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The degree of implementation of RDA (Resource Description and Access) in Spanish State Public Libraries is analyzed. To this end, a survey was carried out considering three possible scenarios: that these libraries have already implemented the Anglo-Saxon code; that they have discarded the option of applying it; or that they have not yet taken any decision in this regard. Of the 53 libraries to which the survey was sent, 28 responded, representing a 52.83% participation rate, which is considered sufficiently representative to draw conclusive results. Of these 28 libraries, only 3 (10.7%) have decided to implement RDA; 2 centers (7.1%) have opted not to do so; while 23 libraries (82.1%) have not yet made a decision in this respect. We conclude by pointing out the problems and disadvantages that the application of this new cataloging standard entails for this type of institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the survey to locate the portals and repositories that contain primary research data in Argentina. For this purpose, directories and repositories records, both for data and publications, the repositories included in the Sistema Nacional de Repositorios Digitales, and those harvested by the Sistema de Información Universitaria del Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional in its SIU-BDU 2 service were consulted. Besides, Google search engine and documentary sources on the subject were used. We found 25 repositories containing data and we analyzed some general their characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An analysis of RTD projects supported by the Spanish RTD plan on societal challenges whose research focuses on the field of Library and Information Science between 2012 and 2018 is performed. Having identified the projects, the following variables are studied: percentage of projects with respect to other areas, beneficiary institutions, relationship with other disciplines, area and gender of main researchers, research topics, duration of projects, average funding, and degree of proximity to Library and Information Science. After commenting on the results obtained, a series of conclusions and proposals for improvement are established and future lines of research are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is analyzed the degree of knowledge and implementation of Big Data technology and its main characteristics in the Spanish university libraries registered in REBIUN, with the objective of observing if these institutions are qualified for the use of the advantages of the massive data processing. The data is obtained by means of a questionnaire, whose response comes from internal sources of the libraries, from which a series of conclusions are established together with proposals for improvement and future lines of work that allow the correct implementation, use and exploitation of the Big Data in the offer of services and functions of the Spanish university libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Citizen participation is a concept that is increasingly present in the literature on the management of public services in general and of libraries in particular. This concept refers to the gradual inclusion of citizens in the decision making of services. This paper aims to demonstrate that citizen participation can be understood as a basic element of library management, allowing to know what citizens want and to manage library services more efficiently and effectively. For that, first the characteristics of citizen participation and its advantages are defined. Secondly, indicated the experience at the Salamanca Public Library is presented, which confirms the applicability of participatory dynamics to establish a normalized relationship with the community and promote active citizenship. The article concludes by reflecting on the application of this movement in the librarian environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Stakeholder theory is directly related to disciplines such as marketing and to trends such as citizen participation, both vital to the current situation of the public libraries of the XXI century. Our aim has been to define a relationship model showing the leading stakeholders for these institutions. Having established the theoretical framework, the stakeholder concept is defined and its applicability to the library environment is described. Afterwards the three phases that constitute the model are detailed: identification, prioritization and relationship with stakeholders. Finally, a series of practical examples is presented. The conclusion is that stakeholder models must be based on scientific research, and must adapt and apply interest group techniques and principles that truly build relationships between stakeholders and the library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An analysis of the implementation of linked data (LD) and linked open data (LOD) techniques in Europeana is presented. The final report recently published by the Library Linked Data Incubator Group (XG-LLD) is examined, and its application in Europeana is analyzed. Details of the work already done and the activities to be developed are provided. Then, the article examines the LOD implementation following the Europeana data model (EDM) for each of its components. Finally an assessment on the use of these techniques in the field of cultural institutions is done. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

the suitability of the new degrees in Information and Documentation Science to the labor market demands is investigated, focusing on a specific profile in these studies, i.e. the training of catalogers. First we analyze the job in that area according to the following variables: qualifications, experience, general knowledge, language, place of location and type of employment. Secondly, the competences for both the formal and content cataloging are redefined, and finally, we offer the results of a cross-checking between the competences set and the work requirements specified. While it is true that the results show a clear correspondence between the offers made and the competences set, we must not forget that, since the latter set out the objectives of the subjects, these must be adapted to the new demands required by the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The entity-relationship model (E-R) is applied to the descriptive part of the "Spanish Cataloguing Rules" with the objective of to detect its strong and weak points with a view to the upgrade of this code, to adapt to the new normative international that is gestating in these moments. After a brief historical context in the make an appointment the key points in the development of the contemporary cataloguing, the specific objectives are exposed that are sought to get with this study. After explaining the methodology carried out, the main obtained results are pointed out. This section is structured by means of a series of keys questions to those that the cataloguing codes have to make front to adapt to the new means, new publication forms, and new diffusion and access of the information in the digital environment. By way of conclusion, they are picked up a series of recommendations that it should be kept in mind for the development of the new instructions that it take place in a future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The adaptation process of the subject of Descriptive Cataloguing to the guidelines marked by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) is described. After indicating the key points stipulated in this model, the insertion of the matter of Cataloguing within the curricula of the University of Salamanca is detailed. Next, the fundamental axes that must be considered in the design of the subject are defined and its configuration is showed a series of tables. In conclusion, the shift of paradigm marked by the EEES affects the student directly, who becomes thus an active part of this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The final report of a research made by the Department of Library and Information Science and the European Documentation Center of the University of Salamanca appears, with the aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the present European Unions information policy. Previously, the general and specific objectives are exposed and the methodology that has been chosen for the attainment of such is explained. Next, the results are presented and analysed. As a conclusion, a series of recommendations is offered that are considered appropriate to the purpose of improving the present informative situation of the european citizenship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]