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Cite Globally, Analyze Locally: Citation Analysis from a Local Latin American Studies Perspective
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Schadl, Suzanne M.; Todeschini, Marina – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This citation analysis examines the use of Spanish- and Portuguese-language books and articles in PhD dissertations on Latin America at the University of New Mexico between 2000 and 2009. Two sets of data are presented: The first identifies the use of Spanish- and Portuguese-language books and articles across 17 academic departments; and the…
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American Literature
Evaluation of a Digital Library by Means of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and the Kano Model
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Garibay, Cecilia; Gutierrez, Humberto; Figueroa, Arturo – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010
This paper proposes utilizing a combination of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD)-Kano model as a useful tool to evaluate service quality. The digital library of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico) is presented as a case study. Data to feed the QFD-Kano model was gathered by an online questionnaire that was made available to users on the…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
Library Research and Statistics.
Lynch, Mary Jo; Dunn, Christina; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Jones, Emily J. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents: "Research on Libraries/Librarianship in 1998"; "Assessment of the Role of School/Public Libraries in Support of Education Reform"; "Number of Libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico"; Highlights of NCES Surveys"; "Library Acquisition Expenditures, 1997-1998: United States Public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Library Research and Statistics.
Lynch, Mary Jo; St. Lifer, Evan; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2001
These nine articles discuss research and statistics on libraries and librarianship, including libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; acquisition expenditures in public, academic, special, and government libraries; price indexes; state rankings of public library data; library buildings; expenditures in school library media centers; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Indexes, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
The Economic Crisis and the Scientific, Technical and Cultural Information Services in Mexico.
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Fernandez de Zamora, Rosa Maria – International Library Review, 1990
Describes the effects of economic factors on information services in Mexico. Topics discussed include librarians' salaries; inadequate library budgets; acquisitions in academic libraries; the development of public libraries; library networks; national databases; microcomputers and library automation; library research; effects of devaluation; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Alternative Media for Getting Information.
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Campos, Estela Morales – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1997
Argues that Mexican and other Latin American libraries must make changes to take advantage of increasingly available electronic information sources. Discusses developments in the previously paper-based publishing industry; the industry's relation with the academic and research environment; and Mexican electronic sources for the study of Latin…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
UNESCO/IFLA Presession Seminar: Exchange of Experience Seminar for Developing Countries. University Libraries in Developing Countries--Structure and Function in Regard to Information Transfer for Science and Technology.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on Third World academic, research, and medical libraries and their role in scientific and technical information transfer, which were presented at the 1983 UNESCO/IFLA (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization/International Federation of Library Associations) seminar, include: (1) "Development of Effective…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Agriculture, Computer Oriented Programs, Developing Nations