Chandos Publishing imprint: 386 books
After the Book
Information Services for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2014
Libraries and librarians have been defined by the book throughout modern history. What happens when society increasingly lets print go in favour of storing, retrieving and manipulating electronic information? What happens after the book? After the Book explores how the academic library of the 21st...
by Susan Batley
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Following on from the first edition of this book, the second edition fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. The book looks at major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and the USA, and includes practical exercises to demonstrate...
by Kenneth Laurence Neal
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2014
Excellent business communication skills are especially important for information management professionals, particularly records managers, who have to communicate a complex idea: how an effective program can help the organization be better prepared for litigation, and do it in a way that is persuasive...
IMPACT Learning
Librarians at the Forefront of Change in Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
IMPACT Learning: Librarians at the Forefront of Change in Higher Education describes how academic libraries can enable the success of higher education students by creating or partnering with teaching and learning initiatives that support meaningful learning through engagement with information. Since...
Libraries in the Twenty-First Century
Charting Directions in Information Services
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Libraries in the Twenty-First Century brings together library educators and practitioners to provide a scholarly yet accessible overview of library and information management and the challenges that the twenty-first century offers the information profession. The papers in this collection illustrate...
by Linda Frederiksen, Margaret Bean, Heidi Nance
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Written from a global perspective, this book reviews sharing of library resources on a global scale. With expanded discovery tools and massive digitization projects, the rich and extensive holdings of the world’s libraries are more visible now than at any time in the past. Advanced communication...
Prometheus Assessed?
Research Measurement, Peer Review, and Citation Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
This book examines the problems, pitfalls and opportunities of different models of assessing research quality, drawing on studies from around the world. Aimed at academics, education officials and public servants, key features include an overview of the argument of whether research should be assessed...
Facelifts for Special Libraries
A Practical Guide to Revitalizing Diverse Physical and Digital Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2010
Libraries/information centres are continuously evolving to keep up with rapid changes in information gathering, processing, and distribution. Corporate and non-profit special libraries face special challenges in revitalizing their physical space and providing efficient access to digital content. This...
Cataloguing and Classification
An introduction to AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 Standards
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
Cataloguing and Classification introduces concepts and practices in cataloguing and classification, and common library standards. The book introduces and analyzes the principles and structures of library catalogues, including the application of AACR2, RDA, DDC, LCC, LCSH and MARC 21 standards, and...
Data Clean-Up and Management
A Practical Guide for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Data use in the library has specific characteristics and common problems. Data Clean-up and Management addresses these, and provides methods to clean up frequently-occurring data problems using readily-available applications. The authors highlight the importance and methods of data analysis and presentation,...
by Larry Cooperman
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Managing the one-person library provides a useful and needed resource for solo librarians confronted with the challenges of running a small library. The author uniquely focuses on topics encountered by solo librarians, such as IT troubleshooting and library security. Chapters on library management,...
Information Literacy Landscapes
Information Literacy in Education, Workplace and Everyday Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010
Drawing upon the author’s on going research into information literacy, Information Literacy Landscapes explores the nature of the phenomenon from a socio-cultural perspective, which offers a more holistic approach to understanding information literacy as a catalyst for learning. This perspective...
Multilingual Information Management
Information, Technology and Translators
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Multilingual information is in high demand in today’s globalised economy. Industry and market globalisation, intensified collaboration between European countries, technological developments, the advent and consolidation of the Internet, the rise of electronic business, and the increased use of electronic...
The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections
A Practical Guide to Microbiological Controls
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Preservation involves a complex of activities including climate, air-quality, and surface control, as well as microbiological control, which is a key part of preserving and protecting library collections. The Preservation and Protection of Library Collections examines microbiological control for preservation...