servicio-2
capability ; facility ; service ; servicing ; utility ; service charges ; service facility ; feature.
DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.
'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.
There was also the difficulty that inter-departmental servicing was not undertaken in a co-operative, sharing, spirit.
Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.
These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
The author offer guidelines for managers and policy makers to aid the process of planning the establishment of data service facilities in a library.
Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.
abandonar los servicios de Alguien
drop out
This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them 'dropping out'.
adscripción en comisión de servicios
secondment
Secondment can be used to bridge the gap between library school educators and library practitioners.
agencia de servicios
service agency
This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
al servicio de
at the service of
Libraries and information centres are distribution mechanisms, and with dedication, re-education and political action can put new technologies at the service of human endeavour.
al servicio de la nación
uniformed
This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services - army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
a + Posesivo + servicio
at + Posesivo + service
The article 'Also at your service' describes the history, function, collection and facilities at the Science Museum Library, which serves as a back-up library to the British Library Lending Division.
arma de servicio
service weapon
In response, the policeman took aim with his service weapon resulting in the suspect being placed under arrest and the recovery of a handgun, ammunition clip and a ski mask.
bibliotecario de servicios técnicos
technical services librarian
The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad
community services librarian
The library extends its traditional services to those homebound due to illness or handicaps through its community services librarian.
bibliotecario en servicios mínimos
duty librarian
One of the supervisor's jobs is to see that work is prepared for the duty librarian to do during recess and lunchtime.
bienes y servicios
goods and services
Public goods are those goods and services provided by the government because a market failure has occurred and the market has not provided them.
buscar los servicios de
engage
Some questions to consider before engaging a consultant are: are the consultant's services needed?, could existing staff do the job?, can you afford aconsultant?.
calidad de los servicios
service quality
The objective of the project is to analyze the importance of the information culture for service quality and business development.
calidad del servicio
service quality
The objective of the project is to analyze the importance of the information culture for service quality and business development.
calidad en el servicio
quality performance
performance quality
The other philosophy is based on the concept that salary increases should be awarded only for quality performance.
As in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the several levels of performance quality build upon one another.
callejón de servicio
service road
The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/side lane behind the Prudential Tower.
cambiar de servicio
churn
These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.
cambio de servicio
churn
The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.
carta de servicios
service offer
If your service offer is not competitive then customers will wisely go elsewhere.
centrado en el servicio
service-focused
The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.
cobro de servicios [En bibliotecas, servicios por los que hay que pagar]
fee services
Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos.
cobro por servicios [En bibliotecas, servicios por los que hay que pagar]
fee services
fee for services
Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos.
This paper presents the results of an inquiry among libraries that have tried charging fees for services.
cobro por servicios prestados
fee for services
This paper presents the results of an inquiry among libraries that have tried charging fees for services.
comercializar un servicio
market + service
broker + service
During the course of this seminar on libraries it became clear that libraries need to market their services.
This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
conceder comisión de servicios
second
The Board suggests that teachers might be seconded into the archives to resolve these problems.
Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC)
Library and Information Services Council (LISC)
The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.
contratar los servicios de Alguien
enrol [enroll, -USA]
Enrolling information providers is the first key step in connecting information user and supplier.
convocatoria de oferta de servicios [Convocatoria que un organismo realiza a diferentes proveedores para que éstos presenten una lista detallada de precios y servicios]
invitation to tender (ITT)
The first four stages of the procedure will be used to short-list suppliers responding to an invitation to tender (ITT).
dar servicio
service
The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
dar un servicio
do + service
It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
dedicado al servicio
service-oriented
The reference archivist must be service-oriented and aim to meet the basic needs of the user = El archivero referencista debe dedicarse al servicio e intentar hacer frente a las necesidades básicas del usuario.
dejar fuera de servicio
put + Nombre + out of action
After a brilliant first season with Benfica, Mantorras had a terrible second one; a traumatizing knee injury put Mantorras out of action.
departamento de servicios técnicos
technical services department
Through the use of automation, libraries are able to reorganise technical services departments more efficiently and reassign professional cataloguers to other positions in the library.
de servicio
on duty
on call
One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.
This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
de servicio a la sociedad
public-spirited
It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
de servicio al usuario
client-serving
Being a librarian may be, for many, an avocation, but for all, it is certainly a job, and one which, like so many client-serving and cultural occupations, has become increasingly professionalized.
dirigir un servicio
run + service
So much depends on the nature of the van, the choice of stopping places and the person running the service.
División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD)
British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD)
The British National Bibliography, which is now the responsibility of the British Library Bibliographic Services Division, was established in 1950.
empresa de servicios
service organisation
service agency
service company
Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.
This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
The result will display all service companies nationwide that provide the service you are looking for.
empresa de servicios de información [Organismo, a veces una persona, que se dedica a localizar, recuperar y ofrecer información sobre cualquier materia y que cobra por ello] [Organismo, a veces una persona, que se dedica a localizar, recuperar y ofrecer información sobre cualquier materia y que cobra por ello]
information broker
broker
information broking
An information broker is a commercial organization, sometimes an individual, that undertakes to locate, retrieve and provide information about any subject.
