Describing Data Patterns

Voß, Jakob: Describing Data Patterns. A general deconstruction of metadata standards Berlin, Humboldt Universität, Diss., 2013. ISBN: 1490931864 [Link geht zu Researchgate, dort Download] ABSTRACT Many methods, technologies, standards, and languages exist to structure and describe data. The aim of this thesis is to find common features in these methods to determine how data is actually structured and described. Existing studies are limited to notions of data as recorded observations and facts, or they require given structures to build on, such as the concept of a record or the concept of a schema. These presumed concepts have been deconstructed in this thesis from a semiotic point of view. This was done by analysing data as signs, communicated in form of digital documents. The study was conducted by a phenomenological research method. Conceptual properties of data structuring and description were first collected and experienced critically. Examples of such properties include encodings, identifiers, formats, schemas, and models. The analysis resulted in six prototypes to categorize data methods by their primary purpose. The study further revealed five basic paradigms that deeply shape how data is structured and described in practice. The third result consists of a pattern language of data structuring. The patterns show problems and solutions which occur over and over again in data, independent from particular technologies. Twenty general patterns were identified and described, each with its benefits, consequences, pitfalls, and relations to other patterns. The results can help to better understand data and its actual forms, both for consumption and creation of data. Particular domains of application include data archaeology and data literacy.

(Open) Linked Data in Bibliotheken

(Open) Linked Data in Bibliotheken / Herausgegeben von Patrick Danowski ; Adrian Pohl. Berlin (u.a.): deGruyter Saur, 2013. 246 Seiten. (Bibliotheks- und Informationspraxis; 50) 978-3-11-027873-6 - fest gebunden 69,95 Euro. Online verfügbar unter http://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/181080

Sonderbibliotheken : Spezialbibliotheken und Sonderformen

Schaaf, Alexander Jürgen: Sonderbibliotheken : Spezialbibliotheken und Sonderformen ; Stand und Entwickung in Deutschland 2010. - 87 S. Hochschule Darmstadt, Fachbereich Medien, Bachelorarbeit, 2010.

Only connect ... discovery pathways, library explorations, and the information adventure

Walsh, Andrew; Coonan, Emma: Only connect ... discovery pathways, library explorations, and the information adventure / Hrsg.: Innovative Libraries. - Huddersfield: Lulu.com, 2013. - 253 S. ISBN 978-0-9576652-0-0 oder 9780957665217 (In Press) - paperback, 18,04 €. - Zum kostenlosen Download: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/17339/ [sorry, das war nur das Cover zum Herunterladen!] Librarians, learning support and academic staff could benefit from knowing more about the pathways that learners take through academic information: how they perceive, model and negotiate the information environment. With a richer understanding of our learners’ individual journeys, we can make our interventions more relevant and more timely; we can structure our courses to allow pathfinding to develop; and we can help our learners to navigate reflectively through the sea of information. What if we could find a way to help learners track their discovery journeys? Librarians, learning support and academic staff could benefit from knowing more about the pathways that learners take through academic information: how they perceive, model and negotiate the information environment. With a richer understanding of our learners’ individual journeys, we could make our interventions more relevant and more timely; we could structure our course to allow pathfinding to develop and more efficient and skillful pathways develop; and we could help our learners to navigate reflectively through the sea of information. We present a range of information discovery journeys, from reflections upon formal search processes to a library fairy story. This book represents the richness of information discovery.

E-Learning zwischen Vision und Alltag

E-Learning zwischen Vision und Alltag : Zum Stand der Dinge / Claudia Bremer, Detlef Krömker (Hrsg.) - Münster [u.a.]: Waxmann, 2013. - 462 S. : Ill. und graph. Darst. (Medien in der Wissenschaft, 64) 978-3-8309-2953-6 http://www.waxmann.com/?eID=texte&pdf=2953Volltext.pdf&typ=zusatztext Tagungsband der Gesellschaft für Medien in der Wissenschaft, GMW 2013, 2.-5. September 2013 in Frankfurt/M.

Library Publishing Toolkit

Library Publishing Toolkit / Edited bei Allison P. Brown. - Geneso, NY: IDS Project Press, 2013. - xx, 380 pages : Illustrationen.  978-0-98987226-0-5(print), 978-0-98987226-1-2 (e-Book), 978-0-98987226-2-9 (EPUB) -  http://opensuny.org/omp/index.php/IDSProject/catalog/book/25

Both public and academic libraries are invested in the creation and distribution of information and digital content. They have morphed from keepers of content into content creators and curators, and seek best practices and efficient workflows with emerging publishing platforms and services. The Library Publishing Toolkit looks at the broad and varied landscape of library publishing through discussions, case studies, and shared resources. From supporting writers and authors in the public library setting to hosting open access journals and books, this collection examines opportunities for libraries to leverage their position and resources to create and provide access to content.
The Library Publishing Toolkit is a project funded partially by Regional Bibliographic Databases and Interlibrary Resources Sharing Program funds which are administered and supported by the Rochester Regional Library Council. The toolkit is a united effort between Milne Library at SUNY Geneseo and the Monroe County Library System to identify trends in library publishing, seek out best practices to implement and support such programs, and share the best tools and resources. Our goals include to:

Develop strategies libraries can use to identify types of publishing services and content that can be created and curated by libraries.

Assess trends in digital content creation and publishing that can be useful in libraries and suggesting potential future projects.

Identify efficient workflows for distributing content for free online and with potential for some cost-recovery in print on demand markets.

For more information visit www.publishingtoolkit.org.

Frei zugängliche Artikel aus der 5. Auflage der Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation

Dank einer Absprache zwischen dem Verlag (De Gruyter) und den Herausgebern der sechsten Auflage der Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation sind die nachfolgend aufgelisteten Kapitel aus der fünften Auflage (Rainer Kuhlen, Thomas Seeger, Dietmar Strauch [Hrsg.] Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation. Handbuch zur Einführung in die Informationswissenschaft und -praxis. 5., völlig neu gefasste Ausg. München: Saur, 2004. DOI: 10.1515/9783110964110) mittlerweile frei zugänglich: 

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