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Author : Richard P. Smiraglia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1493912496

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Cultural forces govern a synergistic relationship among information institutions that shapes their roles collectively and individually. Cultural synergy is the combination of perception- and behavior-shaping knowledge within, between, and among groups. Our hyperlinked era makes information-sharing among institutions critically important for scholarship as well as for the advancement of humankind. Information institutions are those that have, or share in, the mission to preserve, conserve, and disseminate information objects and their informative content. A central idea is the notion of social epistemology that information institutions arise culturally from social forces of the cultures they inhabit, and that their purpose is to disseminate that culture. All information institutions are alike in critical ways. Intersecting lines of cultural mission are trajectories for synergy for allowing us to perceive the universe of information institutions as interconnected and evolving and moving forward in distinct ways for the improvement of the condition of humankind through the building up of its knowledge base and of its information-sharing processes. This book is an exploration of the cultural synergy that can be realized by seeing commonalities among information institutions (sometimes also called cultural heritage institutions): museums, libraries, and archives. The hyperlinked era of the Semantic Web makes information sharing among institutions critically important for scholarship as well as the advancement of mankind. The book addresses the origins of cultural information institutions, the history of the professions that run them, and the social imperative of information organization as a catalyst for semantic synergy.

Author : Richard E. Rubin
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 12,10 MB
Release : 2020-09-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838947557

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In its newest edition, Foundations of Library and Information Science remains the field's essential resource.

Author : Richard P. Smiraglia
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1442276290

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This fourth edition was prepared in 2015-2016 as a supplementary text for a graduate music cataloging course. This edition is rewritten to a large extent to conform to the new instructions and paradigms represented in Resource Description and Access (RDA). RDA instructions for printed music, recorded music and music video are accompanied by advice, examples, illustrations and complete catalog records, including versions in MARC21 format. Consistent with RDA, the chapter on form and choice of access points found in earlier editions is gone, replaced with a chapter on authorized access points. The concept of “uniform title” has evolved into the concept of the “preferred title,” as part of an authorized access point, which might require manipulation and addition of some elements for disambiguation and collocation. Only three chapters are used for description of printed music, sound recordings and video recordings. Many of the older LP examples were removed as were VHS video recordings. Multimedia packages are now rare in the marketplace, but streaming audio and video are quite evident so examples now include those media. Facsimile examples from the third edition have been retained and many new examples have been added. Most catalogers today are using RDA in combination with MARC21. Accordingly, in an appendix, we have rendered each example in MARC21 format using the OCLC Connexion approach to MARC21 record formatting.A lengthy bibliography in earlier editions has been replaced by a brief list in the introduction, with pointers to online resources that are both current and constantly updated by working catalogers.

Author : Richard Katz
Publisher : Brush Education
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 25,28 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1550593862

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Guided by the concept of synergy, this groundbreaking collection explores alternatives in the areas of counseling, education, and community health and development. Synergy refers to the process of two or more things coming together to create a new, greater, and often-unexpected whole. When synergy exists, formerly scarce resources can expand and become renewable and accessible to all. Drawing upon the diverse cultural experiences of Aboriginal groups in North America and around the world, these compelling narratives provide practical insights into the emergence of synergy and obstacles to its existence. Synergy, Healing and Empowerment offers invaluable guidance in the pursuit of a just and equitable society.

Author : World Tourism Organization (Unwto)
Publisher : World Tourism Organization
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 34,40 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789284418961

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This report highlights the relationship between tourism and culture and the interdependency of the two sectors. The report, based on a UNWTO survey, affirms that cultural tourism plays a major role in global tourism. It also reveals that the sector transformed lifestyles, created new culture forms and enhanced innovation in technology.

Author : Atsushi Funakawa
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 1997-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780787903237

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A framework for transforming business cultural clashes intocultural synergy. As the global economy continues to expand, the need forcross-cultural understanding is a key component to businesssuccess. In the U.S. and Japan alone, more than two millionbusiness people are directly involved in cross-cultural businesssituations. Atsushi Funakawa, a native of Japan who has studied and workedextensively in both the U.S. and Japan, outlines his innovativemodel for managing people across cultures. This comprehensive guideshows how the two cultures have very different ways ofcommunicating that often lead to conflicts in which each blames theother for problems. Funakawa's framework ?Intercultural BusinessManagement? has proven to be effective for transcAnding differencesand breaking down communication barriers to form a constructivedialogue across cultures. By applying this revolutionary model,companies can remake themselves into truly geocentricorganizations.

Author : Scott M. Myers
Publisher : Journal of International Students
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 37,43 MB
Release :
Category : Education
ISBN :

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Montana State University, USA Carrie B. Myers Montana State University, USA Catherine M. Johnson Washington State University, USA Shihua Brazill Montana State University, USA ABSTRACT This quantitative study aimed to understand the association between different types of support from institutional agents and students’ sense of belonging culturally and structurally at their respective institutions. We used one-of-a-kind primary survey data from a National Science Foundation grant that included nearly 1,000 international graduate students in STEM fields across 12 research institutions in the U.S. Drawing from the theories of cultural synergy and reciprocal adaptation, we proposed that support from all three institutional agents of peers, faculty, and mentors would be important for perceptions of fit but that the cultural aspects of mentor support would emerge as most important. Based on regression findings, we found that all three agents played a positive and statistical role in perceptions of cultural and structural fit. However, the results suggested that peer support played the largest role in promoting better perceptions of a sense of belonging culturally and institutionally. Keywords: Culture, graduate studies, interpersonal relationships, STEM, student experience