Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies

A Practical Guide for Librarians

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Library & Information Services
Cover of the book Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt ISBN: 9781442245006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: January 20, 2015
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author: Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
ISBN: 9781442245006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: January 20, 2015
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Providing library users with actual pieces of technological equipment that they can borrow is a continuously expanding service at many libraries, especially as faculty and teachers require multimodal projects. For some libraries, loanable technology may include calculators, gaming devices, headphones, e-readers, laptops, and tablets. Increasingly though, there is also demand for all types of cameras, lighting, voice recorders, microphones, external storage devices, projectors, peripherals and converters, among hundreds of possibilities.

Based on their successful program at a large research institution, the authors provide a practical manual, complete with examples, forms, and templates that cover all aspects of establishing and maintaining a loanable technology program.

Going Beyond Books to Loaning Technologies: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides the nuts and bolts and the “behind-the scenes” details of developing a program and walks librarians and information technology professionals through even some of the complex decisions and processes, such as:

  • needs assessment
  • budget allocation
  • selecting, cataloging, processing and storing equipment;
  • circulation, billing, and troubleshooting
  • training
  • collaborating with others to offer consultation services
  • marketing, and
  • assessment

Practical and easy to understand, here is a one-stop guide for anyone interested in lending technology to patrons.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Providing library users with actual pieces of technological equipment that they can borrow is a continuously expanding service at many libraries, especially as faculty and teachers require multimodal projects. For some libraries, loanable technology may include calculators, gaming devices, headphones, e-readers, laptops, and tablets. Increasingly though, there is also demand for all types of cameras, lighting, voice recorders, microphones, external storage devices, projectors, peripherals and converters, among hundreds of possibilities.

Based on their successful program at a large research institution, the authors provide a practical manual, complete with examples, forms, and templates that cover all aspects of establishing and maintaining a loanable technology program.

Going Beyond Books to Loaning Technologies: A Practical Guide for Librarians provides the nuts and bolts and the “behind-the scenes” details of developing a program and walks librarians and information technology professionals through even some of the complex decisions and processes, such as:

Practical and easy to understand, here is a one-stop guide for anyone interested in lending technology to patrons.

More books from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Cover of the book Wartime America by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Philosophy and Geography II by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Fundamentals of School Marketing by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Method to the Madness by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Small Handprints on My Classroom Door; Small Handprints on My Heart by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Liberal Arts in the Doldrums by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Rowing the Eternal Sea by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Unraveling Reform Rhetoric by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Wicked Problems, Workable Solutions by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Financial Fundamentals for Historic House Museums by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Center Stage by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Gangs and the Military by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Seeing Life through Private Eyes by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book Fortune, Fame, and Desire by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Cover of the book More about Writing by Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy