Download or read book Fundamentals of Managing Reference Collections written by Carol A. Singer and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new book will help librarians make better reference decisions, aligned to customer needs and expectations, especially significant with today’s limited budgets.
Download or read book Managing the Reference Collection written by Christopher W. Nolan and published by ALA Editions. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the reference collection is the key to ensuring that information provided is up to date, accurate, and of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the diverse needs of the library's customers. Managing the Reference Collection provides the fundamental tools to select, organize, and manage references in the library. Guidelines are given in key areas of reference collection management, including: developing a reference collection development policy, implementing selection policies and procedures, selecting and managing electronic reference sources, and evaluating and weeding reference collections.
Download or read book Data Collection and Management written by Magda Stouthamer-Loeber and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995-08-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of a trial-and-error approach to collecting and managing data? Data Collection and Management offers helpful information on managing research projects. By stressing how to use good standards for data collecting and processing, the authors cover such important how-tos as planning research activities; making budgetary decisions and keeping the budget under control; hiring, training, and supervising field interviewing staff; establishing whether interviewers are ready to start interviewing; and ensuring high participant acquisition and retention rates. The book also covers using computerized information systems for tracking data collected and the data management process. Proposal writers, principal investigators, graduate research students, and project coordinators of research requiring large-scale field data collection will find the book to be an indispensable tool.
Download or read book Managing Reference Data in Enterprise Databases written by Malcolm Chisholm and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2001 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a great book! I have to admit I wasn't enthusiastic about the idea of a book with such a narrow topic initially, but, frankly, it's the first professional book I've read page to page in one sitting in a long time. It should be of interest to DBAs, data architects and modelers, programmers who have to write database programs, and yes, even managers. This book is a winner." - Karen Watterson, Editor SQL Server Professional "Malcolm Chisholm has produced a very readable book. It is well-written and with excellent examples. It will, I am sure, become the Reference Book on Reference Data." - Clive Finkelstein, "Father" of Information Engineering, Managing Director, Information Engineering Services Pty Ltd Reference data plays a key role in your business databases and must be free from defects of any kind. So why is it so hard to find information on this critical topic? Recognizing the dangers of taking reference data for granted, Managing Reference Data in Enterprise Databases gives you precisely what you've been seeking: A complete guide to the implementation and management of reference data of all kinds. This book begins with a thorough definition of reference data, then proceeds with a detailed examination of all reference data issues, fully describing uses, common difficulties, and practical solutions. Whether you're a database manager, architect, administrator, programmer, or analyst, be sure to keep this easy-to-use reference close at hand. Features Solves special challenges associated with maintaining reference data. Addresses a wide range of reference data issues, including acronyms, redundancy, mapping, life cycles, multiple languages, and querying. Describes how reference data interacts with other system components, what problems can arise, and how to mitigate these problems. Offers examples of standard reference data types and matrices for evaluating management methods. Provides a number of standard reference data tables and more specialized material to help you deal with reference data, via a companion Web site
Download or read book Opening Science written by Sönke Bartling and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern information and communication technologies, together with a cultural upheaval within the research community, have profoundly changed research in nearly every aspect. Ranging from sharing and discussing ideas in social networks for scientists to new collaborative environments and novel publication formats, knowledge creation and dissemination as we know it is experiencing a vigorous shift towards increased transparency, collaboration and accessibility. Many assume that research workflows will change more in the next 20 years than they have in the last 200. This book provides researchers, decision makers, and other scientific stakeholders with a snapshot of the basics, the tools, and the underlying visions that drive the current scientific (r)evolution, often called ‘Open Science.’
Download or read book Fundamentals of Managing Reference Collections written by Carol A. Singer and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new book will help librarians make better reference decisions, aligned to customer needs and expectations, especially significant with today’s limited budgets.
Download or read book Collection Management in Academic Libraries written by Clare Jenkins and published by Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Reference Today written by Kay Ann Cassell and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Reference Today: New Models and Practices - highlights newly developed service models used by libraries and ways to handle changing reference collections. - describes new ways to provide reference services and ideas of how to select and manage reference collections. - identifies the best practices for meeting the needs of library users.
