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La integración de los servicios de préstamo de libro electrónico en los procesos y tareas que desarrollan los trabajadores en las bibliotecas públicas es un elemento clave para la consolidación de la lectura digital entre sus usuarios. Se analiza si los factores sociodemográficos y laborales, los conocimientos, la autopercepción, las opiniones y los hábitos relativos a la lectura y al préstamo electrónico de los profesionales de las bibliotecas públicas gallegas influyen en la integración que éstos hacen de GaliciaLe en el contexto laboral. Los resultados obtenidos a través del cuestionario dirigido al personal de la Red de Bibliotecas Públicas de Galicia permiten concluir que los conocimientos, la autopercepción y los hábitos de los trabajadores en su tiempo libre inciden en el empleo de GaliciaLe en el entorno de trabajo y ponen de relieve la necesidad de una mayor capacitación y autopercepción de estos profesionales con el fin de integrar el manejo de estos servicios en su labor diaria y de mejorar la atención a sus usuarios.

This article describes the process for the publication of textbooks created expressly specifically for the degree of general practitioner of the Faculty of Medicine (FacMed) of the UNAM. This program was created in 2016 as an initiative of Dr. Fajardo Dolci, with the objective of promoting an editorial program for the elaboration of books of the academic programs of the FacMed. It includes the chronology of publications on: El razonamiento clínico en la era de la medicina digital, Informática biomédica II, La medicina en la historia, Competencias digitales básicas para el médico general, Informática biomédica I, Morfología humana, El aprendizaje de la farmacología a través de ejercicios (Clinical Reasoning in the era of Digital Medicine, Biomedical Informatics II, Medicine in History, Basic Digital Skills for the General Practitioner, Biomedical Informatics I, Human Morphology and Learning Pharmacology through Exercises). The situation of the delivery of copies and the fund for student scholarships is globally contained; the access, use and sale of the works of said program; as well as the projects that are in transit with an upcoming appearance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Las plataformas de préstamo electrónico cobraron una mayor relevancia durante el confinamiento por COVID-19, constituyéndose en una alternativa ante el cierre temporal de los servicios presenciales de las bibliotecas públicas. Se analiza el impacto de esta cuarentena en el incremento de las altas de usuarios, lectores activos y préstamos a partir de los datos generados por la plataforma de préstamo electrónico GaliciaLe, así como la repercusión de las medidas que se implantaron para facilitar el acceso de los ciudadanos a la lectura digital durante el estado de alarma. Los datos muestran un notable incremento en los indicadores analizados y permiten concluir que los servicios de préstamo digital han contribuido a suplir parcialmente a las bibliotecas públicas en la misión de promoción de la lectura que tienen encomendada estos centros. Así mismo, se discute la capacidad de las plataformas de préstamo electrónico para mantener su progresión al alza tras el confinamiento.

Despite the investment of economic and human resources made by Spanish public libraries to create digital collections while continuing to play their traditional role as mediators between users, technology, and reading, there are conditioning factors that make it difficult for e-book lending to be integrated as yet another service within those provided by libraries and to be fully accepted by readers. With the aim of identifying the elements underlying the slow consolidation of digital lending, a literature review was carried out to determine the state of the art, mainly in both the USA and Spain, the e-book market aimed at Spanish public libraries is analyzed, the technological difficulties involved in lending and downloading for users are presented, and the influence of the measures adopted by the publishing sector and public administrations are examined. The need to make license commercialization models more flexible, simplify digital rights management systems, and decouple collections from electronic lending platforms, as well as avoid the dispersion of library resources across various interfaces, is highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Las bibliotecas han desempeñado durante siglos un papel fundamental en la difusión del conocimiento, asumiendo funciones de conservación, difusión y dinamización del mismo entre la sociedad. La aparición de las tecnologías de edición digital, provocó un cambio de modelo en los patrones de consumo lector y planteó el debate de la utilidad de las bibliotecas. Ante esta perspectiva surge el proyecto Nubeteca, auspiciado por la Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez y la Diputación de Badajoz, como modelo de sistema de integración de lo físico y lo digital, para convertir a las bibliotecas en el punto de encuentro de dos ecosistemas convergentes. El objetivo de este artículo es la descripción de este proyecto de investigación, articulando una propuesta de desarrollo futuro.

