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Reference Services and Media
by Linda S KatzGet the most out of your reference information systems and technology!Reference Services and Media meets the information challenges that overwhelm and assist us today with computerization, electronics, and telecommunications changes in the reference services of our libraries. As a professional in the library science field, you will discover innovative theories and researched solutions on many technology problems and challenges such as formatting and compatibility, training of reference professionals and library users, costs, and information have and have nots. With the year 2000 and beyond upon us, emerging technologies afford tremendous opportunities for reference librarians and for improved and enhanced public access to information. In Reference Services and Media you will learn about planning for staffing, troubleshooting fund-raising, and budget developing to support the use of information technologies. You will also examine the impact new media has on academic libraries, specifically video and movie clips that are transferred over intranets and internets and their opportunities and legal implications. In Reference Services and Media you will also explore:desktop conferencing and web access for reference services versus personalized contactdesktop conferencing with personal computers in remote areas for reference service assistancepositive and negative aspects of using each technology in reference use instruction creative methods for procuring funding for an electronic information literary instruction classroomproviding a digital library for a state library networkraising confidence levels of public service librarians in using electronic resources to answer reference questions Reference Services and Media includes case studies, tables, and an annotated bibliography that serves as a librarian's media reference toolkit, making it essential for effective media reference work. An excellent source for the reference librarian, Reference Services and Media will assist you in adopting and incorporating new information technologies for the present and future.
Refiguring Democracy: The Spanish Political Laboratory (Routledge Studies in Anti-Politics and Democratic Crisis)
by Ramón A. Feenstra Simon Tormey Andreu Casero-Ripollés John KeaneSpain has become a remarkable democratic laboratory in which millions of citizens are experimenting with new forms of political expression. This book examines the dynamics of this political laboratory, showing that the upheavals it is experiencing are likely in the near future to affect democracies elsewhere in the world. Examining the new means of participation that were established in fields where digital communication tools enabled the launch of novel dynamics of political action, the reader will gain access to a comprehensive analysis of the reshaping and mutation process that has affected fields such as activism, political parties and political participation. Using a case study of the Spain between 2011 and 2015, the book focuses on the changes that have taken place in politics and communication in Spain, paying particular attention to the 15M movement and its disruptive, innovative strength in all matters related to politics and communication. The chapters cover political repertoires and the hybridization of horizontal and vertical political logics; the appearance of new political parties; the establishment of monitoring mechanisms as an essential means of political expression and participation; and the subversion of rationality across media as a product of the communication strategies implemented by online political activism. Showing that Spain is not just at the forefront of democratic innovation, but that it is a political laboratory in which trials are taking place that tell us much about the future of democracy everywhere, this book will be of great use to scholars of political theory, democracy and philosophy.
Refiguring Democracy: The Spanish Political Laboratory (Routledge Studies in Anti-Politics and Democratic Crisis)
by Ramón A. Feenstra Simon Tormey Andreu Casero-Ripollés John KeaneSpain has become a remarkable democratic laboratory in which millions of citizens are experimenting with new forms of political expression. This book examines the dynamics of this political laboratory, showing that the upheavals it is experiencing are likely in the near future to affect democracies elsewhere in the world. Examining the new means of participation that were established in fields where digital communication tools enabled the launch of novel dynamics of political action, the reader will gain access to a comprehensive analysis of the reshaping and mutation process that has affected fields such as activism, political parties and political participation. Using a case study of the Spain between 2011 and 2015, the book focuses on the changes that have taken place in politics and communication in Spain, paying particular attention to the 15M movement and its disruptive, innovative strength in all matters related to politics and communication. The chapters cover political repertoires and the hybridization of horizontal and vertical political logics; the appearance of new political parties; the establishment of monitoring mechanisms as an essential means of political expression and participation; and the subversion of rationality across media as a product of the communication strategies implemented by online political activism. Showing that Spain is not just at the forefront of democratic innovation, but that it is a political laboratory in which trials are taking place that tell us much about the future of democracy everywhere, this book will be of great use to scholars of political theory, democracy and philosophy.
Reflecting on and with the ‘More-than-Human’ in Education: Things for Interculturality (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Fred Dervin Mei YuanThis book examines today’s central and yet often misunderstood and misconstrued notion of interculturality. It specifically focuses on one aspect of intercultural awareness that has been ignored in research and education: the presence and influence of things on the way we experience, do, and reflect on interculturality. This book provides the readers with opportunities to engage with interculturality by reflecting on how our lives are full of things and entangled with them. It urges teachers, teacher educators, scholars, and students to open their eyes to the richness that the more-than-human, with which we can reflect, has to offer for intercultural communication education.