This article sets out the advantages of using a broker especially one who is conversant with the intricacies of intellectual property.
The essence of information broking is acting as an interface between the client and a multiplicity of information resources.
empresa de servicio social
social utility
The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna".
empresa de servicios públicos
public utility
utility company
The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna" .
By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
en comisión de servicios
seconded
Improvement in the effectiveness of school libraries (e.g., the appointment of qualified librarians instead of seconded teachers) would mean an improvement in the performance of tertiary students.
estación de servicio [En inglés británico petrol station] [En inglés americano gas station]
gas station
petrol station
service station
gasoline station
filling-station
Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
For rural youth, Internet cafes provide an alternative to the local petrol station as a place to meet in public.
Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
estando de servicio
while on the job
If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
estar fuera de servicio
be out of action
DJ Slim will be out of action for a bit - he has a serious back injury that needs intensive treatment immediately.
estar siempre al servicio de Alguien
be at + Posesivo + beck and call
Don't be at her beck and call - women love a challenge and as soon as they find out that they can't have something they want it 100 times more.
ética de servicio
service ethic
The fact that libraries are staffed by people strongly committed to the service ethic is a positive force.
evasor del servicio militar obligatorio
draft evader
draft dodger
The basic question is what will be the effects if amnesty is granted to all draft evaders of the Vietnam War.
Israel is having a growing problem with draft dodgers.
externalización de servicios [Subcontratación de servicio externo]
outsourcing [out-sourcing]
externalisation of services
This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
The externalization of services that has been a driving force behind development in the West does not seem to exist to the same extent in Japan.
falto de servicios [Usado generalmente para referirse a aquellos sectores de la población más marginados]
underserved
The branch became a model of public library services to an underserved minority.
fuera de servicio
off-duty
decomissioned
out of commission
An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.
He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
It is being reported that after the surgery, Fidel Castro would be out of commission for two months.
función de servicio
service function
Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
hueco de servicio [En un edificio de varias plantas, aquellos espacios que los atraviesan de arriba a abajo y que se utilizan como servicios comunes como, por ejemplo, hueco de la escalera, hueco del ascensor, patios interiores, etc]
service core
The title 'Torsion in the reinforced concrete in service cores in tall buildings' contains four separate elementary or unit concepts: torsion, reinforced concrete, service cores, tall buildings.
impuesto de bienes y servicios
goods and services tax
The total price includes shipping and handling but excludes any applicable goods and services taxes.
industria de servicios
service industry
Its wide range of activities includes consumer goods, industrial products, animal feeds, tropical plantations and various service industries.
industria de servicios financieros, la
financial services industry, the
It is worth noting that far more people are employed in the banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry.
instalar un servicio
mount + a service
To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
jefe de los servicios de información
chief information officer (CIO)
A recent study indicates that roughly 1/3 of major US companies now have a chief information officer (CIO) who manages information in its broadest sense.
jefe del servicio de catalogación
cataloguing head
Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.
jefe del servicio de referencia
reference head
Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities - and not based on the current personnel roster.
libre de servicio
off-duty
An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.
montar un servicio
mount + a service
To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
oferta de servicios
service provision
service offer
Libraries must now take a close look at the nature of their service provision.
If your service offer is not competitive then customers will wisely go elsewhere.
oficial de servicio
duty officer
The 'first post' was sounded when the duty officer started his rounds and, as the party proceeded from post to post, a drum was played.
ofrecer servicio
service
The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
ofrecer un servicio
operate + service
provide + service
do + service
LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue.
The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members.
It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
orientado al servicio de la gente
people-centred
people-centric
The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library.
People-centric, cultural issues are central to knowledge sharing.
orientado al servicio de las personas
people-centred
The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library.
orientado hacia el servicio
service orientated
service-focused
The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.
orientar un servicio hacia
target + service
The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
período de servicio
tour of duty
Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.
personal de servicios
service worker
The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.
personas faltas de servicios, las [Usado generalmente para referirse a aquellos sectores de la población más marginados]
underserved, the
This study laid the foundation for the development of library services for the underserved.
poner en servicio
put into + operation
put into + service
None of them were put into operation in a significant manner because of the economics.
Shortly after being put into service, some buses have developed cracks on the underside of the main frame.
por todo el servicio
service-wide
Those guidelines were then modified for service-wide distribution.
prestación de servicios
service delivery
This article describes stock selection, collections, staffing levels and service delivery in Western Australia public libraries.
prestar servicios mínimos
run + skeleton services
This shows that there is no corner that London Underground won't cut to try and run skeleton services regardless of the risks to the public.
prestar un servicio
operate + service
provide + service
render + service
give + service to
deliver + service
deliver + value
produce + the goods
do + service
LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue.
The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members.
