idea
idea ; insight ; notion ; perspective ; point ; thought ; conception ; rationality ; inkling ; perception.
Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.
It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.
Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.
Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
abandonar una idea
scrap + a plan
China has abruptly scrapped plans for an international governmental meeting next week on how to deal with hazardous space waste.
acariciar la idea de
toy with + idea of
flirt with + the idea of
I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.
An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.
aceptar una idea
accept + notion
deal with + concept
come (a)round to + an idea
As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.
In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
aclarar las ideas de Uno
clarify + Posesivo + mind
For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.
aclarar una idea
set + the record straight
This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
acoger con ahínco la idea de
seize upon + the idea of
It is strange that the inventors of universal languages have not seized upon the idea of producing one which better fitted the technique for transmitting and recording speech.
acostumbrarse a una idea
get used to + idea
deal with + concept
Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.
In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
adquirir una idea
gain + impression
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
aferrarse a una idea
hold fast to + idea
Finlay held fast to his ideas despite incredulity and ridicule.
aludir a una idea
allude to + idea
This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.
aportación de ideas [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]
brainstorming [brain-storming]
brainstorm
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
aportar ideas
contribute + ideas
brainstorm
So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.
A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
apoyar la idea
endorse + the idea
I can probably get the council and the finance committee to endorse the idea.
apoyar + Posesivo + idea
support + Posesivo + idea
sustain + Posesivo + idea
In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.
However, tried as she might, Mary could never drum up enough sales to sustain her idea - many women considered her invention to be too taboo.
apoyar una idea
favour + idea
Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.
atraer la idea de
fancy + the idea of
Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
bombardeo de ideas [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]
brainstorming [brain-storming]
brainstorm
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
cambio de idea
change of heart
change of mind
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.
The irresistible implication is that the change of mind was the result of political pressure.
cantera de ideas
hotbed
One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
casarse con una idea
wed to + view
Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
clarificar una idea
set + the record straight
This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
compartir ideas
share + Posesivo + ideas
share + thoughts
bounce off + ideas
These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
compartir ideas con Alguien
bounce + ideas off + Nombre
It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
compartir las ideas
pool + ideas
For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.
composición por confrontación de ideas
brain-writing
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
concebir una idea
conceive + idea
In 1894 two Belgians, Paul Otlet and Henri LaFontaine, conceived the idea of a 'universal index to recorded knowledge', to which people all over the world would contribute, and which would in its turn be available to all.
confrontación de ideas [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]
brainstorming [brain-storming]
brainstorm
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
confrontar ideas
brainstorm
A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
con sólo una mínima idea de
with only the sketchiest idea of
It has to be admitted that experienced librarians who should know better do sometimes plunge into what are not simple searches with only the sketchiest idea of a strategy.
contar las ideas a Alguien
run + ideas + past + Pronombre
If you would like to run ideas past me at this time, that is OK as well .
contrastar ideas
brainstorm
bounce off + ideas
A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
contrastar ideas con Alguien
bounce + ideas off + Nombre
It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
contraste de ideas [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]
brainstorming [brain-storming]
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
contribución de ideas
input of ideas
This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.
con una idea clara de lo que se quiere
purpose-driven
purpose-oriented
Understanding how to live a purpose-driven life at work is one of the keys to a fulfilled and happy life.
The final step in the purpose-oriented approach is Ihe development of a master plan.
con una idea muy superficial sobre
with only a sketchy idea of
Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.
convencer una idea
be keen on + an idea
be sold on + an idea
He was keen on the idea, and gave us a list of ten other falconry enthusiasts in his town to put in our directory.
She is not exactly sold on the idea that mobile technology will make online music a profitable business, when so many people have become used to getting their music free.
corroborar una idea
substantiate + point
The earliest index of this type comes from the legal profession where it is common practice to cite previous cases in order to substantiate a point.
criticar las ideas de Alguien
trample on + Posesivo + ideas
One day Balzac trampled on Hernandez's ideas for reviving the use of bookmobiles.
dar con una idea
hit on/upon + an idea
And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea - they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.
dar ideas
offer + clues
This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
dar la idea
give + the impression that
I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo
talk + Nombre + into
put up to it
After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
darle vueltas a la idea
toy with
toy with + idea of
For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision.
