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Review of Encyclopedia of Population. Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll Macmillan Reference USA. 2003. 2v, 0-02-865677-6, $240.00

Review of Encyclopedia of National Dress : Traditional Clothing Around the World. Jill Condra. 2013. 2v, 9780313376368, $189.00

Book Summary: The business of food and drink is for better and worse the business of our nation and our planet, and to most consumers how it works remains largely a mystery. This encyclopedia takes readers as consumers behind the scenes of the food and drink industries. The contributors come from a wide range of fields, and the scope of this encyclopedia is broad, covering from food companies and brands to the environment, health, science and technology, culture, finance, and more. The more than 150 essay entries also cover those issues that have been and continue to be of perennial importance. Historical context is emphasized and the focus is mainly on business in the United States. Most entries include Further Reading. The frontmatter includes an Alphabetical List of Entries and a Topical List of Entries to allow the reader to quickly find subjects of interest. Numerous cross-references in the entries and blind entries provide other search strategies. The person and subject index is another in-depth search tool.

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Orientador: Claudio Marcondes de Castro Filho / Banca: Márcia Cristina de Carvalho Pazin Vitoriano / Banca: Márcia regina da Silva / Resumo: A pesquisa em foco discute a atuação do bibliotecário na área da saúde sob a perspectiva da Gestão dos Fluxos de Informação. Evidencia-se que o campo de atuação biblioteconômico é amplo, porquanto o profissional desta área pode atuar em diferentes contextos do conhecimento, não se restringindo apenas a espaços tradicionais. Na literatura nacional e internacional o bibliotecário que atua nesse contexto é conhecido como 'Bibliotecário Clínico', 'Bibliotecário Médico' e 'Informacionista'.Como objetivo geral: analisar a atuação do bibliotecário na área da saúde sob o enfoque da gestão do fluxo de informação e os objetivos específicos: O problema da pesquisa está em torno da seguinte questão: em que medida a gestão dos fluxos de informação, realizada por um profissional bibliotecário, torna-se um processo significativo para atender as necessidades informacionais da equipe multiprofissional do Centro de Reabilitação Lucy Montoro no que concerne ao amparo à tomada de decisões no cotidiano clínico. Desse modo, discute-se sobre a atuação profissional do bibliotecário na área de saúde a fim de expor como este profissional otimiza e gerencia os fluxos de informação inerentes a esse campo a partir da Gestão da Informação. Desenvolve-se um estudo de caso junto ao instituto Lucy Montoro de Marília a fim de mapear os fluxos de informação da equipe multiprofissional. A partir disso, foi criado um fluxo de informação adequado para que possa ser aplicado, bem como foram elaboradas diretrizes d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The focus research discusses the role of the librarian in the health area from the perspective of Information Flow Management. It is evident that the field of librarianship is broad, because the professional of this area can act in different contexts of knowledge, not restricted to traditional spaces. In the national and international literature the librarian who acts in this context is known as 'Clinical Librarian', 'Medical Librarian' and 'Informational'. As a general objective: to analyze the librarian's work in the health area under the information flow management approach and the specific objectives: The research problem is based on the following question: to what extent does the management of information flows, carried out by a professional librarian, become a significant process to meet the information needs of the multiprofessional team of the Rehabilitation Center Lucy Montoro in what concerns the support for decision-making in the clinical routine. In this way, we discuss about the professional work of the librarian in the area of health in order to expose how this professional optimizes and manages the information flows inherent in this field from the Information Management. A case study is developed at the Lucy Montoro Institute in Marília in order to map the information flows of the multiprofessional team. From this, an adequate flow of information was created so that it can be applied, as well as information management guidelines were elaborated directed to the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The thesis extends the use of systemic functional linguistics (SFL) to describe and analyse the semiotic systems beyond language by providing a detailed and systematic approach to the description of multimodal hypertext systems. The thesis uses a social semiotic approach to the text in order to develop an analytical framework for the description of hypertext through the two dimensions of rank and metafunction. This approach is employed to describe, assess and evaluate the pathways that student user groups construct using hypertext resources during a task-based information search session. The resources realised at the ranks of element, screen and pathway are described across four metafunctions: Representational, Interactive, Compositional and Logical. The data which forms the basis of the thesis was collected from a Year 4-5-6 classroom in a primary school in Sydney, Australia. The substantive contributions of this thesis detail the resources of the hypertext analytical framework. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

A university library web site is created as a means for providing information resources and services without the limitation of time or space. To ensure that the design of the web site will not be an obstacle to their users, usability is a key issue raised among librarians. In the tertiary context, information literacy is also widely promoted since it is regarded as the skills that can empower human development in the Information Society. These two issues, web site usability and information literacy, have motivated this thesis which is a case study influenced by phenomenography. The research was conducted with the purpose of investigating the relationship between the design of a university library web site, in particular its usability, and the development of students' information literacy through their experience of using the web site. The understanding found within this research is informed by three clear phases of data collection: Phase 1: Development of the Criteria, Phase 2: Assessment of a Usable University Library Web Site Fostering Information Literacy, and Phase 3: Investigation of Students' Conceptions of Information Literacy Development. Various research methods were used in each phase: questionnaires, focus groups, and experts' selection of the criteria for Phase 1, heuristic evaluation and usability testing for Phase 2, and focus groups, think aloud protocols, and interviews for Phase 3. The data were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Two major outcomes are revealed as a result of the research. The first is the usability measures/criteria capable of reinforcing information literacy that can be useful in evaluating the design of a university library web site. The second is a model describing students' conceptions of information literacy development through the use of a university library web site. Results of the research also reveal that there is a relationship between the design of a university library web site, in particular its usability, and the development of students' information literacy through their experience of using the web site. This applies particularly at the information level, especially Information Literacy Attribute #2: finding and accessing the needed information efficiently and effectively. The students experience information literacy development through the use of a university library web site by experiential learning. Their conceptions of information literacy development can be divided into three categories: "no development", "restricted development", and "transferable development". Interestingly, there is no difference between students from different disciplines in terms of their ways of experiencing information literacy development through the use of a university library web site. Considering the results, the hypothesis that there is no relationship between the design of a university library web site, in particular its usability, and the development of students' information literacy through their experience of using the web site is rejected. In contrast, the hypothesis that there is no noticeable difference between students from different disciplines in their ways of experiencing information literacy development through the use of a university library web site is accepted. The research makes contributions to both theory and practice. Theoretically, it proposes a model describing students' conceptions of information literacy development through the use of a university library web site as well as the chronology and continuity of their conceptions. Practically, there are implications for university library web site design: implications for usability evaluation methods, for usability measures/criteria capable of supporting information literacy that can be used to evaluate the design of a university library web site, and for the usable and information literacy-supportive design of a university library web site. In addition, it also suggests some implications for information literacy development: implications for investigating the students' conceptions of information literacy development, for information literacy education in regard to the academic environment, and for information literacy education in regard to a university library. The study concludes with recommendations for possible future research in the hope that further insights into the design of a university library web site and information literacy development may be revealed.

This analysis is about the fourth basic competence and how you can define it, what it includes and if it is possible to find it in the new curriculum for the Swedish high school; Gymnasiereformen -07. The analysis was focused on the following subjects; Mathematics, Social science and Swedish. The aim with this analysis has been to create a summary in the field of information literacy and to define the fourth basic competence. The analysis were focused on and delimited by the following conceptions; information literacy, digital competence and the information search process. The sources of information has primarily been taken from the field of information literacy and statements from professionals in the fields of information literacy and education. The analysis concludes that you can find the fourth basic competence in the new curriculum for the subjects, Mathematics, Social science and Swedish.

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