Reflections on Theoretical Issues in Argumentation Theory (Argumentation Library #28)
by Frans H. van Eemeren Bart GarssenThis volume presents a selection of papers reflecting key theoretical issues in argumentation theory. Its six sections are devoted to specific themes, including the analysis and evaluation of argumentation, argument schemes and the contextual embedding of argumentation. The section on general perspectives on argumentation discusses the trends of empiricalization, contextualization and formalization, offers descriptions of the analytical and evaluative tools of informal logic, and highlights selected principles that argumentation theorists do and do not agree upon. In turn, the section on linguistic approaches to argumentation focuses on the problem of distinguishing between explanation and argument, while also elaborating on the role of verbal indicators of argument schemes. All essays included in this volume point out notable recent developments in the study of argumentation.
Reflexive Grounded Theory: Eine Einführung für die Forschungspraxis
by Franz BreuerDie Grounded Theory-Methodik (GTM) ist eines der meistverwendeten Verfahren der qualitativen Sozialforschung. In diesem Buch werden die Vorgehensschritte der GTM in einer praxisorientierten Weise dargestellt und die GTM in einem methodologischen Rahmen neu interpretiert, bei dem der reflexive Umgang mit der Subjektivität des/der Forschenden zu einer Erkenntnisquelle eigener Art ausgearbeitet wird.
Reflexive Grounded Theory: Eine Einführung für die Forschungspraxis
by Franz BreuerDie Grounded Theory-Methodik (GTM) ist eines der meistverwendeten Verfahren der qualitativen Sozialforschung. In diesem Buch werden die Vorgehensschritte der GTM in einer praxisorientierten Weise dargestellt und die GTM in einem methodologischen Rahmen neu interpretiert, bei dem der reflexive Umgang mit der Subjektivität des/der Forschenden zu einer Erkenntnisquelle eigener Art ausgearbeitet wird.
Reflexivity in Language and Intercultural Education: Rethinking Multilingualism and Interculturality (Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication)
by Julie S. Byrd Clark Fred DervinWith the impact of accelerated globalization, digital technologies, mobility, and migration, the fields of Applied Linguistics, Language, and Intercultural Education have been shifting. One shift in need of further exploration is that of systematic and coherent reflexivity in researching language and culture. This unique and timely book thus examines the significance of reflexivity as an integral process, particularly when researching the multifaceted notions of multilingualism and interculturality in education. It also contributes to current critical approaches to representations of languages and cultures in identity politics. As such, the authors offer innovative ways of engaging with reflexivity in teaching, learning, and research through multimodal and complex ways. The chapters span a diverse range of educational settings in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
Reflexivity in Language and Intercultural Education: Rethinking Multilingualism and Interculturality (Routledge Studies in Language and Intercultural Communication)
by Julie S. Byrd Clark Fred DervinWith the impact of accelerated globalization, digital technologies, mobility, and migration, the fields of Applied Linguistics, Language, and Intercultural Education have been shifting. One shift in need of further exploration is that of systematic and coherent reflexivity in researching language and culture. This unique and timely book thus examines the significance of reflexivity as an integral process, particularly when researching the multifaceted notions of multilingualism and interculturality in education. It also contributes to current critical approaches to representations of languages and cultures in identity politics. As such, the authors offer innovative ways of engaging with reflexivity in teaching, learning, and research through multimodal and complex ways. The chapters span a diverse range of educational settings in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
Reformen in Deutschland: Wege einer besseren Verständigung zwischen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft
by Claudia Mast Klaus SpachmannÖkonomische ebenso wie gesellschaftliche Akteure dringen mit ihren Vorstellungen zu den Reformen kaum zur Bevölkerung durch. Das Verhältnis zwischen Unternehmen und Medien ist häufig angespannt. Die Studie liefert eine fundierte Bestandsaufnahme vielfältiger Aspekte von Unternehmenskommunikation und Medienberichterstattung und zeigt grundsätzliche Ansatzpunkte einer besseren Verständigung zwischen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft auf.