A debatable source of outside funding is the collection of fees for services rendered.
The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
The library concentrates more on the provision of information and less on personal counselling, advice giving, or delivering a tangible service.
Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.
At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth - professionalism could get in the way.
It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
prestar un servicio a los usuarios
serve + patrons
The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
profesional dedicado al servicio
service professional
Librarians, as service professionals, have well-defined social responsibilities that relate directly to librarianship = Los bibliotecarios, como profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población, tienen responsabilidades sociales claramente definidas que están relacionadas directamente con la biblioteconomía.
profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población
service professional
Librarians, as service professionals, have well-defined social responsibilities that relate directly to librarianship = Los bibliotecarios, como profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población, tienen responsabilidades sociales claramente definidas que están relacionadas directamente con la biblioteconomía.
profesión dedicada al servicio
service profession
Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
profesión dedicada al servicio de otros
helping profession
The conditions in the helping professions, including those in special librarianship, dispose one to burnout.
profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población
service profession
Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
promover un servicio
launch + a service
In Feb 92 Sutton launched a mobile library service for older and disabled people living in sheltered housing, residential homes or attending a day care centre.
proveedor de servicios
service supplier
service provider
The commercial secrecy maintained by the service suppliers, however, makes accurate mapping of these flows difficult.
Libraries must carry our more PR activities and must remember their role as service providers.
proveedor de servicios de Internet
Internet provider
The author examines the trials and tribulations that went into the making of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's pioneering Internet provider.
Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP)
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.
punto de servicio
service point
One of the greatest assets that libraries possess as potential hosts for community information services is their extensive network of service points.
responsable del servicio de emergencias
emergency official
Emergency officials say a carnival ride has collapsed at a fairgrounds, injuring three people severely.
responsable del servicio de referencia
reference administrator
The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
sector de servicios
services sector
Britain's services sector almost ground to a standstill last month, dampening hopes that the economy is on the road to recovery.
separación de servicios
unbundling
'Unbundling' is defined as selling services individually, so that libraries can choose, and pay for, the services they actually use.
servicio a domicilio
home delivery
This article reviews some of the Internet sites for food enthusiasts and gourmets, including sources for home delivery of pizzas.
servicio a la comunidad
community service
A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
servicio a través de terceros
third-party service
In recent years, there has been an increasing trend toward the outsourcing of services through third-party service providers in many industries.
servicio a uno mismo
self-service
The borrower identification is required each time a document is requested in self-service mode.
servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar
respite care
This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.
servicio bibliográfico [Empresa que vende servicios y productos bibliográficos a las bibliotecas, como por ejemplo OCLC]
bibliographic service
bibliographic utility
I was sort of appalled at Mr. Welsh's comments on the future of bibliographic services that the Library of Congress is willing to provide.
During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS = Durante el verano de 1987 la biblioteca comenzó la codificación masiva de su colección de préstamo usando una mezcla de etiquetas de código de barras precodificadas y sin codificar preparadas por el servicio bibliográfico UTLAS.
servicio bibliotecario
library facility
library service
The article 'The forgiving building revisited' discusses planning library facilities which will meet new developments in automation technology with flexibility.
All aspects of the library service must be relevant to the needs of all the community, not just the one-third registered readers.
servicio bibliotecario mediante pago
fee-based library service
The title of the article is 'Economic considerations for fee-based library services: an administrative perspective'.
servicio bibliotecario penintenciario
prison library service
Lack of qualified staff and administrative support had retarded development of prison library service in the state = La falta de personal cualificado y de apoyo administrativo ha retardado el desarrollo de los servicios bibliotecarios penitenciarios en el estado.
servicio central
main site service
Registration for access to main site services is required.
servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas [Agencia que se encarga de controlar la subscripción y el proceso de las publicaciones periódicas para varias bibliotecas]
consolidation service
For the Bond University Library, established in Gold Coast, Queensland, in 1988, a decision was made to use a single consolidation service for all overseas subscriptions = Para la Biblioteca Universitaria Bond, creada en Gold Coast, Queenslad, en 1988, se tomó la decisión de usar un único servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas para todas las suscripciones extranjeras.
servicio comercial
commercial service
commercial vendor
charged service
Many libraries now make use of commercial services which store the LC cataloguing records on microfiche.
Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.
'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.
servicio complementario
ancillary service
We offer the following ancillary services to our clients to ensure a hassle-free arrival or departure, as well as take care of their accommodation needs.
servicio comunitario
community service
A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
servicio de acceso público
public delivery service
Later phases will include data storage on optical disks, which will provide the capacity for a public delivery service.
servicio de acompañante
escort service
Other information and referral services typically provided by social service agencies (such as counselling, transportation, and escort services) are being rejected by libraries.
servicio de actualización permanente
current awareness
current-awareness service
In particular, a subject arrangement for serials is likely to be compatible with browsing for current awareness.
