Research 2.0 and the Future of Information Literacy examines possible congruencies between information literacy and Research 2.0, because the work of today’s researcher mobilizes a number of literacies. From among the various types of relevant literacies, at least three types of literacies can be mentioned in this relation: information literacy, scientific literacy and academic literacy. This book addresses these literacies in the light of the changing research landscape. Broad contexts of the researcher’s abilities, as adaptive and innovative thinking, problem solving skills, self-management and design mindset are also examined. Computational thinking and the computational paradigm in a number of fields of research are taken into consideration, as well. Researchers differ to non-researchers when populating social media, which means that these two different groups require different literacies. The relationship between information literacy and information is approached in a new way. Among the multitude of issues, we introduce a new interface between information literacy and Research 2.0. It encompasses the issues of research data management and data literacy, which represent also a challenge both for the academic library and for the communities of researchers. Similarly, the questions of new metrics of scientific output are addressed in the book.Summarizes the most important and up-to date approaches towards Research 2.0, including researchers’ skills and abilities, the data-intensive paradigm of scientific research, open science, not forgetting about factors that inhibit a wider uptake of Research 2.0Discusses the nature of information literacy in the light of its definitions, declarations and related frameworks and by outlining the new literacies context, reading and writing, the cultural context, and the turns of library and information scienceNumerous literacies, other than information literacy, its relationship to information overload and personal information management are also subject of the bookTheoretical and practical perspectives are given to enable the understanding of the transformations of information literacy and its relationship to Research 2.0

Research 2.0 and the Future of Information Literacy

Computers & Technology

Koltay, Tibor

Spiranec, Sonja

Karvalics, Laszlo Z

Software

Chandos Publishing

<p>Despite their changing role, abstracts remain useful in the digital world. Highly beneficial to information professionals and researchers who work and publish in different fields, this book summarizes the most important and up-to-date theory of abstracting, as well as giving advice and examples for the practice of writing different kinds of abstracts. The book discusses the length, the functions and basic structure of abstracts, outlining a new approach to informative and indicative abstracts. The abstractors’ personality, their linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge and skills are also discussed with special attention.</p>
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<li>Despite the relatively large number of textbooks on the topic there is no up-to-date book on abstracting in the English language</li>
<li>In addition to providing a comprehensive coverage of the topic, the proposed book contains novel views - especially on informative and indicative abstracts</li>
<li>The discussion is based on an interdisciplinary approach, blending the methods of library and information science and linguistics</li>
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Abstracts and Abstracting: A Genre and Set of Skills for the Twenty-First Century (Chandos Information Professional Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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