Refugee News, Refugee Politics: Journalism, Public Opinion and Policymaking in Europe
by Giovanna Dell’Orto Irmgard WetzsteinThe unprecedented arrival of more than a million refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants – plus the political, public, and policy reactions to it – is redefining Europe. The repercussions will last for generations on such central issues as security, national identity, human rights, and the very structure of liberal democracies. What is the role of the news media in telling the story of the 2010s refugee crisis at a time of deepening crisis for journalism, as “fake news” ran rampant amid an increasingly distrustful public? This volume offers students, scholars, and the general reader original research and candid frontline insights to understand the intersecting influences of journalistic practices, news discourses, public opinion, and policymaking on one of the most polarizing issues of our time. Focusing on current events in Greece, Austria, and Germany – critical entry and destination countries – it introduces a groundbreaking dialogue between elite national and international media, academic institutions, and civil society organizations, revealing the complex impacts of the news media on the thorny sociopolitical dilemmas raised by the integration of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in EU countries.
Refugee News, Refugee Politics: Journalism, Public Opinion and Policymaking in Europe
by Irmgard Wetzstein Giovanna Dell’OrtoThe unprecedented arrival of more than a million refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants – plus the political, public, and policy reactions to it – is redefining Europe. The repercussions will last for generations on such central issues as security, national identity, human rights, and the very structure of liberal democracies. What is the role of the news media in telling the story of the 2010s refugee crisis at a time of deepening crisis for journalism, as “fake news” ran rampant amid an increasingly distrustful public? This volume offers students, scholars, and the general reader original research and candid frontline insights to understand the intersecting influences of journalistic practices, news discourses, public opinion, and policymaking on one of the most polarizing issues of our time. Focusing on current events in Greece, Austria, and Germany – critical entry and destination countries – it introduces a groundbreaking dialogue between elite national and international media, academic institutions, and civil society organizations, revealing the complex impacts of the news media on the thorny sociopolitical dilemmas raised by the integration of hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in EU countries.
Refugees and the Media: Local and Global Perspectives
by Nasir Uddin Delaware ArifMedia and refugees rhetorically live together and practically complement each other. Yet, it involves plenty of hidden political agendas and ethical issues in the (re)presentation of refugees in media. This collection raises questions: Should the media stand by refugees or maintain deliberate ‘neutrality’? Should the media dehumanize the refugees further in their humanitarian conditions? Are the media entitled to publish photographs of refugees without informed consent? Should the media stand by the state being responsible for generating refugee crisis or should the state be accountable for rendering its people refugees? What effective roles can media play in redressing the refugee ‘crisis’ in the world? The book brings together scholars across disciplines and continents who reflect on the nexus between media and refugees in contexts around the world. It engages in cutting-edge methodological and theoretical discussions and challenges regarding the reciprocal engagement between media and refugees from both local and global perspectives.
Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels
by Catherine EmersonManneken Pis, a fountain featuring a bronze child urinating, has stood on the same Brussels street corner since at least the mid-fifteenth century. Since there is no consensus on its meaning, it has been used to express many different readings of social relations in a complex city and nation state. It has formed part of the festival culture of the city - from royal entries to gay pride - but has also been exploited in conflicts arising out of war and occupation, and the tensions inherent in modern Belgium. Drawing on archives, histories, police reports, devotional literature, ephemera and a wealth of other sources, Catherine Emerson examines how one smaller-than-lifesized water source has come to embody a certain sort of Brussels identity.
Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels
by Catherine EmersonManneken Pis, a fountain featuring a bronze child urinating, has stood on the same Brussels street corner since at least the mid-fifteenth century. Since there is no consensus on its meaning, it has been used to express many different readings of social relations in a complex city and nation state. It has formed part of the festival culture of the city - from royal entries to gay pride - but has also been exploited in conflicts arising out of war and occupation, and the tensions inherent in modern Belgium. Drawing on archives, histories, police reports, devotional literature, ephemera and a wealth of other sources, Catherine Emerson examines how one smaller-than-lifesized water source has come to embody a certain sort of Brussels identity.
Regierungskommunikation in Deutschland: Eine Analyse von Produktion und Rezeption
by Jana HeinzeDie Kommunikationsstrategie gilt als Schlüsselfaktor einer erfolgreichen Umsetzung von Regierungshandeln. Jana Heinze präsentiert eine umfassende Konzeptualisierung und empirische Erfassung der Regierungskommunikation sowohl aus Sicht der Bundes- und Länderministerien als auch der Bürger. Anhand der Gegenüberstellung von Produktion und Rezeption erarbeitet sie umfassende Handlungsempfehlungen für eine gelingende, bürgersensitive Regierungskommunikation. Darüber hinaus zeigt die Autorin verbleibende konzeptionelle und empirische Forschungslücken auf, die als Grundlage für weiterführende Analysen genutzt werden können.
