Enabling end users

information skills training

Summary: Suggests ways of offering end user education or training through personal tuition in libraries. It examines issues about who needs end user education and training, what they might need and how it can be delivered. Guidance on planning and running individual, group and workshop ...

The future of the book in the Digital Age

Summary: With contributions from some of the world's leading authorities, this publication considers the future of the book in the digital age. As more books are published than ever before, this timely publication addresses a range of critically important themes relating to the book ...

Building a successful archival programme

a practical approach

Summary: This book provides information on best practices and solutions in order to successfully establish an archival programme; it uses a practical approach, without the use of technical or theoretical jargon. This book serves as a companion text in a theoretical archival course. The book ...

Handbook of electronic and digital acquisitions

Ch. 1 Acquisitions and copyright by Doris Van Kampen Ch. 2 Copyright and fair use : electronic reserves by Linda Neyer Ch. 3 Evaluating databases for acquisitions and collection development by Audrey Powers Ch. 4 Collection development strategies for online aggregated databases by Susan McMullen and ...

Building bridges

collaboration within and beyond the academic library

Summary: Intended for academic libraries, this book covers all aspects of collaboration. Technology has increased the need for, and the ability to, collaborate at work; the first part of the book contains a discussion of: the basic hows and whys of collaboration; building an environment ...

Putting content online

a practical guide for libraries

Summary: This book focuses on practical, standards-based approaches to planning, executing and managing projects in which libraries and other cultural institutions digitize material and make it available on the web (or make collections of born-digital material available). Topics include evaluating material for digitization, intellectual property ...

Pautas de accesibilidad en la Web para bibliotecas

El número de usuarios con acceso a internet ha aumentado de manera exponencial. Sin embargo, las innovaciones y avances tecnológico plantean oportunidades y también amenazas, dentro de las cuales se identifica la denominada brecha digital, esto es, el espacio social, técnico y político que distancia ...

Ethical decision making for digital libraries

Summary: Examines the ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in digital libraries, and the codes of conduct, professional guidelines and ethics resources used in resolving them. Begins with an overview of classical and applied ethics, then reviews the codes of conduct of professional information societies ...

Digital libraries integrating content and systems

Summary: Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with ...

Managing information resources in libraries

collection management in theory and practice

Libraries and information services are being transformed by the increasing availability of electronic information. The management of information resources in libraries is of greater, not lesser importance in the digital world. Librarians are well placed to provide leadership in the new century as they draw ...

Ethics, accountability, and recordkeeping in a dangerous world

The new book from this eminent American archivist covers a wide range of recent issues and controversies related to the mission and work of archivists and records managers. The essays contained in it consider both the practical issues of administering records and the much more ...

Negotiating licences for digital resources

With the increasing availability of digital resources, it is vital for those involved in purchasing them to get to grips with the complexities of contracts, costs and the relationships that exist between subscriber and publisher. "Negotiating Licences for Digital Resources" is a practical guide on ...

Archives and the digital library

Technological advances and innovative perspectives constantly evolve the notion of what makes up a digital library. Archives and the Digital Library provides an insightful snapshot of the current state of archiving in the digital realm. Respected experts in library and information science present the latest ...

Recruiting, training, and retention of science and technology librarians

Since the 1950s there has been a persistent shortage of sci-tech librarians, and as more librarians retire or change positions, the prospect looms that the profession will only depopulate further. Tackling this difficult challenge, Recruiting, Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians gathers together ...

Cataloging and organizing digital resources

a how to do it manual for librarians

Sopporting E-learning

a guide for library and information managers

E-learning is becoming commonplace in academic institutions, largely as an alternative medium in the delivery of established content. Increasingly library and information services are directly involved in the delivery of e-content and in delivering services to support e-learning. Thus it is affecting all aspects of ...

Law, libraries and technology

a practical guiede

Libraries are continuing to evolve as a result of the dual pressures of technology and user access. The new digital media forms are enabling librarians to find new methods of information delivery. Libraries and librarians need to be aware of the legal ramifications of the ...

Digital libraries

principles and practice in a global environment

Digital Libraries. Principles and Practice introduces readers to the principles underlying digital libraries, and illustrates these principles by reference to a wide range of digital library practices throughout the world. Individual chapters deal with issues such as: # Digital library users and the services that are ...

Patrimonio digital

un nuevo medio al servicio de las instituciones culturales

En el mundo del patrimonio cultural, la incorporación de la tecnología es un hecho reciente, y por lo tanto su aprendizaje resulta más necesario si cabe. Numerosas instituciones culturales todavía el potencial que las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) puede aportar a la ...

E-journals

a how to do it manual for building managing and supporting electronic journal collections

The electronic journal, a new format only a few years ago, is now commonplace in many libraries and information services. Recent years have seen a huge growth in the range and number of journals being published on the internet, and an increasingly large number of ...