Download or read book Newspapers in the Library written by Lois N. Upham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1988, discusses the use and handling of newspapers in libraries and information centres. Although newspapers are recognized as an important source of information about current history and local events, they have been largely ignored by information specialists. Individuals who work with newspapers on a daily basis - as tools in research or as an ingredient in a larger process - have contributed valuable chapters on bibliographical and physical control of newspapers, working with newspapers in a variety of settings, and international, educational, and technical aspects of using and handling newspapers.
Download or read book Weeding and Maintenance of Reference Collections written by Linda S Katz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is unique volume offering practical advice on weeding and maintaining reference collections. It covers different types of libraries--academic, corporate, public--and problems, and librarians describe in detail methods and criteria used by their libraries in weeding their reference collections. Dr. Pierce has organized the topics of her book into relevant chapters. These chapters, bound to appeal to a variety of needs, address and discuss the problems and management of growing reference collections. As many librarians find weeding reference books a difficult task, most reference departments suffer from a lack of space as a result. Collection growth reduces shelf and seating space, and both books and people are lost in the clutter. In reading this essential book, reference supervisors will come to understand the importance of allowing reference area growth combined with effective weeding to promote an attractive and well-stocked reference area. Heads of reference will find Weeding and Maintenance of Reference Collections full of useful information, from the specific criteria and detailed methods contributed by several librarians who have found success in weeding their reference collections, to the practical hints on planning and evaluating collection contents and organization. Students and faculty of library schools and information studies will gain insight into successful management of increasing amounts of reference material as the Information Age gathers momentum into the 1990s.
Download or read book Finance Budget and Management for Reference Services written by Ruth A. Fraley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The library budget, a topic of primary importance to the reference librarian, is thoroughly examined in this book, first published in 1988. Experts offer insightful suggestions for reference librarians to understand and take responsibility for budget issues, directly and indirectly. They address the ability to explain the budget - which actually entails explaining the collection, the services, and the process in place for managing the fiscal resources - a necessary skill for any reference librarian faced with looming budget cuts. Providing quality services on a limited budget is also explored. The contributors provide helpful essays on convincing the parent agency to provide adequate support, setting goals and priorities, generating revenue, and more.
Download or read book 21st Century Management A Reference Handbook written by Charles Wankel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ordered as part of a set on ID 7574134.
Download or read book The Reference Interview Today written by Susan Knoer and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use guide shows how to learn and perfect the skills needed to conduct satisfying reference interviews in the modern technological environment.
Download or read book Management of Archives and Manuscript Collections for Librarians written by Richard H. Lytle and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library History written by Wayne A. Wiegand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1994. This book focuses on the historical development of the library as an institution. Its contents assume no single theoretical foundation or philosophical perspective but instead reflect the richly diverse opinions of its many contributors. This text is intended to serve as a reference tool for undergraduate and graduate students interested in library history, for library school educators whose teaching requires knowledge of the historical development of library institutions, services, and user groups, and for practicing library professionals.
Download or read book A Sense of Place written by Daniel A. Kriesberg and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating nearby nature and the marvels of our own backyards, this book helps you introduce children to the world around them. With quality children's literature and simple activities, you can cultivate a child's sense of wonder and joy and teach him or her the importance of living in harmony with nature. These projects span the curriculum and are presented in reproducible format, so they're easy to use. Highlighting the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch), they build connections between students and the land and create in young learners a sense of place-a true necessity for living in the world today. Grades K-6.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Reference written by Carolyn Mulac and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2012 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-in-one “Reference reference” you’ve been waiting for, this invaluable book offers a concise introduction to reference sources and services for a variety of readers, from library staff members who are asked to work in the reference department to managers and others who wish to familiarize themselves with this important area of librarianship. Written in an accessible style and designed for everyday use, it presents an overview of the basic tools and techniques of reference work, including “Reference Services,” a section addressing such important topics as telephone reference, the reference interview, and electronic reference “Reference Sources,” chapters which focus on types of reference tools, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, and almanacs Appendixes with key documents prepared by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) and an annotated bibliography An excellent training tool for both new and experienced staff, Fundamentals of Reference will quickly become your fundamental reference!
