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Technology is not a neutral element, the incorporation of digital resources to libraries implies a transformation of services, spaces, professional tasks, and the very concept of library. The objective of the study is to make a diagnosis of the perception and demand for electronic resources in the libraries of Spain and Latin America among the librarians of these countries; that is to say, to analyze the level of penetration and the degree of incorporation to their collections, with the purpose of articulating systems of diffusion and use to be able to plan future strategies. Methodology: A survey was carried out among the professionals to try to have information from the triple perspective: the needs of the users and the perception of this demand by the librarians. Results: The data obtained in the study will be a starting point to know the state of the art, the trends, and the future planning of digital resources in the libraries of the system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The content available on the Web and in digital media has fundamentally changed the dynamics of the operation and management of the library's mission, which in turn is leading to a shift in the professional responsibilities and skills of librarians, and the potential for training is appreciated as a major resource at a time when the library's mission and the librarian's role are being questioned. Thus, a librarian, more than a manager of books, videos and digital files, should be considered a key member of his/her community and of the relations with his/her environment, focusing his/her work on advice and learning, on transversal skills, due to his/her experience in the knowledge of methodologies, flows and channels of information; aspects that are of essential value in the new learning and research environment, especially in the higher education environment. The article systematizes the participation of the university library and the librarian as a stakeholder, and trusted partner in the new higher learning ecosystem through the tasks of training, advising and literacy in information skills of students and researchers in their institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Like other social environments, libraries are being required to adapt to a world where information is becoming increasingly digitized and can be accessed at any moment in any place. For this reason many library institutions are redesigning the spaces in which they offer services and the rules by which they operate, tailoring these to suit the changing behaviour, needs and habits of users and communities. Many centres are creating spaces enhanced by advanced tools and applications that inspire and facilitate learning, discovery, creation and experimentation. One of the most innovative models for change considers the library as a vehicle for content generation and a space where communities can be created and promoted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As it is happening in other areas, the arrival of social networks and the new tools of the so called Web 2.0, with great capacity for sharing and disseminating information are calling into question the essential aspects of science such as measurement. A few years ago the infl uence of an investigation was measured through the impact of the publication in which it was framed and citations received by it, it is currently envisaged that this form of evaluation is not suffi ciently complete if it does not have into account the infl uence that social media research. This is been called Altmetrics or alternative metrics, it does not come to exclude, if not complement the measurement of classical Biliometrics. This article describes a study of what Altmetrics is, its features, tools, and how the professional information may contribute to the re vitalization, identity and visibility of your organization through transversal training and the integration of research teams in your institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development and expansion of the global market for electronic books and associated models to lending library are still in a developmental state and uncertainty. After a first stage in which major publishers refused to sell licenses loan at present publishers are putting more e-book titles available to libraries, although with some restrictions. The dominant trend is moving inexorably towards greater availability and access to digital titles to libraries. Once this stage about the limited availability of titles are pending other matters as the issue of licensing costs, with different rates offered to the public, which are increased in some cases up to three or more sometimes the retail price, which further complicates the procurement processes for libraries in a time when budgets are limited, hampering the ability of libraries to acquire adequate collection of digital products. Among other issues, technological and commercial that limit many uses they had libraries in the analog context, ownership and possession of the collection, the same stability, portability across platforms, and the difficulties associated with DRM systems digital rights management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The emergence of ebooks and e-reader is causing changes in reading habits and the factors associated with it. Although it is clear the importance of this phenomenon are still few studies that try to systematize the changes that have occurred, and the lack of homogeneity in the parameters often hinders the development of diachronic studies in the same context or geographic synchronous environments different. However, the wealth of data provided by some recent reports to extract information and compare the phenomena of the habits and profiles of digital readers, such as the Pew Research Center & American Life Project for the American context and Hábitos de compra y Lectura de libros en España for Spanish which can show how even though the social and cultural contexts are different, there is a match in the evolution of the digital readout. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social networks are emerging as a core element in professional and literary accreditation systems, shaping not only a new form of opinion generation, but also an information structure that organizes the rules of the medium. Their organization, syntax and internal rules so determine the forms of participation that whatever doesn't fit with them simply cannot exist as a cultural product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Book digitization is having a significant impact at all economic, business and legal levels. Concepts that had prevailed since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago have to be changed. With self-publishing, authors do not need publishers, and some indie (independent) are getting an enthusiastic public reception, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. For their part, publishers, who traditionally had been confined to one language and one territory, can easily reach a global scale with the advent of the e-book. Large multinational companies like Amazon and Apple have already landed in Europe, and soon they will arrive in the rest of the world. The e-book is not only a change from paper to digital but is also having a substantial impact on reading habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Within the present context, the book and reading are seeking the necessary balance to define new shapes and forms. This research describes the state of e-book in Spain and in other developing countries with this type of knowledge. Evidence highlights the importance that is taking the electronic book in the publishing world, since the concentration of business moves in the last two years. Analyze its impact on the business of publishing and the perceptions of readers. It will describe the advantages and disadvantages of reading in the digital book and ebook marketing. It explains the action against illegal copying by Digital Rights Management (DRM). The experiences on the hire service e-books by libraries and other European regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social reference managers automate repetitive and tedious tasks such as literature management, offering an alternative to search engines and traditional databases for social mediation and scientific discovery. In this study we reflect upon the implications of social tagging processes for personal bibliographic management in the 2.0 environment, and we study two of the most famous applications, although still little known and employed in Spain: CiteULike y Connotea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Practices for free digital content downloads in the publishing industry are referred to as a problem by cultural and business leaders worldwide. The creation of systems to protect the files, the emergence of national and international agencies to monitor illegal downloads, and the publishing industry's reluctance to abandon the paper and embrace the digital formats, provide the context for a practice that is little studied when it comes to books. The aim of this paper is to analyze the conditions under which it occurs in Spain, examining the legal provision of content, and the availability of works in p2p networks and blogs. The hypothesis is that in the book arena, the content downloads do not have the relevance and scale they possess in music or film, and that in large part they are motivated by the lack of a legal offering that is varied and up-to-date, and by deficiencies in the sales and distribution platforms. The presence of the bestselling books in major sales platforms and in different file sharing networks is analyzed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reference managing tools are one of the most useful devices for researchers and librarians due to their ability to compile, store and format information related to different products, sources and types of records. In recent years a new generation of reference-managing software has appeared. These new tools include applications from the new technological context that have contributed to reinforcing their capacity and potential. An overview of these tools and their applications is offered. We also makes a comparative analysis of the different products with a view to highlighting their strengths as well as the elements that could be improved in each tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]