EXERCISES Titles User Perception and Use of the Academic Library: A Correlation Analysis E Educational Usage of Mobile Devices: Differences Between Postgraduate and Undergraduate Students F Old Maids, Policeman, and Social Rejects: Mass Media Representations and Public Perceptions of Librarians C Identifying the prevailing images in Library and Information Science profession: is the landscape changing? D Resistance to Change in Libraries: Application of Communication Theories A Social Media Use in Academic Libraries: A Phenomenological Study B Abstracts Abstract A Libraries are affected by discontinuous change caused by the type and rapidity of technological innovations. By examining the theories of structuration, diffusion of innovation, and contingency, change in libraries can be better understood, thus easing its adoption and assimilation. There is a need to reconceptualize libraries. Gray Weiner, S. (2003) in Library and the Academy, 3:69-78 Abstract B Academic libr...
Overview - Structure Academic Articles are part of the genres that teachers can write if they want to do research, if they want to study from "authentic material". Not only do FORMAL (academic) ARTICLES share these features, but also they are headed by ABSTRACTS . An abstract is an independent text that comprises the most important concepts of the paper, the purpose of the research, the state of the art, what is missing, and the results of the investigation. When writing an abstract: AVOID all kind of "supporting material": Long background information, paraphrased sentences, too many adverbs or adjectives, quotes, references from other sources, overgeneralizations e.g. "studies have indicate that..." figures, statistics, tables, etc. There are four types of abstracts: Critical Abstract. Descriptive Abstract. Informative Abstract. Highlight Abstract. Each sentence in an abstract fulfils a specific purpose. These are called "MOVES" the ov...