Current-awareness services are those information services whose primary objective is to keep information users abreast of advances in their field.
servicio de adquisiciones [Conjunto de actividades que realiza el departamento de compras de una biblioteca relacionadas con el pedido y el proceso técnico de los documentos que una biblioteca recibe]
acquisition routines
acquisition(s) service
The need was felt for a local data system which would provide not only catalogue and circulation control, but also acquisition routines and periodicals control.
This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.
servicio de aduanas [En el Reino Unido]
customs and excise agency
This article reports on the court case being brought against Canada Customs (the customs and excise agency of Canada) by a gay and lesbian bookshop in Vancouver.
servicio de alerta
alert service
alerting service
The author discusses the use of press releases, news sources, news alert services, market research reports.
FT News Alert is a commercially available news alerting service which runs over a corporate intranet with access.
servicio de aparcacoches
valet parking
Whether you need valet parking for a small dinner party, a wedding, or a large corporate event, you can count on us to meet all of your parking needs.
servicio de apoyo [Todo aquel servicio que una organización presta relacionado indirectmante con el producto que comercializa, como por ejemplo servicios de mantenimiento de un producto]
backup service
support service
ESA-IRS has backup services in various European countries.
Hosts also offer various support services such as manuals, search aids and training facilities.
servicio de asesoramiento
consulting service
counselling service
advisory service
This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding.
It is not a counselling but an information and referral service, with most business conducted via the telephone, although the office is open to personal callers.
This web-based advisory service is open to all those with a stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
servicio de asesoramiento jurídico
legal aid service
This sources of information may be, for example, local churches, burial societies, labor unions, legal aid services and firms offering different forms of public transport.
servicio de asistencia
provider service
This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.
servicio de atención
advisory service
This web-based advisory service is open to all those with a stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
servicio de atención al cliente
customer service
service department
To be successful vendors must fill a reasonable percentage of orders quickly and at a competitive price while providing additional customer services = Para ser un proveedor con éxito debe servir un número razonable de pedidos de un modo rápido y a un precio competitivo al mismo tiempo que ofrece servicios de atención al cliente.
The largest revenue earners were those museums where money was assigned directly back to the service department to offset or recouped against costs.
servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil
drive-through (drive-thru)
A drive-through or drive-thru refers to a type of business or part of a business that serves customers who pull up in their vehicles.
servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono
call centre
A call centre is an environment where technology is harnessed to enhance service quality.
servicio de atención al usuario
customer service
To be successful vendors must fill a reasonable percentage of orders quickly and at a competitive price while providing additional customer services = Para ser un proveedor con éxito debe servir un número razonable de pedidos de un modo rápido y a un precio competitivo al mismo tiempo que ofrece servicios de atención al cliente.
servicio de atención de día [Cualquier servicio encargado de cuidar de niños o ancianos durante las horas en que los familiares que están a su cargo trabajan]
day care
The article is entitled 'Day care: a new role for the rural public library?'.
servicio de autobuses
bus service
He risked unpopularity by privatizing the bus service and using savings for a truckload of classroom computers.
servicio de ayuda
help desk [helpdesk]
help facility
With large computer-based data bases it is common to have some type of 'help desk' facility through which personal assistance with special searching problems can be obtained.
Most computer-based information retrieval systems have some type of 'help' facility.
servicio de bomberos
fire brigade
In 2005, it received over 9000 hoax phone calls, the highest number of all the fire brigades in the United Kingdom.
servicio de búsqueda
search service
Perhaps the weekly, monthly, or quarterly production of the serials list will have to be foregone if search services are to be subsidized.
servicio de canguros
baby-sitting service
A baby-sitting service was provided so that adults would have more freedom to view the exhibition, and puppet shows and story-telling were available for the younger children.
servicio de catalogación
cataloguing service
An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel.
servicio de compañía
escort service
Other information and referral services typically provided by social service agencies (such as counselling, transportation, and escort services) are being rejected by libraries.
servicio de compra por televisión
teleshopping service
The article 'Armchair shopping in Bradford' describes the Centrepoint Scheme based on a viewdata network having 50 terminals linked to a microcomputer, one of which is based in a library, which is both a teleshopping and local information service.
servicio de compras [Conjunto de actividades que realiza el departamento de compras de una biblioteca relacionadas con el pedido y el proceso técnico de los documentos que una biblioteca recibe]
acquisition(s) service
This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.
servicio de conexión a las redes
networking service
It is not surprising that an increasing number of public libraries have determined to charge the end user for networking services.
servicio de correo
mail service
Electronic mail is considered to be a form of electronic communication which is an alternative to physical delivery by private or public mail services = El correo electrónico se considera una forma de comunicación electrónica que supone una alternativa al envío físico mediante servicios de correo públicos o privados.
servicio de correo electrónico
electronic mail service
Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans = Los servicios de correo electrónico se han hecho especialmente útil para las biblitoecas y centros de información en las cuestiones relacionadas con el préstamo bibliotecario.
servicio de correos
postal service
The postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.