I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.
darle vueltas a la idea de
flirt with + the idea of
An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.
darle vueltas a una idea
toss around + idea
The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
dar una idea
give + idea
give + glimpse
provide + an understanding
This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.
The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
dar una idea de
give + a feel for
give + an indication of
provide + a glimpse of
give + a flavour of
be indicative of
provide + insight into
give + a picture
give + an insight into
give + an inkling of
I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.
The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.
Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques.
His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.
His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.
dar una idea general
put in + the picture
give + a general picture
paint + a broad picture
This article puts the reader in the picture about the use of robots.
Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.
debatir una idea
discuss + idea
toss around + idea
The research described in this chapter tends to show that many of the ideas regarding semantic and syntactic relationships discussed in this text are open to question.
The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
deducir una idea
draw + idea
The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.
defender + Posesivo + idea
support + Posesivo + case
support + Posesivo + idea
Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.
In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.
defender una idea
champion + idea
Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.
de ideas afines
like-minded
Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.
desaprobar una idea
disapprove of + the idea of
The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
desarrollar una idea
amplify + idea
These ideas are further amplified by subsequent chapters, especially chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.
descartar una idea
dismiss + idea
discount + notion
The author dismisses the idea that artificial intelligence requires immediate attention since there are many other more pressing problems in need of solution.
The Western concept of development necessarily implies affluence, and discounts the notion that poverty, when allied to dignity, can in itself be a value worth cultivating.
difundir una idea
spread + view
spread + an idea
circulate + Posesivo + idea
The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.
Our aim is to provoke discussion and to provide commentators with an opportunity to circulate their ideas in a new format.
discutir una idea
float + concept
The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
echar por tierra una idea
crush + idea
This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the 'risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
empezar a gustar la idea
warm up to + the idea
Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.
entender la idea general
get + the whole picture
I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
entusiasmarse con la idea
warm up to + the idea
Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.
entusiasmar una idea
be keen on + an idea
be sold on + an idea
He was keen on the idea, and gave us a list of ten other falconry enthusiasts in his town to put in our directory.
She is not exactly sold on the idea that mobile technology will make online music a profitable business, when so many people have become used to getting their music free.
erradicar falsas ideas
erase + misconceptions
Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.
erradicar una falsa ide
dispel + idea
The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.
escaso de ideas
short of ideas
It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
estar a favor de una idea
favour + idea
Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.
estar convencido de la idea de que
be committed to the idea that
Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'.
estar de acuerdo con una idea
subscribe to + idea
Too many people subscribe to this idea in principle only.
expresar ideas
express + thoughts
put over + ideas
But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.
Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.
extraer una idea
draw + idea
The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.
falto de ideas
short of ideas
It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
germen de una idea
germ of an idea
What began as a germ of an idea around a kitchen table in Toronto in 1997 is now being published out of Washington DC with contributors and subscribers from 20 countries.
gustar la idea de
fancy + the idea of
Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
hablar de ideas
talk about + ideas
That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things.
hacer hincapié en una idea
hammer + point
To hammer the point again, this is only true when we are reading thoughtfully.
hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo
assert + own ideas and values
Nevertheless the librarian must avoid the opposite extreme and he must avoid betraying his own ideals of freedom by attempting to assert his own ideas and values.
hacer realidad una idea
follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea
But we simply don't have the physical or mental capability to follow through on every great idea we get.
hacerse a una idea
deal with + concept
In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
hacerse una idea
form + an impression
get + an inkling
I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience.
With sensitivity and luck, he may also get an inkling what it feels like to be a native.
hacerse una idea de
catch + glimpse
glean + an indication of
glean + picture
have + an inkling of
gain + an insight into
get + an insight into
From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography.
