Apresentação: “For libraries, Google does have very profound implications, and is accelerating trends that would have developed eventually anyway, such as the digitization of library collections, and a shift to disintermediation which leaves many librarians feeling like fifth wheels, even while it empowers users and seemingly frees them from dependence on library buildings and collections.” Ler mais sobreNuma estante perto de si… Libraries and Google[…]

Apresentação: “There’s a worldwide energy crisis that has nothing to do with fossil fuels or nuclear and solar power. It’s a crisis of personal energy. You’re working longer hours, sleeping less, and spending less time being active. But this is one trend you don’t have to accept. In fact, the solution is in your hands” Ler mais sobreNuma estante perto de si… Energy Every Day[…]

Apresentação: “…leisure is as much an attitude of mind as a measure of time” (p. 4). Ao longo dos últimos dois séculos, as mudanças na relação trabalho-lazer têm vindo a transformar profundamente a indústria do turismo: “from the geographical point of view, tourism is just one form of temporary or leisure mobility, recognising that technology Ler mais sobreNuma estante perto de si… Worldwide Destinations[…]

Apresentação: Este livro faz uma abordagem interdisciplinar sobre o impacto social e técnico das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação na actual sociedade da informação: “The picture that is presented in this book is welcome because it deliberately mixes the ‘social’ issues of ICT, and ‘scientific’ issues of humanities and social sciences” (p. xv). Num conjunto variado Ler mais sobreNuma estante perto de si… Digital Cognitive Technologies[…]

Apresentação: este livro explora algumas semelhanças e diferenças entre países na forma como tratam a política social, focando, principalmente, os países d Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Económicos (OCDE). “Any approach to comparative social policy needs to take into account issues about defining social policy, recognising the way in which assumptions about alternative roles Ler mais sobreNuma estante perto de si… Social Policy in the Modern World[…]