Many Latin American scholarly monographs are available for free to read and download in a scattered fashion across the web, hosted on educational, institutional and government websites as well as commercial websites and publishing platforms. There is as of yet no single way to identify all of this content at once, but web-based discovery leveraging existing search engine indexing would seem to be a likely option. This case study suggests and evaluates one such method for discovery of open access and other cost-free scholarly monographs produced in Latin America. One possible configuration of Google’s Custom Search Engine product is proposed and evaluated, and findings suggest its usefulness for a variety of applications, including for collection development, the preparation of thematic research guides with open content, and the enrichment of existing lists of open access eBook sources from Latin America. Unlike existing open access eBook portals, which search across known collections of such materials, search portals such as the one proposed allow users to search across the entire web to uncover scholarly free eBook sources that were previously unknown to them alongside known content sources, a key advantage to this method of discovery. The results further suggest the importance of pursuing discovery of these monograph titles outside established known collections, as an astonishing 45 % of all monographs identified through the Custom Search Engine portal were not discoverable in any edition, print or electronic, through WorldCat, and only 27 % were indexed by Google Books. Additionally, the low number of these eBook titles hosted in preservation-worthy repositories raises cause for concern about their long-term digital availability.

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 coronavirus epidemic (Covid-19) unleashed worldwide has had repercussions in all social sectors, and the world of culture in general and of publishing in particular have not been an exception. The need to adopt confinement measures has determined the closure of all public spaces related to reading, such as libraries, bookstores and cultural centers, with serious consequences for the sector that has seen its activity to stop. Faced with this situation, there have been numerous actors involved, such as authors, publishers, bookstores, but also individuals, who have developed a set of initiatives to try to alleviate these effects, both for the editorial segment and for the population. On the one hand, the online acquisition systems, advance purchases, flexible deliveries, etc., have been strengthened. And on the other, from the publishing sector, authors, publishers and booksellers have proposed the release of titles for free online reading, or the development of personalized recommendation systems for readers, among many other initiatives. The consequence of all this has been an important growth in the consumption of digital content, verifiable above all in the increase in loans in systems such E-biblio in Spain, and similar platforms in other countries. These movements, although they are of a conjunctural nature, have revealed the possibility of other forms of consumption and distribution of content, little frequented by a large part of the population that, out of necessity, has tried other reading formulas that always look good as an alternative to traditional ones, either as a complement or as another mode of appropriation and consumption that may be the prevailing one in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Libraries have played a fundamental role in the dissemination of knowledge for centuries, assuming conservation, dissemination and revitalization functions among society. The emergence of digital publishing technologies, caused a change of model in the patterns of reader consumption and raised the debate of the usefulness of libraries. Given this perspective, the Nubeteca project arises, sponsored by the Germán Sánchez Ruipérez Foundation and the Badajoz Provincial Council, as a model of the physical and digital integration system, to turn libraries into the meeting point of two converging ecosystems. The objective of this article is the description of this research project, articulating a proposal for future development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La irrupción de las nuevas tecnologías ha traído consigo muchos nuevos patrones de comportamiento, entre ellos el cambio de la lectura y los lectores. Junto con los libros electrónicos han aparecido los lectores digitales, y sus derechos. Se presenta una metodología de revisión sistemática de literatura, que está resultando muy útil en distintas áreas del conocimiento en cuanto a reducir tiempo y esfuerzo, con resultados muy acertados. Se analiza, en base a los resultados obtenidos por la revisión sistemática de bibliografía, si el sistema normativo y mercantil ha sabido adaptarse al panorama de los libros electrónicos y si los derechos de los lectores digitales están siendo tenidos en cuenta.