A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
They'll get an insight into what work is really like, helping them make decisions about the future.
hacerse una idea mejor de
glean + insights
Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.
hacer valer una idea
enforce + idea
The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.
idea abstracta
abstract idea
The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
idea + aparecer
idea + surface
As a result many valuable ideas with regard to running of the library system have surfaced.
idea aproximada
rough idea
I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.
idea arraigada
ingrained attitude
Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.
idea brillante
bright idea
brain wave
Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets.
There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.
idea buena
cool idea
The chapter is titled 'More Cool Ideas'.
idea central
focal point
The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
idea clara
clear idea
The ability by skilful questioning, without appearance of curiosity or impertinence, to extract from the vaguest, most general requests, a clear idea of what the enquirer really needs is one of the greatest gifts of the successful librarian = La habilidad de indagar con maña, sin aparentar curiosidad o impertinencia, para extraer de la pregunta más general e indefinida una idea clara de lo que realmente necesita el usuario es una de las más grandes virtudes del buen bibliotecario.
idea comercial
business idea
Experience shows that there is a big difference between a feasible business idea and a fundable business idea.
idea cultural [Término reciente usado para referirse a las ideas o prácticas que los seres humanos se transmiten entre sí por imitación, a diferencia de los genes que se transmiten por transmisión genética]
meme
Memes are what is passed on when we imitate someone - and can be 'an idea, an instruction, a behaviour, a piece of information'.
idea + dar forma
idea + shape
This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.
idea de reforma
reform idea
The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
idea estrafalaria
outlandish idea
According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.
idea extravagante
outlandish idea
According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.
idea falsa [Falso amigo]
misconception
misperception
bogus idea
illusion
Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries.
Part time librarians often suffer from colleagues' and administrators' misperceptions about their commitment to the profession = A menudo los bibliotecarios a tiempo parcial padecen los errores de percepción sobre su dedicación a la profesión por parte de colegas y directivos.
Hollywood is expounding the idea that the art world is full of bogus ideas, false values, and kinky sex.
A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
idea favorita
pet idea
A client who sees his pet idea squashed by the provision of information negating its novelty or value is often reluctant to admit that this can have a real value!.
idea + forjar
idea + shape
This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.
idea fundamental
keynote
Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
idea general
rough idea
I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.
idea genial [Plural brain children/brainchildren]
brain child [brainchild]
brain wave
bright idea
This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.
Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets.
idea incoherente
disjointed idea
A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
idea loca
wild thought
A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
idea nueva
fresh idea
The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
idea original [Plural brain children/brainchildren]
brain child [brainchild]
This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
idea pensada a posteriori
afterthought
Often the abstract is an ill-planned afterthought.
idea peregrina
outlandish idea
According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years = Según la NASA, el astrocultivo puede no ser una idea peregrina en unos pocos años.
idea preconcebida
preconception
preconceived idea
Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
Innumerable examples confirm that appearances are deceiving; also our preconceived ideas stand in our way.
idea principal
drift
The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries - their role, functions and financing.
idea reciclada
retread [re-tread]
The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
ideas
food for thought
strands of thought
The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.
idea secundaria
side issue
Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue.
ideas políticas
politics
Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.
ideas principales
significant ideas
A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
idea + surgir
idea + come up
Even in casual discussions between the director and department heads ideas may come up which are suddenly translated into plans for action or procedural changes.
ilustrar una idea
illustrate + point
A summary of the course content would do less than justice to a programme which serves to illustrate the point that libraries, information and IT can receive serious attention.
insinuar una idea
float + idea
The idea is being floated that to prevent any recurrence, a central European authority should control the budgets of member states.
inspirar ideas
spark off + ideas
However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.
intercambiar ideas
compare + notes
exchange + ideas
bounce off + ideas
The remainder of the conference focused on aspects of computerisation with each representative comparing notes and sharing experience.
Electronic mail makes it possible to exchange ideas and texts and to seek answers to queries immediately and easily.
The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
intercambiar ideas con Alguien
bounce + ideas off + Nombre
It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
intercambio de ideas
exchange of ideas
fertilisation [fertilization, -USA]
cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA]
cross-fertilisation of ideas
In Western democracies, the free expression and exchange of ideas and information is a cornerstone of political belief.
