articulate people, tools and ideas for creating projects that will provide greater comfort and access to information for users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present article explores the content and style of the message from the regulations of the public and private university libraries of the province of Córdoba (Argentina). The aim was to know the structure and the normative aspects that include. The regulations were studied from their web pages considering aspects, content structure, writing style and relevance of messages. This investigation started with the perception that the words and sentences chosen tended to indicate restrictions and limitations with a negative tone. Diversity on styles was observed and the use of negative expressions was corroborated in high percentages. Regarding the thematic structure, an arbitrary differentiation was detected that shows it as independent units that do not always have the necessary coherence and cohesion. The primary basis on which they base the elaboration of the regulations was not determined with certainty, however some reasons could be pointed out from the type of mandates they establish: order the librarian #s task; guide the library users on the available resources, indicate their proper use to achieve equitable, efficient and democratic use or fit within strict rules. In this way, the need to investigate the fundamentals of the elaboration of these regulations is raised, which, together with the findings presented, seem to be the cause of ignorance and difficulty of application. Finally, it was possible to elaborate a series of recommendations that are included in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]