The status of a document

The question about the status of a document follows from the situation that has been established in modern science, where the concept of a “document” has lost any definiteness and the phenomena of the reality that it means have almost no boundaries in their diversity. What material objects are documents and what are not? This question still remains debatable. This question can be answered by introducing the concept “status of a document” into the categorical apparatus of document science. The goal of this paper is to conceptualize this idea.     

The features of a document

The essence of a document, like of any other object (thing), is its features, properties, and functions. In works that are devoted to document theory no clear-cut boundaries between these notions are visible; the purpose of this paper is to coordinate them and to define a document??s essential features as an information object and is a social phenomenon.     

The functions of a document

The essence of a document, like any other object (thing), manifests itself through its signs, properties, and functions. The works that are devoted to the problems of document theory do not trace clear boundaries between these concepts, owing to which it is necessary to unify them. The goal of this paper is to perform a functional analysis of a document as an information object and social phenomenon.     

The concept of a technotronic document

The concept of a “technotronic document” is analyzed. The content of the concept is suggested to be bound not only with the technical origin of a document but also with other essential signs.     

A document as information with a specific function

General theoretical ideas about the essence of the academic document concept are presented in this paper. It is stated that a document can rightfully be considered as a particular case of information with the essential function of serving as evidence, proof, or as a means of teaching.     

The philosophical significance of speech

The group reading form of theatre is suited particularly well for those dramas in which the playwright develops covert rather than overt action. The Cocktail Party, by T. S. Eliot, is analyzed to show the application of this hypothesis.     

档案文献释义

档案文献编纂学自创建以来,得到极大发展,然学术界对其核心概念"档案文献"的认识却众说纷纭,这就严重影响着档案文献编纂学的发展速度。本文对关于其不同认识的几种观点进行逐一论析,并结合诸家观点的合理之处,提出一个反映当前学科发展和社会现实的修订性概念。     

The paperless document: The beginning of a new stage of communications

The phenomenon of paperless securities is considered. A number of concepts which have been proposed by economists relating to this phenomenon are analyzed. Paperless securities are proposed as a new, post-document form of communication.     

Definitions of a “document”

Although the definition of a document has been the subject of a vast number of works, analysis of the latest publications shows that the question remains controversial. In this article the two definitions of “document” accepted as the broadest ones, i.e., the principal and conventional ones, are taken for examination. The principal definition of a document starts from the document as a part in the social information-communication process, therefore, having its place in it and performing a function that is major, and obligatory for the document. The conventional definition limits the scope of this concept, mostly in terms of material and characters, with allowance for specific features in the operation of documental communication systems.     

物流技术在图书馆的应用前景

物流技术作为现代企业中一项比较成熟的管理技术，它具有技术先进、传递速度快、信息透明度高、服务规范等特点。本研究了图书馆引入物流技术管理的可行性和必要性，并具体指出其在图书馆的采编部门、流通部门、参考咨询部门以及数字化图书馆中的发展前景。     

文献资源的网络采集策略

文献资源的网络采集是图书馆采访的新形式。图书馆采访人员必须掌握与文献网络采集有关的信息获取、网上书店选择、书目数据判选、转换与利用策略，熟悉网络采集环节，逐步向文献采集网络化过度。     

Information as a basic element of the modern information society and its place in the system of philosophical knowledge

Problems are considered associated with the philosophical understanding of the information concept as applied to the realities of the modern information society. The evolution of the notion [idea] of information is presented and on its basis the main philosophical concept of the concept “information” is elucidated. Various, sometimes opposing, scientific viewpoints on the problems under study have been analyzed. The role of social information and the specifics of its relation with social processes are shown. The great significance of information systems and technologies for the development of modern society is demonstrated, which are at the same time the products of information processing and the means of its production. The important role of information systems in the management of information processes in modern society is explained.     

究竟什么是图书馆学的研究对象

图书馆学所要研究的是：怎样才能充分满足读者对图书馆提出的文献信息需求。“图书馆为需求者提供文献信息保障的全部过程及其相互关系”才是图书馆学的研究对象。     

此文献非彼文献——档案学与图书馆学关于文献的术语定义与应用比较

"文献"是一个集合概念,是档案文献、图书馆文献的属概念.档案文献和图书馆文献是"文献"的子集.实践中,两种类型的文献存在定义上不精准,使用上"同语异意,异语同意""用而不定"现象.从种属关系入手,准确定义两种类型的文献术语,是档案学和图书馆学共同的使命与任务.     

谈我国文献编目规则的不足与改进

从编目工作实际出发,指出《CALLS联合目录中文图书著录细则》存在着忽略读者便利性、机械解读客观著录、盲目照搬ISBD等弊病,对《中国文献编目规则》修订版中以卡片目录的陈旧规则作为电子目录的基础规则等误区进行探讨。     

现代图书馆的概念与认知

台湾的公共图书馆在过去50年的发展中，在各类图书馆的努力下，从个别化的馆内服务，逐渐推广到网路资源的检索。这些成效都是图书馆从业人员辛勤耕耘、多年累积的成果。但是面对社会上日益增长的资讯需求，纸质和电子出版品的泛滥，日新月异的资源科技的冲击，在有限的物质条件下，以传统的图书馆管理观念和做法，难以适应未来的发展趋势。本就现代图书馆的概念与认知，包括现代图书馆的定义、图书馆员的基本认知及图书馆法的落实，分述于后，期使图书馆界对目前的发展趋势有所了解。     

Shooting a metastable object: targeting as trigger for the actor-network in the open-world videogames

Targeting, to aim a crosshair at an object, is the most basic skill for a gamer to survive from enemies, solve puzzles, and make a story unfolded in videogames. As the trigger for the game objects’ reciprocal operations, this simple action functions to individuate the objects kept in their abstract initial state into the concrete functional units participating in a topological network operational in a videogame to achieve the gamer’s goal. In today’s open-world games, these objects disclose their agencies through the auras perceivable when the player characters use certain magical skills and technological aids. In this genre, a gamer’s narrative and ludic experiences, all triggered by one’s performance to target at the objects on the human side of the interface, are translated, on the machinic side, into the topological transformations of the objects’ network. As an experiment for a nonhuman turn in videogame studies, this essay examines how this topological network behind an open-world mobilizes the ludic and narrative behaviors of gamers for its never-ending transformation.     

从文献视角看图书馆知识管理发展

在知识经济与知识管理的双重推动下,图书馆知识管理理论与实践蓬勃发展.图书馆知识管理是图书馆事业发展的重点,也是图书馆学学科变革的方向.在纷繁芜杂的图书馆学学术争鸣中,图书馆知识管理的基础理论、业务流程、技术方法、制度规范和实践活动等是当前图书馆学的研究热点.     

User satisfaction survey and usage of an electronic desktop document delivery service at an academic medical library

In June 2000, the Biomedical Library at the University of South Alabama introduced Prospero, an electronic desktop document delivery service. From June 2000 to November 2002, Prospero delivered 28% of interlibrary loan requests and 72% of document delivery requests. In November 2002, the library conducted a user satisfaction survey of the Prospero service. Forty-two surveys were used. Fifteen responses were received from affiliated faculty, staff, and students, who generally expressed satisfaction with the service. Twenty-seven responses were received from unaffiliated users, comprised of medical libraries, individual users, and businesses. Based on the survey results, the library deemed the Prospero service a success. To better support users, the library's Web page was updated to include hardware and software requirements for successful use of the Prospero service, as well as screen shots of the Prospero process.