The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields.
This suggests not only cross fertilization of ideas, but also more complex research questions.
la idea que hay detrás de
the idea behind
The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).
lanzar una idea
pilot + idea
One product of the initiatives described above has been action to pilot the ideas about managing information in 'opinion leaders' among government departments.
machacar un idea
squash + idea
A client who sees his pet idea squashed by the provision of information negating its novelty or value is often reluctant to admit that this can have a real value!.
mencionar una idea
bring up + an idea
Some of the ideas brought up by the Sengalese project group are now used in systems running in Sweden.
¡ni idea!
beats me!
'beats me!' responded her listener with a shrug.
no captar la idea
miss + the point
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no estar de acuerdo con la idea de
disapprove of + the idea of
The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
no pillar la idea
miss + the point
Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no tener idea
have + no clue
Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
no tener idea de
be clueless about
have + no understanding of
Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia.
Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
not have the foggiest idea
I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
no tener (ni) absoluta idea
have + absolutely no idea
It was also a demonstration that the people running the business have absolutely no idea what they are doing when it comes to security.
no tener (ni) idea
have + no idea
When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
no tener ni idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni puta idea
not get + Posesivo + shit together
To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo
not know the first thing about
The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
nueva idea
reform idea
The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
obtener una idea
get + a sense of
gain + a sense of
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
obtener una idea de
get + a taste of
The development of these living museums where visitors get a taste of what life was like in the past goes hand in hand with green tourism.
ocurrirse a Alguien una idea
hit on/upon + an idea
And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea - they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.
ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea
think up + idea
The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
ocurrírsele la idea
come up with + the idea
The working group also felt that the new service ought to have a distinctive name and came up with the idea of AID (advice and information desk) later changed to Aid in order to avoid misinterpretation as Artificial Insemination by Donor!.
ordenar + Posesivo + ideas
collect + Posesivo + thoughts
Needing a moment to collect my thoughts yesterday, I opted for a quick walk along the boardwalk.
pedir ideas
solicit + ideas
It is unethical for you to solicit ideas from others and then present the work as something you thought of yourself.
pensar en una idea
think up + idea
The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
perpetuar una idea preconcebida
perpetuate + preconception
Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
plantear una idea
raise + idea
This article discusses ideas raised at a weekend school in Sheffield 1984 examining the role of librarians in public libraries.
plasmar una idea en la realidad
translate + idea into + reality
Writing workshops such as those supported by UNESCO and local agencies offer one way of helping translate this idea into reality.
poner a prueba una idea
test + idea
pilot + idea
Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
One product of the initiatives described above has been action to pilot the ideas about managing information in 'opinion leaders' among government departments.
poner en práctica una idea
put + Posesivo + idea + into practice
As has already been mentioned, Coates has been able to put his ideas into practice in the British Technology Index.
poner + Posesivo + ideas en orden
collect + Posesivo + thoughts
Needing a moment to collect my thoughts yesterday, I opted for a quick walk along the boardwalk.
presentar una idea
make + point
put forward + idea
offer + perspective
present + idea
It is usually expected that an abstract will cover all the main point made in the original document.
There have been several ideas put forward as to just how much such categories exist.
Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.
This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
probar una idea
test + idea
Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
profundizar en una idea
carry + argument + one step further
Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff.
promover una idea
promote + idea
pioneer + idea
These examples do raise a major argument: by identifying these areas for action are we not promoting certain ideas and views?.
Sheffield pioneered the idea of a local co-operative network in the 1930s.
proponer una idea
advance + proposition
advance + idea
put forward + idea
There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.
