Essays about: "role of libraries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words role of libraries.

  1. 1. Indigenous Collections at the Museum of World Culture : Digitisation, Decolonisation and Other Stories

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Silvia Sánchez Membrilla; [2024]
    Keywords : decolonial computing; decolonisation; digital cultural heritage; digital humanities; digitisation; postcolonialism; computación decolonial; decolonización; digitación; digitalización; humanidades digitales; patrimonio cultural digital; postcolonialismo;

    Abstract : Introduction. This thesis investigates the digitisation of Indigenous collections at the Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg, Sweden), with particular attention to Carlotta’s role in shaping the digital collections. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evaluating Connectivity for RabbitMQ stream clients in front of Load Balancers

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Hanna Littorin; [2024]
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    Abstract : Message brokers play a crucial role in decoupling senders and receivers within distributed systems. In some scenarios, it is necessary to distribute a message broker across multiple nodes to form a cluster. To ensure even and fair distribution of client requests across nodes, load balancers are commonly employed in front of the cluster. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Role of Public Libraries in Countering Misinformation : A Swedish Perspective

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

    Author : Britt Helen Andermann; [2023]
    Keywords : misinformation; disinformation; public libraries; democratic values; public trust; library practice; semi-structured interviews; acquisitions policy;

    Abstract : Misinformation poses a significant threat to democracy, as it undermines informed decision-making, creates distrust among citizens, and exacerbates social and political polarization. Public libraries can in theory mitigate this threat by serving as trustworthy sources of information and promoting critical thinking, but must contend with issues such as the politicization of library services, which have the potential to erode public trust in libraries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Conducting Digital Humanities Education in the Academic Libraries’ Information Literacy Class : What are the advantages and barriers if Uppsala University Library does it?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Liangyu Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : Digital Humanities; Information Literacy; Academic Library; Education;

    Abstract : The emergence of digital humanities has provided humanities scholars with digital methods and tools to deal with digital materials and new possibilities for humanities research. What is more, digital humanities skills and experience help humanities students with their research and strengthen their employment prospects. READ MORE

  6. 5. Extraction of Global Features for enhancing Machine Learning Performance

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Abyel Tesfay; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Deep Learning; Feature Extraction; Global Features; Time-series data; Bioprocessing; Maskininlärning; Djupinlärning; Funktionsextraktion; Globala Funktioner; Tidsserie data; Biobearbetning;

    Abstract : Data Science plays an essential role in many organizations and industries to become data-driven in their decision-making and workflow, as models can provide relevant input in areas such as social media, the stock market, and manufacturing industries. To train models of quality, data preparation methods such as feature extraction are used to extract relevant features. READ MORE