servicio de cuidado de día [Cualquier servicio encargado de cuidar de niños o ancianos durante las horas en que los familiares que están a su cargo trabajan]
day care
The article is entitled 'Day care: a new role for the rural public library?'.
servicio de difusión selectiva de la información
SDI service
In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
servicio de directorios
directory service
Archie is an online directory service for anonymous FTP sites and other information resources.
servicio de distribución
host service
This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.
servicio de documentación
documentation service
The article 'Beginnings of information service activities in Finland and their politico-historical background' describes the birth of documentation or information services for Finnish science, technology and industry in the 30s and 40s.
servicio de emergencia
emergency service
The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
servicio de entrega de documentos [En recuperación de información, servicio que presta una biblioteca por el cual solicita una copia de un documento a otra biblioteca a iniciativa del usuario]
document delivery service (DDS)
Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
servicio de envío
turnaround
The project demonstrated that it was possible to establish a cooperative network of different types of libraries and maintain 24-hour turnaround with a volume of 98 requests per month.
Servicio de Envío de Artículos Originales (OATS)
Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS)
Researchers can obtain copies of relevant articles through the Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS) of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
servicio de extensión bibliotecaria
outreach service
library extension work
extension service
outreach programme
reach out
The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
This article outlines the service to all age groups and sectors of the community, library extension work such as reading groups and use of the library by clubs and societies.
The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.
Outreach programmes are costly to maintain in a declining economy.
On the positive side, a number of digital library services may be an excellent way to extend the reach out to old and new constituencies and provide grounds for cooperation.
servicio de fotocopia
copying facilities
While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.
servicio de fotocopias
photocopying service
By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
servicio de fotodocumentación
photocopying service
The article 'Cheap and cheerful: developments in the library's photocopying services' describes the changes recently made in the organisation of the photocopying services.
servicio de grúa
wrecker service
You never know when you're going to have a need for a wrecker service.
servicio de habitaciones
room service
You can call for personal room service at any time of the day or night.
servicio de impresión
offline print facility
An important part of the service is the provision of an off-line print facility.
servicio de indización [Publicación periódica que contiene índices de los documentos publicados sobre un tema o grupo de temas de especialidad]
indexing service
The H W Wilson Company of New York is the best known and most prolific publisher of indexing services in specific subject fields.
servicio de indización de publicaciones periódicas [Publicación periódica que contiene índices de los artículos publicados en las publicaciones periódicas especializadas]
periodicals indexing service
From the point of view of bibliographic control, periodicals indexing services have the advantage of currency, for most of them are published at least quarterly.
servicio de indización y resumen
indexing and abstracting service
In such a world, the 'journal' would no longer exist and libraries would be cataloguing at the level of what S.R. Ranganathan called 'micro-thought' - a level that we have always left to indexing and abstracting services = En este tipo de mundo, la "revista" ya no existiría y las bibliotecas catalogarían al nivel de lo que S.R. Ranganathan denominó "el micropensamiento", un nivel que siempre hemos dejado a los servicios de indización y resumen.
servicio de información
alerting device
information service
information delivery service
information utility
Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.
Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.
The six persons on the group represent libraries, abstracting and indexing services, publishing, and information delivery services.
The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
Servicio de Información al Consumidor
Consumer Advice Centre (CAC)
consumer advisory service
An examination of the work of Consumer Advice Centres and of the information sources and support activities that public libraries can offer.
There are over 70 local authority-run consumer advisory services each handling an average of about 20,000 enquiries a year.
servicio de información ciudadana [Servicio bibliotecario cuyo objetivo es ayudar a los grupos menos privilegiados de su comunidad a resolver los problemas diarios que se le presentan en relación con su condición de ciudadanos de una sociedad tales como alojamiento, empleo, familia, derechos, educación, etc]
community information service
The goal of a community information service is 'to concentrate on enabling people, particularly those in lower socio-economic groups, to act either individually or collectively on their problems'.
servicio de información electrónica
electronic information service
The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
servicio de información en línea
online information service
It gives an overview of the development of online information services, starting with the development of calculating machines, to early computers and telecommunications systems, and finally online databases, and the CD-ROM revolution of the 1980's.
servicio de información local [Servicio bibliotecario cuyo objeto es mantener y publicar directorios y todo tipo de información relativa a la comunidad a la que sirve y en general actuar como punto de referencia hacia otros servicios que existen en su localidad]
local information service
The goal of a local information service is 'building up detailed local information files and publishing directories and generally acting as a signposting agency to other services'.
servicio de información sectorial
sectoral information service
CARICOM (Caribbean Community) assists member states in the implementation of their national information systems by establishing sectoral information services when requested.
servicio de informática
computing service
The development of standards is a key issue for the library in its collaboration with the Computing Service in improving cross-campus communication.
servicio de inteligencia
intelligence community
intelligence agency
Albeit an anti-fascist and member of the intelligence community, he denied access to the papers on the grounds that subsequent potential givers would be unwilling to deposit their papers there if access was permitted.