I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
There have been several ideas put forward as to just how much such categories exist.
quedarse sin ideas
run out of + ideas
When you run out of ideas, it is probably a good time to just taker a break from that activity.
quitar la idea
wipe away + idea
The US Supreme Court's 1991 decision in favour of Feist wiped away the idea that 'sweat of the brow' is adequate for a copyright claim.
recabar ideas
solicit + ideas
It is unethical for you to solicit ideas from others and then present the work as something you thought of yourself.
recalcar una idea
hammer + point
To hammer the point again, this is only true when we are reading thoughtfully.
rechazar una idea
turn + idea + down
He turned the idea down because he thought that too many travel books had been published already.
reforzar una idea
reinforce + idea
reinforce + notion
strengthen + the view
He goes on to show that a similar percentage of people are 'relatively ill-educated' and that this might 'reinforce the idea that the majority will not be in the market for new technology information systems'.
This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us - the majority - all.
The results strengthen the view that suffering from recurrent major depression confers per se an important biological risk for suicide.
refutar una idea
quarrel with + notion
He wasn't necessarily quarreling with the notion of three levels.
replantearse las ideas
rethink + Posesivo + ideas
And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
representar una idea
dramatise + idea
According to Eisner, sequential art is 'the arrangement of pictures or images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea' = De acuerdo con Eisner, el arte secuencial es "la combinación de dibujos e imágenes y palabras para narrar una historia o representar una idea".
sacar a colación una idea
bring up + an idea
Some of the ideas brought up by the Sengalese project group are now used in systems running in Sweden.
ser la idea central de
be at the core of
be at the heart of
This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
This idea is at the heart of the Theseus Project which proposes a teaching/learning methodology for the development of a distributed public database of audiovisual information.
ser partidario de una idea
favour + idea
Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.
ser una buena idea
be a good idea
If your mouse is a bit jumpy it is a good idea first of all just to get it used to your hand before attempting to lift it out of its cage.
ser una buena idea para
be the next best thing when it comes to
Wet bars are the next best thing when it comes to entertaining.
sin idea
clueless
Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.
sin ideas preconcebidas
open mind
The publisher needs to approach these data with an open mind.
sin la menor idea
clueless
Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.
solicitar ideas
solicit + ideas
It is unethical for you to solicit ideas from others and then present the work as something you thought of yourself.
sopesar una idea
weigh + idea
To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue - candid, searching, and purposeful discussion - and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
sostener + Posesivo + idea
support + Posesivo + idea
sustain + Posesivo + idea
In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.
However, tried as she might, Mary could never drum up enough sales to sustain her idea - many women considered her invention to be too taboo.
sugerir ideas
contribute + ideas
brainstorm
So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.
A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
sugerir una idea
advance + proposition
suggest + idea
float + concept
float + idea
There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.
The mass culture author does not question cultural values or suggest new ideas, he is merely interpreting the present state of affairs to a wider audience.
The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
The idea is being floated that to prevent any recurrence, a central European authority should control the budgets of member states.
suscribir una idea
subscribe to + idea
Too many people subscribe to this idea in principle only.
sustentar + Posesivo + idea
support + Posesivo + idea
sustain + Posesivo + idea
In this excerpt, Woolf uses a highly original analogy, or comparison, to support her idea about women.
However, tried as she might, Mary could never drum up enough sales to sustain her idea - many women considered her invention to be too taboo.
tácticas para generar ideas [En la búsqueda de información, métodos que ayudan a crear nuevas ideas que ayuden a perfilar la estrategia]
idea tactics
This article deals with 'idea tactics': tactics to help generate new ideas or solutions to problems in information searching.
tener idea [Generalmente usado en negativo]
have + a clue
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
tener una idea [Generalmente usado en negativo]
gain + impression
capture + glimpse
get + a sense of
gain + a sense of
have + a clue
From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
In order to capture a glimpse of the art of work, it is useful to examine Houle's five characteristics of professionalization.
Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Neither of us had a clue about animal husbandry.
tener una idea de
gain + idea of
have + an inkling of
To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
tormenta de ideas [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido]
brainstorming [brain-storming]
brainstorm
Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
una idea general
a rough guide
General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
unas cuantas ideas
a rough guide
General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
utilizar las ideas de (Alguien)
draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas
The socio-political reform now under way in Hungary requires renewal from librarianship as well, and one may draw on the author's ideas in this respect.