Library Information Services category: 2034 books
International and Comparative Studies in Information and Library Science
A Focus on the United States and Asian Countries
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Comparative studies in information and library science published in the past ten years have reflected a broad spectrum of backgrounds, interests, and issues. But until now, services between different countries have never been gathered or organized into a single source. As demand from researchers,...
Library as Safe Haven
Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery; A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Libraries have always played a special role in times of disaster by continuing to provide crucial information and services. The Stafford Act of 2011, a federal government directive, designates libraries as among the temporary facilities delivering essential services, making a Continuity of Operations...
Personalising Library Services in Higher Education
The Boutique Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
In an economic climate where cuts are becoming the norm, a boutique library service may seem a contradiction. In some academic libraries the trend is still towards centralisation programmes or offering generic services. However, the student as the customer now has an even greater vested interest in...
by Joseph Branin
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Managing Change in Academic Libraries helps academic librarians plan, implement, and manage changes to the fundamental structure of their organizations. It shows readers that in academic libraries the two driving forces behind most change are economics and technology. Declines in funding for education...
by Janet Brennan Croft
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Avoid legal consequences in your library by knowing copyright law!
Legal Solutions in Electronic Reserves and the Electronic Delivery of Interlibrary Loan guides you through the process of developing policies to protect you, your library, and your patrons. The book examines the philosophy and...
Innovative LibGuides Applications
Real World Examples
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Innovative LibGuides Applications: Real World Examples shows both new and experienced users methods to utilize the platform in ways that they may not have previously considered. This includes topics such as website and learning management system integration, digital collections, data-drive decision-making,...
Leading the 21st-Century Academic Library
Successful Strategies for Envisioning and Realizing Preferred Futures
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Libraries of all types have undergone significant developments in the last few decades. The rate of change in the academic library, a presence for decades now, has been increasing in the first decade of this century. It is no exaggeration to claim that it is undergoing a top to bottom redefinition....
Making the Most of the Cloud
How to Choose and Implement the Best Services for Your Library
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Cloud computing can be confusing - the number and types of services that are available through “the cloud” are growing by the day. Making the Most of the Cloud: How to Choose and Implement the Best Services for Your Library takes you through some of the more popular cloud services in libraries...
by Joseph B. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Internet Technologies and Information Services: Second Edition is a vital asset to students preparing for careers in library and information science and provides expanded coverage to important new developments while still covering Internet foundations. In addition to networking, the Internet, HTML,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
The services provided by the twenty-first century medical library are evolving, from circulating print materials, interlibrary loan, and traditional reference desk services to services like in depth literature searches, systematic reviews, and research impact studies.
To support these changing...
by Alice Gertzog, Edwin P. Beckerman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1994
Now available in paperback! The Administrative of the Public Library is a comprehensive approach to contemporary public library concerns. It combines theory and practical advice as it addresses in a simple, logical, clear, and jargon-free fashion public library policies, procedures, resources, and...
Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career Exploration, 3rd Edition
An Introduction and Career Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
Since the second edition of this must-have book was published in late 2009, libraries have undergone profound changes, primarily linked to advances in technology. We've seen the debut of RDA, the release of new Pew Research library and Internet use data, and the establishment of digital repositories,...
by Duncan McKay, Duncan Mckay
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This title is a concise guide to financial planning, with definitions of financial terms and the key processes involved, which also provides tips on how to present your budget most effectively to secure funding. As pressures of business increasingly affect all information functions, it has become...
by Marshall Breeding
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Cloud computing helps libraries shift away from owning and operating local servers to Web-based services. This book equips you with the information and practical advice needed to evaluate the many opportunities to take advantage of cloud computing. It features applications that empower you to use technology...