Download or read book The Academic Library written by Peter Brophy and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing functions of higher education libraries and the organizational cultures in which they operate. It offers an assessment of the impact of such changes on service delivery from both provider and user perspectives, and considers the future role of the academic library. The new edition has been completely updated, with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive coverage of: accessibility; information literacy; portals; digital libraries; copyright; institutional repositories; virtual and managed learning environments; and management of change. Written in a readable and accessible style, the book focuses on: the library in the institution users of the academic library the impacts and opportunities of ICTs human resources management and organization of resources collection and access management the academic library building library systems and networks specialist services management and professional issues performance measurement. Readership: This textbook is an indispensable introduction to the range of issues facing academic libraries. Invaluable for new information professionals and for students on information and library studies courses, it also makes stimulating reading for education administrators and academic library managers in both higher and further education. While the book considers emerging scenarios in the United Kingdom in depth, it also draws examples from institutions elsewhere in the world, and is of broad international interest.
Download or read book Oclc 1967 1997 written by K. Wayne Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In OCLC 1967--1997: Thirty Years of Furthering Access to the World's Information, you'll see how libraries, librarians, and librarianship have changed dramatically since the late sixties, when OCLC was founded as a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization. You'll also see how far information professionals have come in their common crusade to provide access to the ever-expanding body of information worldwide. OCLC 1967--1997 gives you both a look back and a look forward across thirty years of continuous technological change as OCLC grows from an Ohio network of 54 academic libraries to a global network of 26,000 libraries in 65 countries. Eighteen experienced authors give you a panoramic overview and specific insight into OCLC as both a membership organization and a provider of computer services. You'll see how libraries and librarians have an institutionalized voice for libraries in OCLC’s strategic directions. And, you'll better understand how the shared commitment of OCLC members to the ideals of research, scholarship, and education has created a unique library resource--WorldCat--which has become the most consulted database in higher education. Specifically, you'll read about: the changing tasks of cataloging, from automatic processing of print materials to the new challenges of electronic metadata the revolution in reference services and resource sharing OCLC in Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America today's leading-edge electronic libraries--GALILEO and the CIC VEL research at OCLC the new electronic scholarship OCLC 1967--1997 is for library professionals in libraries of all types. It is a definitive guidebook to today's OCLC and to all those who are helping their libraries and staffs deal with the challenges and opportunities of the Information Age.
Download or read book Program 1966 2006 written by Lucy A. Tedd and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collaboration and the Academic Library written by Jeremy Atkinson and published by Chandos Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collaboration and the Academic Library: Internal and External, Local and Regional, National and International explores the considerable change that has affected universities and academic libraries in recent years. Given this complex and important context, it is clear that the academic library increasingly needs to operate in partnership with its users and other professionals and organizations to be successful in meeting the needs of its clientele. Academic librarians need to work closely with client groups so that services are relevant, and close partnerships with other professionals need to be forged to provide seamless services for users. The book looks at all aspects of collaboration affecting academic libraries, both internally and externally, to help the reader understand future directions for collaborative activities in a complex and difficult working environment. - Considers collaboration issues affecting academic libraries - Covers both internal and external collaboration - Provides readers with direction for collaborative activities - Shows how academic librarians can work with client groups to keep services relevant
Download or read book New Information Technologies and Libraries written by H. Liebaers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nucleus of this volume consists of a number of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on liThe Impact of New Information Technologies on Library Management, Resources and Cooperation" , held in Luxembourg fran 19-23 November 1984. The oorkshop was a joint effort of four international organisations. The Scientific Affairs Division of the North .Atlantic Treaty Organization, through a personal canmitment and interest expressed by Dr. H. Durand, Assistant Secretary General for Scientific Affairs, was the first and major sponsor acting as a catalyst in enabling the Workshop to take place. Through its support for travel and subsistence costs of some of the North American participants, the Workshop could become a platfo~in for the exchange of ideas between parties concerned with information handling and transmission and information policy in Western Europe and North America. The Directorate General for Information Market and Innovation of the Canmission of the European Communities hosted the Vlorkshop in its facilities - the Jean l'bnnet Building in Luxembourg - also providing for simultaneous translation in the main languages of the European Community. Moreover, the Canmission generously funded the participation of key participants fran Community countries and provided participants with ample info~ination on existing Community programmes related to electronic publications, electronic transmission of documents, copyright problems, problems of standards, telecanmunication, and so on. 'I'he Council of Europe supported attendance fran Sweden, Austria and Spain. And lastly, the European Cultural Foundation organised the event on behalf of all these organisa tions.
Download or read book Future of the Union Catalogue written by Charles Donald Cook and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts explore the current concepts and future prospects of the union catalogue.
Download or read book National Information System in Education written by S. L. Verma and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New International Dictionary of Acronyms in Library and Information Science and Related Fields written by Henryk Sawoniak and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enlarged and expanded edition is designed to be a valuable resource for librarians and users of information sources, clarifying the bewidering number of new acronyms that appear every year in the information science field. Nearly 30,000 acronyms in 35 languages are listed. As libraries are to a large extent interdisciplinary, the dictionary covers language forms used in computers, publishing, printing, archive management, journalism and reprography, as well as in the library and information science fields Acronyms reproduced here represent institutions, library and information systems, pr.
Download or read book Minutes of the Meeting written by Association of Research Libraries and published by Association of Research Libr. This book was released on 1983 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 52 includes the proceedings of the conference on the Farmington Plan, 1959.
Download or read book British Librarianship and Information Work 1976 1980 written by L. J. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies on the organisational structure and services in national and university libraries in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the United Kingdom written by Bristol> Joint Meeting of British and German Librarians and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Availability of Publications in the United Kingdom written by Capital Planning Information Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Libraries and Subscription Agencies written by Peter Gellatly and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the library-agency relationship is discussed from various points of view. Contributors focus on the use of subscription agents worldwide--in Africa, the Middle East, and Great Britain. Up-to-the-minute information on the effects of automation on the library-agency relationship is explored, including serials management systems; automated serials control over selection, acquisition, and utilization; serials databases using subscription agency files; and a most useful bibliography on automated subscription agency utilities and services.
Download or read book International ISBN publishers directory written by International ISBN Agency and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 1980 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationaldirectory of publishing houses - includes an index of corresponding international standard book numbers (isbn codes).
Download or read book Management Information and Decision Support Systems in Libraries written by Peter Brophy and published by Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : Gower. This book was released on 1986 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Library and Information Services Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Co operation in Action written by Stella Pilling and published by Facet Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The view from the British Library - The national library perspective; Mapping the British cooperative landscape; The view from Resource; The regional perspective; Co-operation in academia; Co-operation in preservation; E-co-operation; Joined-up funding: promoting and facilitating collaborative work; The international dimension.
