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Se analiza la evolución y situación actual de los estudios de biblioteconomía y documentación en España. Se toman como referencia los datos aportados por las universidades miembros de la Red de Centros y Departamentos de Información y Documentación (RUID) y por fuentes oficiales como el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deportes. Se describe la situación actual de las enseñanzas en extinción, el grado, los masters y los doctorados. Entre otros aspectos, se observa un retroceso en la demanda del grado y cierto aumento en la de los masters y doctorados. Se aportan finalmente algunas reflexiones sobre los retos a los que se enfrentan actualmente estas enseñanzas, así como posibles estrategias que puedan seguirse para fortalecer la disciplina y la profesión en su conjunto.

‘The Hub’ is planned as a modern documentation and visitor centre as well as a new ‘museum-museum’ for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Göreme-Cappadocia in the centre of Turkey. It would be provided with modern IT and would be easily accessible from the main tourist sites. A wide range of information options and other facilities like a bistro cafe, a museum shop, an IMAX cinema and presentation areas in different rooms would help maximize the value of information offered to visitors within a limited time span. While already existing museums in the area deal with past epochs, hardly any historical and ethnographic information is yet provided on the background and circumstances of these periods. ‘The Hub’ also would act as an academic institution, interlinking existing collections and research resources concerning Cappadocia, inter alia with respect to historical remains, relevant open air sites, archaeological excavations, etc. in a modern and well-presented way. This would also include the intense use of modern IT and WIFI access would enable visitors to the centre to gain more information with their own modern smart phones and handheld devices. Information would be provided in different languages and via public displays and broadband inter/intranet links. ‘The Hub’ would also act as an ‘inclusive’ museum itself, providing well-presented objects displayed in a modern and communicative way with direct involvement of local stakeholders. Exhibitions would highlight examples of the natural geology and geography of Cappadocia, provide insight into the ethnography, and material and intangible culture of the region taking into account the various levels of complex history that are to be found in Cappadocia including the long history of peaceful coexistence of Christian and Muslim religions existing in historic Cappadocia.

1992 wurde Ariadne als Fraueninformations- und -dokumentationsstelle an der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) eingerichtet und arbeitet seitdem sowohl an der dokumentarischen Aufarbeitung des aktuellen frauen-, geschlechterrelevanten und feministischen Literaturbestandes als auch an der Sichtbarmachung des historischen Bestandes der ÖNB zu diesem Themenbereich. In diesem Beitrag geht es darum, die Position von Ariadne im Fraueninformations- und -dokumentationswesen, als Teil der ÖNB, an der Schnittstelle zur Frauenszene, Frauenbewegung, feministischen Szene und zur Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung einer Reflexion zu unterziehen. Nach einer mehr als 20-jährigen Tätigkeit soll ein Rückblick in die Geschichte zeigen, was Ariadne geleistet hat und wo Grenzen liegen, welche Ansprüche und Anliegen Ausgangspunkte für die Arbeit waren und wofür es heute noch frauenspezifische Informations- und Dokumentationseinrichtungen wie Ariadne braucht.

DESIDOC Website - A Portal for DRDO services

The Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) is very well-known as a central source of S&T Information for the Defence Research & Development organisation (DRDO) which has over 50 R&D laboratories located at different places in the Country.Desidoc is one of the DRDO Scientists and Technologists.The functions of DESIDOC are therefore oraginsed to meet this mandate.

The paper outlines the features and impact of information technology (IT) on our society. Specifically it discusses in detail the role played by IT in special library environment. The changing IT environment and matching role of the reference librarian in 21 st century has been discussed.' As a case study it give: the complete spectrum of impact of IT on Defence Science Library (DSL), a specialised central library of DRDO functioning at DESIDOC. It discusses in detail the various library activities and services where DSL is making effective use of IT to provide better and enhanced services to its user.

Discusses the status of libraries in Bulgaria, focusing on the Central Technical Library in Sofia. The author comments on the ways in which libraries have been affected by Bulgaria's transition from communism to democracy, highlighting the resultant decreases in funding and collections, and describes the Central Technical Library with reference to issues including organization, function, content, and staff. She examines the status of libraries in Bulgaria, commenting on processes including decentralization, unionization, and relevant legislation, and concludes by considering the future for Bulgarian libraries.