http://uocpapers.uoc.edu/ UOC Papers is an interdisciplinary electronic journal produced by the UOC which looks to publish original university papers that focus on the conflux of the subject areas dealt with by universities in the knowledge society. The journal also looks to act as a platform for the publicising of new publications relating to this same area. UOC en-GB The texts published in UOC Papers are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivativeWorks 2.5 licence. UOC UOC http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/eng/editorial.html Josep Fuster Sobrepere Openness has become a key concept in many areas of human action in the last years. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/lytras-sicilia.html Miltiadis Lytras and Miguel-Ángel Sicilia The transformation of employment is one of the main signs of the process of transition from the industrial economy to a global, knowledge-based economy. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/torrent.html Joan Torrent-Sellens The sources of business efficiency are undergoing profound changes as part of the process to build the knowledge society and economy. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/ficapal.html Pilar Ficapal-Cusí The analysis of salary gaps has been the subject of many studies from the different trends that have marked labour economics. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/diaz.html Ángel Díaz-Chao Internet has led to an important change in the way we look for work. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/gonzalez_sainz.html Elena González-Rodrigo, Jorge Sainz-González The UOC, within the framework of the Linguamón-UOC Chair in Multilingualism, has developed a virtual learning environment with an integrated machine translation system. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/oliver_borrell.html Antoni Oliver and Cristina Borrell The aim of this article is to analyse the possibilities offered by digital literacy as a tool for social inclusion. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/travieso_planella.html José Luis Travieso and Jordi Planella The central theme of the book is the link between feminism and knowledge theory, as can be seen simply and clearly in the title (Feminism and Knowledge). http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/huertas.html M. Antònia Huertas "The Knowledge Book" is a unique interdisciplinary reference work for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/fuller.html The volume brings together international perspectives around defining and debating the idea of community memory. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/stillman_johanson.html "Making Knowledge Common" looks at how ordinary people in ordinary workplaces use literacy to make the global knowledge economy happen. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/farrell.html The rapid pace of technological change, and the diffusion of information and communication technologies, is changing the structure of advanced economies and has a direct impact on the dynamics of employment. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/vivarelli_pianta.html In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending over $38 billion dollars on companion animals. http://www.uoc.edu/uocpapers/6/dt/eng/haraway.html