It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations.
servicio de jurado [Deber ciudadano de formar pate de un jurado]
jury duty
Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
servicio de libros a domicilio
homebound service
The library provides a range of services to its community, including homebound service, story hours, film series, literacy tutoring, income tax assistance, art shows, to name a few.
servicio de limpieza
janitorial services
Janitorial services are necessary for your business unless you want to delegate cleaning duties to yourself or your employees.
servicio de mantenimiento técnico [Todo aquel servicio que una organización presta relacionado indirectmante con el producto que comercializa, como por ejemplo servicios de mantenimiento de un producto]
support service
Hosts also offer various support services such as manuals, search aids and training facilities.
servicio de mensajería
courier service
The author argues that some of the library's budget should be allocated for the use of courier services when necessary to avoid unreasonable delays.
servicio de microfilmación
microfilm service
microfilming service
This article was written to assist the records manager who may be faced with the task of determining qualitative standards for microfilm services.
There are a number of microfilming centres in the country including two commercially operated microfilming services.
servicio de noticias
news service
Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.
servicio de novedades
news alerts
alerting service
The system was used for news alerts, research tracking, and newsletter production.
FT News Alert is a commercially available news alerting service which runs over a corporate intranet with access.
servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico
e-mail alert
Individuals will be able to request personalized e-mail alerts to the latest scientific and clinical research findings, news, and funding opportunities.
servicio de orientación
referral service
advisory service
They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
This web-based advisory service is open to all those with a stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
servicio de orientación al lector [Servicio que una biblioteca ofrece al lector relativo a cuestiones relacionadas con el estudio, la búsqueda y la utilización de información] [Servicio que una biblioteca ofrece al lector relativo a cuestiones relacionadas con el estudio, la búsqueda y la utilización de información]
readers' advisory service point
readers' advisory service
The larger public libraries aim to provide a readers' advisory service point, where the borrowers' specific information needs can be met.
Since 1980 the library has developed computerised catalogues and readers' advisory services.
servicio de petición de documentos [En recuperación de información, servicio que presta una biblioteca por el cual solicita una copia de un documento a otra biblioteca a iniciativa del usuario]
document delivery service (DDS)
Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
servicio de preparación
training facility
Hosts also offer various support services such as manuals, search aids and training facilities.
servicio de préstamo
lending service
loaner service
The public library can overcome its public image as a solely lending service and effectively promote itself as an information agency.
Here in the library, we've been able to establish a very successful laptop loaner service giving our patrons the flexibility to maintain a live connection anywhere within the building.
servicio de préstamo a domicilio
home lending service
Legislation is needed to improve home lending services and to encourage public libraries to respond to the new demands they will face with the growth in community care of the elderly.
servicio de préstamo de documentos [En recuperación de información, servicio que presta una biblioteca por el cual solicita una copia de un documento a otra biblioteca a iniciativa del usuario]
document delivery service (DDS)
Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario
interlending service
LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue.
servicio de recuperación en línea
online retrieval service
Although progress has been made in the development and use of on-line retrieval services, substantial improvements are necessary to reap their full potential.
servicio de referencia
reference desk
reference service
enquiry service
The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.
The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies.
The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.
Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador (MARS)
MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service)
Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for Machine Assisted Reference Service.
servicio de referencia bibliotecario
library reference service
The lead article of the symposium was entitled 'Library reference service: an unrecognised crisis'.
servicio de referencia electrónica
electronic reference service [e-reference service]
How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
servicio de referencia en vivo [Servicio de referencia ofrecido por las bibliotecas a través de su página web en el que la comunicación es directa e instantánea entre el usuario y el bibliotecario]
live reference
The goal of this project is to provide libraries with the tools they need to do live reference on the Web and includes: software; content; services; and networks.
servicio de referencia por correo electrónico
electronic mail reference service
There is a great deal yet to be learned about electronic mail reference service = Queda mucho por conocer sobre el servicio de referencia por correo electrónico.
servicio de registros MARC, el [Servicio de registros MARC ofrecido por algunas bibliotecas principalmente nacionales]
MARC service, the
Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.
servicio de reparto con furgoneta
van delivery service
The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
servicio de respuesta
turnaround
The project demonstrated that it was possible to establish a cooperative network of different types of libraries and maintain 24-hour turnaround with a volume of 98 requests per month.
servicio de restauración
caterer
People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
servicio de resúmenes [Centro u organismo de información que elabora, publica y distribuye publicaciones de resúmenes]
abstracting service
Abstracts have for some years been a major component in published abstracting services.
servicio de salud pública
health service
It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.
servicio de seguridad
security service
When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
servicio de suministro de documentos [En recuperación de información, servicio que presta una biblioteca por el cual solicita una copia de un documento a otra biblioteca a iniciativa del usuario]
document delivery service (DDS)
Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
servicio de telefonía móvil
mobile telephone service
mobile phone service
Mobile telephone service is the fastest-growing technology in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws.
servicio de transferencia de documentos [En recuperación de información, servicio que presta una biblioteca por el cual solicita una copia de un documento a otra biblioteca a iniciativa del usuario]
document delivery service (DDS)
Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
servicio de única ventanilla
one-stop service
In theory, these centres were to provide one-stop services, but in practice the task of co-ordination proved insurmountable.
servicio doméstico
cleaning lady
domestic service
housekeeper
Doyle's fifth novel deals with the life and love of Paula Spencer, a 39-year-old woman, alcoholic, mother, cleaning lady, and widow.
Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
servicio en la Guardia Nacional
National Guard duty
Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
servicio en línea [Acceso a bases de datos que no están localizadas en la biblioteca a través del ordenador y de una red de comunicaciones]
online service
A number of public libraries have recently started projects concerning on-line services in reference work and community information.
servicio especial de autobuses
bus shuttle service
bus shuttle
shuttle bus service
shuttle bus
The hotel provides a bus shuttle service to and from the airport.
Bus shuttles are safer than driving a private vehicle and provide door to door service atno cost to you.
Free shuttle bus service is provided for passengers and airport staff.
All shuttle buses are wheelchair lift equipped.
servicio especial de transporte
shuttle
shuttle service
Twice weekly shuttles run between the main campus and Gulf Porch, with interloans, mail and equipment.
Reservations for the shuttle service need to be made at least 48 hours in advance.
servicio exhaustivo
service in-depth
Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.
servicio extra
frill
She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
servicio funerario
funeral service
Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.
servicio gratis
frill
She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
servicio gratuito
free service
'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.
servicio las -2-4 horas
24 hour(s) service
24 hour(s) service
Librarians have begun building Web sites as a means of providing 24 hour services.
Librarians have begun building Web sites as a means of providing 24 hour services.
servicio médico
medical care
medical aid
medical assistance
One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.
The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit.
They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.
servicio meteorológico
weather bureau
meteorological service
weather service
I also said that I would check with the weather bureau every half hour and with the schools.
This article outlines the international cooperation of the UK meteorological service and examines its future development.
This is a weather service being supplied over the Internet.
servicio militar
military service
soldiering
The author recommends that USA libraries should build up collections of information on conscription into military service (the draft).
The 'feminization of the military' is another feature not of the decline but revaluation of soldiering as a profession.
servicio militar obligatorio [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
conscription
compulsory military service
draft, the
military draft
The author recommends that USA libraries should build up collections of information on conscription into military service (the draft).
The Italian government has passed a new law abolishing compulsory military service in favour of the creation of a professional army.
Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.
Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
servicio nacional
domestic service
The author considers alternatives such as bringing overseas data bases to the USA and running them on a domestic service.
servicio no incluido
hidden extra
The author also considers the hidden extras with the system.
servicio postal
postal service
postal delivery service
The postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.
The 1st problem has been tackled by fax or postal delivery services offered by E-mail companies.
servicio postventa
after-sales service
It will be necessary to establish what level of after-sales service and maintenance is available and at what cost.
servicio preventivo
preventive service
Patients who use an interactive personal health record (PHR) are almost twice as likely to be up to date with clinical preventive services as those who do not.
servicio público
amenity
public service
public utility
utility service
public restroom
Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.
It was generally agreed that knowledge is power, information must be a genuine public utility, libraries have an important role to play in making information more accessible.
Local authorities are studying methods of repricing utility services.
When planning a library considerations need to be made of shared space, such as hallways, staff lounges, public restrooms, meeting rooms and storerooms.
servicio regional de sanidad
hospital board
There is a similar lack of organization of such regional bodies as the hospital boards and water authorities.
servicio relacionado con los libros
book service
Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
servicio religioso
ceremonial service
religious service
A memorial service is being held next week on June 15 at 3 pm at Voorhees Chapel.
A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious services reduce their risk of death by 20%.
servicio remoto
remote service
Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
servicios a lectores [Sección de una biblioteca encargada de ayudar a lectores con necesidades de información especiales]
readers' services
He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment - or so he hoped.
servicios a los estudiantes
student services
This group has focused its efforts particularly on student services.
servicio sanitario
health service
It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.
servicios automatizados
automation capabilities
Management support systems (MSS) are becoming increasingly common and provide managers with the direct access to automation capabilities promised years ago by proponents of management information systems (MIS).
servicios básicos
amenities
Upstairs spanking clean rooms come with all expected amenities, as well as grandstand views of the skyline.
servicios bibliotecarios
library provision
She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes
youth services
It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados
library services to the disadvantaged
In 1987 the topic of the Annual Conference of the Zimbabwe Library Association was 'library services to the disadvantaged'.
servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos [Servicios que una biblioteca presta para facilitar y posibilitar el uso de la biblioteca y de su material por los lectores con problemas auditivos]
library services for the deaf
This article suggests low cost solutions to improve library services for the deaf.