Una de las características más innovadoras de la biblioteca del siglo 21 tiene que ver con la toma de una postura activa frente a la gestión y generación de contenidos. Con la llegada de la Web 2.0 las bibliotecas no sólo siguen salvaguardando y difundiendo información como han venido realizando a lo largo de su historia, también cada vez con más frecuencia crean nueva información con el objetivo de prestar los mejores servicios a sus ciudadanos, a través de recursos y servicios tales como la elaboración guías de investigación, boletines de alerta y novedades, recursos web, información a través de sus blogs, y como administradores de contenidos a través de repositorios y revistas de acceso abierto. Un paso más allá en esta dinámica tienen que ver con la biblioteca como editora y distribuidora de libros, especialmente en el ámbito local, siendo la impulsora, formadora, dinamizador y difusoras de las obras de los autores de su comunidad.

El tiempo que vivimos no es precisamente una época de certezas. Nada de lo que ahora conocemos, ni siquiera el último descubrimiento científico, tiene garantizado un espacio en un planeta hiperconectado y en permanente evolución. En este contexto lo que fundamentalmente se está produciendo es un desplazamiento de lo analógico hacia lo digital. En este artículo analizamos la configuración de un nuevo concepto de libro que con su transformación digital está operando más allá del objeto para convertirse en un sistema de comunicación transmedia a través de tres procesos que son las tecnologías disruptivas, la desintermediación y la socialización del libro y la lectura.

Spanish public libraries are faced with the scarce implementation of digital loans among their readers. The offer of this service, fragmented in several platforms, and its lack of integration with other resources such as the online catalog implies a greater effort of adaptation for users and places the libraries themselves at a disadvantage. Through a system of indicators, the 3 main Spanish e-book loan platforms [OdiloTK (from Odilo), Xebook (from Xercode), and iBiblio (from Libranda)] are evaluated through their implementation in eBiblio Galicia, Galician Catalog of GaliciaLe (CGG) and eBookVigo / eBook DiCoruña, respectively. There is evidence of the differences between them and a need to provide a unique and integrated access to the functions provided by discovery tools and APIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current state of the Spanish market of the academic digital books is analyzed. To do this, a set of publishers selected by various experts as the most prestigious within the field of Library and Information Science was chosen. The analyzed parameters focus on digital production percentage in relation to the size of the publisher, existing formats, information offered and the access facilities. Results show that digital publishing is a little significant phenomenon, that has been developed without well defined strategies. This fact translates into a scarce availability of titles and formats, as well as a lack of many of the features that the new medium offers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the publishing sector, electronic book growth figures have shown progressive consolidation in markets around the world. The electronic book evolution in the last 15 years shows the paradoxes and contradictions that every new technology has to address in its implementation process. In addition, the editorial industry is resistant to new business models due to the possibilities of piracy and the fragility of a system in full transition. And, although digital reading is on the upswing and shows undoubted progression, the print book remains central to publishing and continues to maintain strongly competitive odds with the new systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many Latin American scholarly monographs are available for free to read and download in a scattered fashion across the web, hosted on educational, institutional and government websites as well as commercial websites and publishing platforms. There is as of yet no single way to identify all of this content at once, but web-based discovery leveraging existing search engine indexing would seem to be a likely option. This case study suggests and evaluates one such method for discovery of open access and other cost-free scholarly monographs produced in Latin America. One possible configuration of Google's Custom Search Engine product is proposed and evaluated, and findings suggest its usefulness for a variety of applications, including for collection development, the preparation of thematic research guides with open content, and the enrichment of existing lists of open access eBook sources from Latin America. Unlike existing open access eBook portals, which search across known collections of such materials, search portals such as the one proposed allow users to search across the entire web to uncover scholarly free eBook sources that were previously unknown to them alongside known content sources, a key advantage to this method of discovery. The results further suggest the importance of pursuing discovery of these monograph titles outside established known collections, as an astonishing 45% of all monographs identified through the Custom Search Engine portal were not discoverable in any edition, print or electronic, through WorldCat, and only 27% were indexed by Google Books. Additionally, the low number of these eBook titles hosted in preservation-worthy repositories raises cause for concern about their long-term digital availability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims at presenting a methodological model for the building of a Latin American and Caribbean literary corpus. This methodology is also presented as a model to be replicated to other objects of investigation given its systemic and based on nonsystemic, canonical and non-canonical textual forms design. Some results of search platforms and digital libraries of titles designed corpus presented. At this point we emphasize that the effectiveness of design corpus is surveying the possibility of providing answers to some of the questions raised as construction strategy is: "Corpus what else?", "Corpus why?", "What results allow us to design?". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nunca han concitado tanta atención los libros y la lectura como ahora, en que los cambios tecnológicos y la posibilidad de una migración similar a la producida en otros géneros, como las obras de referencias y las revistas científicas, preferentemente, han movilizado a una gran parte de los actores implicados en la detracción o defensa de las transformaciones presentes o venideras. Los hechos son una realidad, la edición electrónica ha modificado radicalmente la cadena de valor del libro y de la lectura, aunque el relato vinculado a los mismos cambie según la perspectiva que se adopte.