Regierungskommunikation und staatliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit: Implikationen des technologisch induzierten Medienwandels
by Juliana Raupp Jan Niklas Kocks Kim MurphyDer Herausgeberband beschäftigt sich mit den Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung der politischen Kommunikation, insbesondere der Regierungskommunikation und der staatlichen Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Die Beitragsautoren diskutieren diesen Problemkreis aus verschiedenen theoretischen, methodischen und berufspraktischen Perspektiven und stellen ausgewählte empirische Befunde dazu vor. Regierungskommunikation und staatliche Öffentlichkeitsarbeit werden unter den Bedingungen des technologisch induzierten Medienwandels aus der Perspektive verschiedener Fachdisziplinen problematisiert und reflektiert.
Regional Failure Events in Communication Networks: Models, Algorithms and Applications (Springer Theses)
by Balázs VassThis book presents a comprehensive study covering the design and application of models and algorithms for assessing the joint device failures of telecommunication backbone networks caused by large-scale regional disasters. At first, failure models are developed to make use of the best data available; in turn, a set of fast algorithms for determining the resulting failure lists are described; further, a theoretical analysis of the complexity of the algorithms and the properties of the failure lists is presented, and relevant practical case studies are investigated. Merging concepts and tools from complexity theory, combinatorial and computational geometry, and probability theory, a comprehensive set of models is developed for translating the disaster hazard in informative yet concise data structures. The information available on the network topology and the disaster hazard is then used to calculate the possible (probabilistic) network failures. The resulting sets of resources that are expected to break down simultaneously are modeled as a collection of Shared Risk Link Groups (SRLGs), or Probabilistic SRLGs. Overall, this book presents improved theoretical methods that can help predicting disaster-caused network malfunctions, identifying vulnerable regions, and assessing precisely the availability of internet services, among other applications.
Regional Interest Magazines of the United States (Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals and Newspapers)
by Sam Riley Gary W. SelnowIn Regional Interest Magazines of the United States, Sam G. Riley and Gary W. Selnow focus on those magazines that direct their attention to a particular city or region and reach a fairly general readership intersted in entertainment and information. This work is a follow-up to their earlier Index to City and Regional Magazines of the United States. Titles are arranged alphabetically to facilitate access; each entry includes a historical essay on the magazine's founding, development, editorial policies, and content. Entries also include two sections that provide data on information sources and publication history, arranged in tabular form for ready reference.In choosing the magazines to be profiled, Riley and Selnow attempted to represent not only the biggest and most successful of this genre, but also some smaller and newer titles, plus significant earlier magazines that are no longer in print. Special care was also taken to achieve an even geographical spread. To attain greater accuracy, regional writers were enlisted to do the entries on their own region. These writers provide valuable information on how the various magazines began, how conditions have caused them to change, their problems, their editors and publishers, and their content as well as colorful and little known facts of their operation. Magazines were arranged alphabetically, and two informative appendices list the profiled titles by founding date and geographic location. This volume will be a valuable resource for students of magazine publishing history.
Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria: Intranational Approaches to African Media Systems
by Muhammad Jameel Yusha'uRegional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria is a ground-breaking book that offers fresh perspectives on the character and role of the African media in covering corruption scandals. It explores whether reports regarding corruption stem from the efforts of journalists who employ investigative journalism, or if it is a mere coincidence promoted by the activities of anti-corruption agencies. To that end, the book develops a media systems theory for Africa based on the coverage of corruption scandals in the Nigerian press. This new theoretical paradigm, defined as regional parallelism, argues that African countries are nations within nations, and that therefore any comparative study of the media system should recognize this understanding. The book combines both interviews with journalists as well as qualitative content analysis of newspapers to determine the patterns and issues that influence the reporting of corruption. It also looks at corruption within the media itself, taking into account factors such as regionalism and ethnicity within the practice of journalism.
Regionalentwicklung im Spannungsfeld von Nachhaltigkeit und Identität
by Marko IvanisinDer Autor entwickelt ein Regionenmodell, das jenseits physischer und struktureller Grenzen und Rahmungen auf der Ebene der kommunikativen Vernetzungen aufbaut. Bei dem neuen Regionenbegriff geht es nicht mehr um geographisch, wirtschaftlich und/oder politisch abgegrenzte und sich selbst genügende Agglomerate, sondern um interessenbasierte Netzwerke, die sich vermittels partizipatorischer Kommunikation auf der Ebene der sozialen Konstruktion als sozial organisierte Modelle darstellen.
