Bringing the Law to the Library: The Importance of Librarian Mediation in Access to Justice Services

Library access to justice programs and services help people who need legal information and who cannot afford an attorney. Librarian mediation is a critical component in the provision of access to justice services. However, the value of library mediation, or assistance with using library resources, is often unrecognized, particularly where members of the public are trying to access electronic legal information sources, online legal forms, and other law technologies. This article will explore the role of librarians in providing access to justice services from the perspective of the work of Richard Susskind, which emphasizes technological approaches to providing legal services. While there is a place for technology in access to justice services, there is also a valuable role that librarians play in contributing to access to justice.     

Is There a Future for Journalism?

A functionalist perspective on the future of journalism would posit that because human society needs journalism, we will find ways to support this communications practice. Yet such a perspective, however consoling, assumes a teleology that is far from guaranteed. What will happen is far from easy to predict; nevertheless, this paper pinpoints several key issues that impact on the future of journalism. It also advances some general propositions and a broad periodisation around UNESCO’s historical role in relation to these issues. The analysis gives particular attention to political and economic matters, the safety of journalists and internet governance. Each of these dimensions entails existential threats to journalism, but some opportunities are also noted. Four paradoxes are also identified, with tensions that may lead to change in one direction or another.     

Digital Inclusion in Library Context: A Perspective from Users with Print Disability

Digital inclusion is a strategy pursued to foster social inclusion of those who have been sidelined from the mainstream of information society due to lack of access to digital technologies and the skills to use them. Libraries have been working to close the gap by providing access to computers, the Internet, digital content, and digital literacy programs. However, research reveals a new type of divide where digitally competent people could be digitally excluded. This shows the need for a better conceptualization of access and literacy. This paper commits to exploring the concept of access to digital content from the perspective of people with print disability. It involved in-depth interviews with ten participants with print disability where the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health was used as a framework for data analysis. The overall analysis shows that digital inclusion would be more meaningful if it involved providing content in alternative formats and empowering users to make informed choices. Issues such as flexibility and adaptability in content presentation and design of content discovery tools are among those discussed.     

依法行政加强药品监督管理

贯彻《行政许可法》，依法加强药品监督管理，其根本目的是保证药品质量，保障人民用药安全有效。必须加强药监队伍建设，树立公正执法形象，构建健康有序的药品市场，实现药品监督执法的规范化、法治化。     

土木工程专业英语教学改革探讨

针对土木工程专业英语教学中存在的问题,从教学目标、教学内容、教学方法等方面进行了探讨,并提出了改革课程设置、实行“双语”教学的意义。     

论中国个人名称标目的区分问题

中国人的姓氏具有姓氏数量相对于总人口的比例严重短缺、各汉字姓氏在人口中的实际分布严重失衡、取名用字高度集中等特点。在中文编目规范控制过程中对中国个人名称标目进行区分尤为重要。中国个人名称标目的区分问题包括对古代个人名称和现代个人名称标目形式的问题;标目附加成分选取标准的控制原则、附加成分类型的划分和属性的分析等。将文献计量学的概念引入规范控制研究领域,会进一步丰富编目规则修订工作的信息来源,有助于拓展规范控制的研究领域。参考文献12。     

顾实及其《图书馆指南》研究

1918年顾实以日文书籍《图书馆小识》为蓝本编译了具有很强时代特征的著作《图书馆指南》,集中体现了我国民国时期图书馆"以日为师"的学术思想特征,有一定的内容局限性,但对于窥探当时对图书馆的认识以及图书馆学研究的社会背景具有一定的参考价值。     

民营图书馆的界定、类型与研究现状

针对我国民营图书馆开展专门图书馆学理论研究尚未出现的状况，本着明确民营图书馆的界定、民营图书馆类型及其研究现状，分别从三个方面向读者展示民营图书馆研究的几个主要领域，从而明确民营图书馆的内涵及外延，为进一步加强对民营图书馆的研究打下基础。     

论东丹国的建国原因及其性质

东丹国是辽朝初年平灭海东盛国渤海后,出现在中国东北地区的一个重要地方政权。辽朝之所以在立国不久就另外建立了这个“国中之国”,是由契丹传统的国家管理体制所决定的。东丹国建立之初,具有相对独立的属国性质,南迁辽阳后,则渐次变成了辽朝的二级地方政权。