Bibliotecas especializadas

Preservando el patrimonio del cómic: la Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

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Figura 1. Imatge de la façana de la Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum

En este artículo se presenta una institución dedicada a la preservación y estudio del cómic, fundamentalmente de los clásicos norteamericanos publicados en tiras de prensa: la Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum de la Ohio State University. Esta institución se caracteriza por su carácter único en lo que se refiere a la conservación del patrimonio artístico de la historieta. Se analizan las dificultades que tiene la conservación de la documentación de un medio tradicionalmente considerado dentro de la cultura popular y se muestra un ejemplo de una de las colecciones conservadas en el archivo de la biblioteca, lo que permite entender la cantidad y variedad de material que se debe conservar en un archivo de este tipo.

La biblioteca digital del Instituto Cervantes: modelo de selección para el libro electrónico y gestión de la colección

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Projecció del creixement de lectors de llibres electrònics des del 2007 fins al 2012. Font: spybits.com (a partir de Soler, 2009, p. 65)

In 2012 the Library Network of the Instituto Cervantes launched a new e-book loan and download service for all its members. The main innovation is the system for selecting the collection: a title-by-title scheme, drawing on different sources and involving purchase for perpetuity or the donation of the content. This management model operates equally for books that are free of copyright as for new materials and works under copyright. The aim is to provide the services of a specialized digital library whose management is conducted directly through publishers and distributors in Spain and other countries. One difficulty arising from this selection system is that the supply of new books available in electronic format for libraries remains small. To encourage this supply and to reduce costs, the Instituto Cervantes offers advantages to publishers (including, converting the libraries in the network in media for the dissemination and promotion of the e-book and as generators of business). A further initiative aimed at increasing availability of e-books in the catalogue and offering a more sustainable service is that of implementing joint projects for institutional publications, combining cooperation and innovation, and providing benefits for all participants.

Implantación del e-book en las bibliotecas de investigación: estudio de caso de la Biqfr

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Compra dels e-books de Biqfr per editors

Objective: to analyse the introduction of the scientific and technical e-book collection of the Rocasolano Chemistry-Physics Library (Biqfr) of CSIC and the strategies adopted for the dissemination, creation, implementation, and management of the collection between 2007 and 2009.

Methodology: an in-depth interview was conducted with the director of the research library, and field work was undertaken with the other Biqfr librarians. The information obtained from these two sources was used to analyse aspects of the introduction of e-books from a diachronic perspective.

Results: the library was one of the first to introduce e-books, which represented certain challenges for the librarians, especially as regards making the resources visible and promoting their use among researchers. The librarians adopted various strategies to create and disseminate the collection, enabling them to gain experience in their management and to identify the unique characteristics of this resource in comparison with traditional journals and databases.