Regionaler Pressemarkt und Publizistische Vielfalt: Strukturen und Inhalte der Regionalpresse in Deutschland und Österreich 1995–2015
by Ramona Vonbun-Feldbauer Johanna Grüblbauer Simon Berghofer Jan Krone Klaus Beck Dennis Steffan Leyla DogruelDer Band untersucht den langfristigen Einfluss pressepolitischer Maßnahmen und ihrer Konsequenzen auf die strukturelle und die inhaltliche Vielfalt in regionalen Pressemärkten und führt Erkenntnisse aus der Pressekonzentrationsforschung, der Vielfalts- und Qualitätsforschung sowie der kommunikationspolitischen Presseforschung zusammen. Anhand einer Strukturanalyse der regionalen Pressemärkte in Deutschland und Österreich werden stabile und dynamische regionale Zeitungsmärkte identifiziert. Stabilität und Dynamik beziehen sich dabei auf Eigentumsverhältnisse und die Anzahl von Titeln/publizistischen Einheiten. Für jedes Land werden die Presseerzeugnisse jeweils einer dynamischen und einer stabilen Region einer Inhaltsanalyse unterzogen. Durch das Längsschnittdesign mit drei Messzeitpunkten sind, neben Vergleichen zwischen den Ländern sowie zwischen dynamischen und stabilen Pressemärkten, inhaltliche und formale Veränderungen der Vielfalt regionaler Presse fassbar. Zudem wird die interne journalistische Vielfalt einer bestimmten Zeitung in Bezug auf ihre (wechselnde) Marktposition verglichen.
Regionalism and the Reading Class
by Wendy GriswoldGlobalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it, but as Regionalism and the Reading Class shows, neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny—quite the contrary. Wendy Griswold draws on cases from Italy, Norway, and the United States to show that fans of books form their own reading class, with a distinctive demographic profile separate from the general public. This reading class is modest in size but intense in its literary practices. Paradoxically these educated and mobile elites work hard to put down local roots by, among other strategies, exploring regional writing. Ultimately, due to the technological, economic, and political advantages they wield, cosmopolitan readers are able to celebrate, perpetuate, and reinvigorate local culture. Griswold’s study will appeal to students of cultural sociology and the history of the book—and her findings will be welcome news to anyone worried about the future of reading or the eclipse of place.
Regionalism and the Reading Class
by Wendy GriswoldGlobalization and the Internet are smothering cultural regionalism, that sense of place that flourished in simpler times. These two villains are also prime suspects in the death of reading. Or so alarming reports about our homogenous and dumbed-down culture would have it, but as Regionalism and the Reading Class shows, neither of these claims stands up under scrutiny—quite the contrary. Wendy Griswold draws on cases from Italy, Norway, and the United States to show that fans of books form their own reading class, with a distinctive demographic profile separate from the general public. This reading class is modest in size but intense in its literary practices. Paradoxically these educated and mobile elites work hard to put down local roots by, among other strategies, exploring regional writing. Ultimately, due to the technological, economic, and political advantages they wield, cosmopolitan readers are able to celebrate, perpetuate, and reinvigorate local culture. Griswold’s study will appeal to students of cultural sociology and the history of the book—and her findings will be welcome news to anyone worried about the future of reading or the eclipse of place.
Regionalnachrichten im Hörfunk: Verständlich schreiben für Radiohörer
by Karl-Albrecht ImmelWie gestalte ich Nachrichten – strukturell, inhaltlich, sprachlich? Was macht einen guten Leadsatz aus? Die Reihe klassischer Fehler in vielen Meldungen ist schier endlos: Die wichtigste Botschaft wird irgendwo im Text versteckt. Gedankensprünge und überfrachtete Meldungen verwirren Hörer und Leser. Dazu kommen bürokratische Substantivierungen, doppelte Verneinung und unnötige Passivkonstruktionen, haarscharf daneben liegende Metaphern, unübersichtliche Zahlensalate, falsche Präpositionen und erklärungsbedürftige Fachbegriffe. Besonders beliebt: der falsche Gebrauch von Indikativ und Konjunktiv in der indirekten Rede. Anhand vieler Beispiele werden die wichtigsten Regeln systematisch erläutert und oft vorkommende Fehler analysiert – ein kompaktes Buch für Nachrichtenredakteure und Pressesprecher, aber auch für alle, die sich klar ausdrücken wollen.