Essays about: "cataloguing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word cataloguing.

  1. 1. Catalogue across languages? : The opportunities and challenges of the multilingual Online Public Access Catalogue as an interface between librarians and end-users

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Maud Guichard -Marneur; [2023]
    Keywords : Online Public Access Catalogue OPAC ; multilingual; users and end-users; interface; access;

    Abstract : There exist two assumptions that may well be connected. The first is that in an increasingly global and technological world, language barriers have fallen. Online machine translation services are monetarily free for everyone to use. READ MORE

  3. 2. Examining the limitations of classification and indexing from a librarian perspective, with a particular view onto library representations of marginalised communities

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Author : Anuka Ramischwili-Schäfer; [2022]
    Keywords : classification; indexing; librarian; perspective; cataloguing; neoliberalism; higher education; marginalised communities; representation;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the inconsistencies in classification and indexing present in the University of the Arts Library catalogue, and examines how these relate to the perspectives of qualified librarians through the use of qualitative interviews. We surmise that effective representation of items relating to marginalised communities, within the language of classification and indexing, has a great impact on the findability of these items. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dark Design Patterns in Coin Master : An In-Depth Game Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Saša Džigurski; Jesper Karbing; [2020]
    Keywords : Dark Design Pattern; freemium; mobile game; game mechanic; manipulation;

    Abstract : In this study we will investigate the evolution of manipulative and experientially devaluative business practices in the mobile game industry from the perspective of game designers. The focus will be placed on the use of Dark Design Patterns defined in previous research by Zagal et al. READ MORE

  5. 4. 'Belonging' as a concept in placemaking: Exploring perceptions in Ikaria, Greece : A study of belonging in the elderly in the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Ellen Zouras; [2020]
    Keywords : longest living; longevity; belongingness; geographical belonging; Icaria; Christos Rachon; Raches;

    Abstract : Globally, increased length-of-life trends parallel the rise in reported levels of loneliness. Social connectedness is associated with a 50% reduced risk of premature mortality, and research has shown there is a moderately strong association between people who are lonely and people who have an unmet desire to belong. READ MORE

  6. 5. “A ROOM FOR OUR OWN”. Queer memories and feelings in the archival practices of Queerrörelsens Arkiv och Bibliotek (Archive and Library of the Queer Movement) in Gothenburg/Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Camila Borges Freitas; [2019-07-08]
    Keywords : Archive; Queer Theory; Memory; Queer Counterarchive;

    Abstract : This thesis departs from the case study of the Queerrörelsens Arkiv och Bibliotek (QRAB) [In English: Archive and Library of the Queer Movement], located in Gothenburg/Sweden, to discuss how queer memories and feelings are embedded in queer archives. It focuses in some of QRAB’s practices, such as: the structure and organization of the archive, the membership, the processes of collection and cataloguing of materials, the external activities, and the relationship with the public and other organizations. READ MORE