The electronic publishing sector has experienced a slowdown over the past two years; however, one segment has grown. The audiobook has seen extraordinary growth in all advanced countries. It is not a new genre, since it dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, but audiobook producers have exploited the audiobook’s maximum possibilities by optimizing the benefits for very diverse contexts, for all kinds of daily activities. Research into audiobooks raises some important points for discussion that are analyzed in this article, such as the relationship between comprehension and hearing, the differences between auditory and print environments, quality control systems in relation to their presentation, and dissemination systems. An analysis of these points also includes the read-listen dilemma as measurement parameters from the point of view of the consideration of this new genre as a part of the reading concept. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

O presente artigo considera os e-book readers (leitores digitais) como uma alternativa adicional para armazenar documentos em bibliotecas e suporte para a indústria da informação. Apresenta alguns modelos disponíveis no mercado e aborda a experiência de bibliotecas com o uso dos aparelhos no que tange ao gerenciamento deste tipo de recurso e, através de revisão de literatura, pondera a respeito dos benefícios, desvantagens e caminhos a serem percorridos pelos profissionais da informação. Os e-books (livros eletrônicos) são, também, discutidos, buscando-se compreender como as bibliotecas se adaptam à demanda crescente pelas novas mídias = The paper discusses e-book readers both as a new archiving option for libraries and as a tool for the information industry. It reports on some of the leading models available on the market and analyzes the librarian’s experience with e-readers as a management tool. The review of the literature offered here also ponders the road ahead for information professionals with regard to this new technological option. E-books are discussed as well, with a view to understanding how libraries adapt to the growing demand for the new media = Este artículo examina los lectores de libros electrónicos (lectores digitales) como una alternativa adicional para el almacenamiento de documentos en las bibliotecas y el apoyo a la industria de la información. Presenta algunos modelos disponibles en el mercado y analiza la experiencia de las bibliotecas con el uso de los equipos en relación con la gestión de este tipo de recurso y, por medio de revisión de la literatura, reflexiona sobre las ventajas e inconvenientes y los caminos que deben tomar los profesionales de la información. Los e-books (libros electrónicos) también se discuten, tratando de entender cómo las bibliotecas se adaptan a la creciente demanda frente a los nuevos medios.

The integration of the ebook in academic libraries is an opportunity to adapt them to new learning environments where digital technology is gaining greater importance. This incorporation involves a number of issues affecting both the publishers, who are being compelled to rethink their business models, and the libraries, where the ebook is forcing to vary the procurement system, access to contents, management, promotion and dissemination as well as the use that can make the users of its funds.

