Ana R. Pacios

Bio: Ana R. Pacios is an academic researcher from Charles III University of Madrid. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transparency (behavior) & Strategic planning. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 28 publications receiving 177 citations. Previous affiliations of Ana R. Pacios include Carlos III Health Institute.

Strategic plans and long‐range plans: is there a difference?

Abstract: An analysis of both form and content differences between the plans named “strategic” and those named “long‐range”. Planning theory is checked against the planning reports available on the Web pages of 65 public and university libraries. The goal is to see whether the differences that some theorists observe between strategic and long‐range planning actually exist on plans published with those names.

The impact of consortia purchasing of periodical publications on the document supply service

Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to show the impact of consortia purchased periodical publications on document supply services. These services have undergone considerable changes over the last five years, first decreasing but now recovering.Design/methodology/approach – First, this paper reviews the most recent specialised literature, focusing mainly on the impact of electronic journals in libraries, their effects, and proposed actions. Second, as an example of this new behaviour, presents the document supply service data, as collected in one hospital's health‐science library in the last four years.Findings – As evidenced by the literature, the users' acceptance of electronic journals has undoubtedly been excellent. Consortia purchasing projects have become a basic tool that expand collections, support cooperative technological development, and require negotiating skills from librarians. But these mass purchases do not seem to be the ideal solution for libraries, they entail losing freedom when choosing the coll...

Twitter communication of university libraries in the face of covid-19

Abstract: Libraries have had to reorient their activities and services due to the closure of their physical facilities during the Covid-19 crisis. In the framework of higher education, educational institutions have transferred their teaching and research to the online environment. University libraries have always been an essential element in the development of teaching and educational activities, and their role has been crucial during the confinement period. This research aims to analyze how Spanish university libraries have communicated this new way of providing their services through Twitter during the first weeks of the state of alarm. A total of 11,867 tweets and retweets from 56 libraries were analyzed based on an ad hoc thematic categorization. The conclusions highlight the role of libraries in the face of the health emergency and the transformation and publicity of this new way of working, as well as their role as an important information point to keep up to date with the current situation of the pandemic.

Management‐related information on Spanish university library Web pages

Abstract: A typological analysis of the management‐related documents that Spanish university libraries show on their Web sites is provided. The paper discusses about the structure and contents of the Web pages; provides some analysis on the location of the documents in the pages; and presents a view of document changes after 1 year, taking into account their presence and currency.

The priorities of public libraries at the onset of the third millennium

Abstract: Purpose – This paper aims to show the main action areas to which public libraries are devoting their efforts and resources at the onset of the twenty‐first century, despite their own particularities and needs.Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is based on a comparative analysis on a sample of so‐called “strategic” and “long‐term” plans from US public libraries covering from 1998 through 2010. Of all identified priorities, those appearing in at least 40 per cent of the plans were used for the analysis. Thus, the paper narrowed the list of priorities down to the five most repeated ones in the sample of plans, and their peculiarities are set forth here.Findings – The paper finds that, although the method used is a simple one and the results are limited to the set of libraries whose plans have been analysed, there are coincidences with some predictions in some papers on the role public libraries should play in the twenty‐first century.Originality/value – In the long term, this type of research perm...

The knowledge-creating company : how Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation

Abstract: How has Japan become a major economic power, a world leader in the automotive and electronics industries? What is the secret of their success? The consensus has been that, though the Japanese are not particularly innovative, they are exceptionally skilful at imitation, at improving products that already exist. But now two leading Japanese business experts, Ikujiro Nonaka and Hiro Takeuchi, turn this conventional wisdom on its head: Japanese firms are successful, they contend, precisely because they are innovative, because they create new knowledge and use it to produce successful products and technologies. Examining case studies drawn from such firms as Honda, Canon, Matsushita, NEC, 3M, GE, and the U.S. Marines, this book reveals how Japanese companies translate tacit to explicit knowledge and use it to produce new processes, products, and services.

Digital journals, Big Deals and online searching behaviour: a pilot study

Abstract: Evaluates, through deep log analysis, the impact of “Big Deal” agreements on the online searching behaviour of users of the Emerald digital library Web site, which provides access to more than 150 journals in the fields of business and information science. The purpose of the evaluation was to map the online information seeking behaviour of the digital library user and to see whether those signed‐up to a Big Deal arrangement behaved any differently from the others. In general they did. The real surprise proved to be the strong consumer traits of the library’s users. Research reported here refers to the first stage of a three‐stage research project.