Finding the Right Metaphor: Restructuring, Realigning, and Repackaging Todayâ•Žs Research Libraries

Finding the Right Metaphor: Restructuring, Realigning, and Repackaging Today’s Research Libraries

To change from collection-centric to user-centered research libraries and to survive in tough economic times, libraries face 2 major challenges: 1st, libraries need to change how they are viewed by their constituencies so they are seen as indispensable; and 2nd, libraries need to help the librarians and staff change their own mental models of their roles to remain relevant in these changing tim...

Culture and Management Control Systems in Todayâ•Žs High-Performing Firms

شاخص های طراحی و ارزیابی کتابخانه های دیجیتالی

Introduction: There was always suspicion regarding concept and frameworks of digital libraries concepts such as electronic library, virtual library, without wall library, hybrid library and digital library have applied often together, or for each other for conveying library concept. Studies have shown that so far there is no standard and universal accepted definition for digital libraries, howe...

The Conceptual Metaphor of Jamal (Beauty) in Shams’ Lyrics

In this paper, based on the contemporary theory of cognitive metaphor, the metaphoric functions of Jamal (Beauty) and the clusters of images related to it, namely the world, man, face, sun, mirror, etc. in Mawlavi's lyrics are explained. In theology, the motif of conceptual metaphor of Jamal is Ro'yat (vision). Finding its way into mysticism, "vision" is expressed in the metaphor of B...

Using Case Studies to Characterize the Broader Meaning of Engineering Design for Todayâ•Žs Student

Numerous organizations have undertaken the task of envisioning the education required to meet the engineering demands of the future. The ABET study EC2000, ASCE’s Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Body of Knowledge 2 and the National Academy of Engineering have documented the need to change engineering education from its historical focus on technical content knowledge to include greater e...