servicios complementarios [Servicios que una empresa presta como complementarios a la venta de un productor, como, por ejemplo, instalación y mantenimiento]
added-value services
This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
servicios de asistencia
remedial services
The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services.
servicios de atención al estudiante
student services
This group has focused its efforts particularly on student services.
servicios de autopista
highway facilities
It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.
servicios de cafetería
food services
Public libraries in the USA offer food services but these are primarily for customer and staff convenience rather than profit.
servicios de documentos secundarios
secondary services
In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
servicios de emergencia
emergency assistance
Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
servicios de extensión bibliotecaria
library outreach
The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.
servicios de información [Servicios bibliotecarios cuya función es suministrar al ciudadano información relativa a su comunidad y/o indicarles dónde pueden dirigirse]
Information and Referral services
These became known as community information services or, more commonly, as Information and Referral (I&R) services, since their two main functions were to provide information about services and resources available in the community and, where necessary, to refer enquiries to the most appropriate source of help.
servicios de información bibliográfica
bibliographical services
Bibliographical services comprise those activities and organizations which are responsible for the compilation and dissemination of bibliographical tools.
servicios de información y referencia [Servicios bibliotecarios cuya función es suministrar al ciudadano información relativa a su comunidad y/o indicarles dónde pueden dirigirse]
I&R services (Information and Referral)
These became known as community information services or, more commonly, as Information and Referral (I&R) services, since their two main functions were to provide information about services and resources available in the community and, where necessary, to refer enquiries to the most appropriate source of help.
servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS)
value added network services (VANS)
This article considers local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), value added network services (VANSs), ISDN, 'wireless' and optical network.
servicios de trenes
rail facilities
It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.
servicio secreto
secret service
As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic plot to assassinate one of the candidates.
servicios mínimos
skeleton staff
skeleton services
There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.
Vacation arrangements for skeleton services will remain in place for one further day.
servicio social
social service
But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
servicio social sustitutorio
community service
A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
servicios orientados hacia el usuario final
end-user services
To compete effectively, online hosts have also had to introduce end-user services.
servicios para adultos [Conjunto de actividades que una biblioteca pública desempeña para atender a las necesidades de lectura de los adultos]
adult services
The heads of the various departments (adult services, children's, audio-visual, circulation, and technical services) report to the assistant.
servicios sanitarios
sanitation
The council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services' which they described as police, fire, and sanitation.
servicios sociales
human services
welfare services
social care
Information technology applications in human services will become increasingly integrated = Cada vez más las aplicaciones de la tecnología de la información se integrarán en los servicios sociales.
The political focus in South Africa centres on the issue of its underdeveloped population, facets of which are income, housing, education and welfare services.
The aim of this project was therefore to collect information on the social care needs of families supporting children with autistic disorders.
Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca (LRTS) [Revista de biblioteconomía]
LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services)
Of particular interest are the progress and code revision series and summaries which have been appearing in Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), the official publication of the Resources and Technical Services Division.
servicio técnico
technical service
technical support
tech support
This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.
The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
servicio telefónico
telephone service
As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as 'add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.
servicio universal
universal service
Undoubtedly the foremost issue in the debate surrounding the information superhighway is that of universal service - that is, the availability of information resources to all at affordable prices.
servicio valioso
yeoman service
Silviculture research has rendered yeoman service to the development of forestry and forestry practices in India.
solicitar un servicio
call on/upon + service
Employees must call upon the services of the librarians and not lapse into 'do-it-yourself' habits.
suplemento por servicio
service charges
These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
suspender un servicio
withdraw + service
The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.
tener espíritu de servicio
be always willing to assist
All of the sample agreed that the library staff are always willing to assist.
tener un espíritu de servicio
be always willing to help out
Thankfully, I have a wonderful set of parents and in-laws who are always willing to help out when we need a break from the kids.
tiempo fuera de servicio [Tiempo en el que un ordenador no está disponible al usuario debido normalmente a razones de mantenimiento del equipo]
downtime
A log in which equipment 'downtime' is noted will provide documentation useful for the justification of replacements or the arrangement of suitable maintenance schedules.
tipo de servicio
style of service
Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.
trabajo de préstamo de servicios
service job
Many women in service jobs work as waitresses, cooks, hospital attendants, cleaning women, and hairdressers.
túnel de servicio
service tunnel
An introducer found dead in a warren of service tunnels under a former mental hospital has been named as a Truro man.
un servicio las -2-4 horas
a 24-hour service
For our customers we offer a 24-hour-service hotline.
valor afectivo del servicio
affect of service
Affect of service is a mesaure of how well users are treated and served by library staff, especially in personal encounters at service desk, on the telephone, and by email.
vender un servicio
market + service
During the course of this seminar on libraries it became clear that libraries need to market their services.
venta adicional de bienes o servicios
up-selling
Up-selling is a simple, effective and low cost way to improve your business income.
vía de servicio
service road
The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/side lane behind the Prudential Tower.