The paper focuses on the role of public libraries as a place to promote reading. It reflects upon how the changes in the world of books and reading, through the influence of technology, can affect the development of the traditional library function. Also the mediating role of the library in the digital age and the strengthening of training and education as essential library functions are discussed. The argument is supported by conclusions drawn from Territorio Ebook, a research project on the digital readout made in Spain with the library as a dynamic axis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El objetivo de este artículo es comparar las ventajas y problemas de la adquisición de libros electrónicos identificados en la literatura de investigación a los experimentados por dos bibliotecas universitarias suecas. Como método de trabajo se utilizó una revisión de la literatura para identificar los principales problemas relacionados con la adquisición de los libros electrónicos en las bibliotecas universitarias. Los datos para la comparación se recogieron a través de estudios de caso en dos universidades suecas. Se utilizaron y analizaron documentos, entrevistas y experiencias personales en la recolección de datos. Entre los resultados destaca que los principales impulsores de la adquisición de libros electrónicos de las bibliotecas universitarias suecas son las necesidades percibidas en los usuarios. Los libros electrónicos son considerados como potencialmente útiles para resolver algunos de los problemas de servicio de la biblioteca. Un considerable número de desafíos y problemas identificados en los estudios de casos coinciden con los que se derivan de la revisión de la literatura. Los problemas de la adquisición de libros electrónicos en las bibliotecas universitarias parecen ser comunes entre los países occidentales económicamente fuertes. Los bibliotecarios universitarios ven ciertas ventajas en los libros electrónicos para sus usuarios y las bibliotecas. Los editores y bibliotecarios académicos esperan que los libros electrónicos no pierdan las ventajas que ofrecen los libros impresos. Los editores limitan el uso de los libros electrónicos para asegurarse los ingresos como en el caso de la venta de copias individuales impresas. Los bibliotecarios tratan de recuperar el mismo nivel de control sobre las colecciones de libros electrónicos del que disponían en los materiales impresos.

La importancia y el desarrollo del libro electrónico no debe limitarse a convertir y conservar los libros impresos en un formato digital, sino en explorar nuevas posibilidades tales como generar nuevos discursos, ampliar la oferta cultural, abrir espacios de participación al público lector y crear nuevas formas de lectura.

El mercado de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil en España se ha mantenido en auge en las últimas décadas y ha sufrido un incremento exponencial desde la introducción de las TIC’s, la adquisición de contenidos digitales a través de Internet y la implantación de la edición digital, incluyendo la integración de objetos multimedia en los libros electrónicos, especialmente aquellos dedicados al público infantil y juvenil. Esta investigación pretende mostrar una breve radiografía de los desarrolladores de libros aplicaciones destinados a niños y jóvenes en España, con la finalidad de conocer las características intrínsecas que definen a estas compañías, analizar los cambios producidos en el modelo de negocio a través de la producción, la comercialización y la promoción de los libros aplicaciones; y delinear las perspectivas de futuro tanto de estas empresas como de los libros aplicaciones en el subsector de la Literatura Infantil y Juvenil española.

Current educational, professional, and academic environments require skills and accurate tools to efficiently manage large volumes of information. Reading skills are a key aspect in this regard. A new generation of reading tools are necessary; they should be simple to use, yet capable of managing information powerfully. Their aim should be empowering readers by helping them to become more skilled readers capable of an active, effective, and efficient reading. In particular, active reading on digital displays requires assistance in four basic processes: annotation, extraction of content, navigation, and improved effective design. The LiquidText application is analyzed as an example of how new models and metaphors can facilitate interaction with digital texts by reducing complexity through an intelligent simplicity, which is, after all, a recurring demand of contemporary digital design applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the first time there is a full-year report (of 2015) of ebook lending from Spanish public libraries, and the outcome does not seem entirely satisfactory. Although it is a short period of time in which to attempt to ascertain the success or failure of ebook lending, data reveals that the service must be improved. The low volume of titles, the lack of a joint catalogue, use of prohibitive DRM, and some other use conditions are even more restrictive than those for traditional print books, and all of this ultimately penalizes the readers' experience. Librarians are sceptical about the viability of a the current ebook lending model for obvious reasons. These problems are not specific to Spanish public libraries. It is clear to the author that ebook lending is needed, but must follow different rules; the author advocates promoting and improving the visibility of public domain works and abandoning, if only temporarily, other onerous content that hinders other services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Todo lo que llegue a ser digital lo será, incluyendo los libros. Con la consolidación de la Internet como gran sistema de comunicación global, los libros electrónicos representan hoy en día el siguiente nivel en la revolución digital. Más que la revolución del formato, es la revolución de los cambios significativos que se gestan en la producción digital de los contenidos. Centrarse en la adquisición y el desarrollo de la información, en la posibilidad de los multi formatos, como expresión de la narrativa transmedia, donde la convergencia y la multiplicidad se expresan en el escenario digital.