Library Management in the Information Technology Environment
Library Management in the Information Technology Environment

Author: Brice G. Hobrock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-12-06

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1000758028

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This book, first published in 1992, equips library managers in all types of libraries to make the administrative changes necessary to deal with new information technologies. Despite financial difficulties due to inflation and declining budgets, electronic/optical information formats and the hardware and software to support them are a reality for many libraries. Libraries are designing and implementing prototypes of the ‘electronic library’ and are introducing new technologies as a growing adjunct to traditional text formats and services. It analyses administrative adjustments to the new technological information culture. Chapters in this resource that deal with issues not easily grasped by non-computing specialists are distilled to basic components, making them easy for busy managers to comprehend and immediately useful to library administrators.

Information Technology and Collection Management for Library User Environments
Information Technology and Collection Management for Library User Environments

Author: Walker, Joseph

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-11-30

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 146664740X

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Times have changed and library institutions struggle to maintain relevancy in the Information Age. With the inescapable presence of harnessing technologies for information management and access, the role of the library has increased in importance within academic institutions and public communities. Information Technology and Collection Management for Library User Environments brings into focus the new responsibility libraries have in meeting patron needs, specifically with the use of emerging technologies. Highlighting the concepts of collection management, library space planning, and information technologies; this book is a critical guide for library professionals, para-professionals, as well as researchers who wish to meet the diverse needs of patrons in ever-changing societies.

Library Management in Electronic Environment
Library Management in Electronic Environment

Author: Krishan Kumar

Publisher: Har-Anand Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9788124112090

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Over the years many of the libraries have become large and complex organisations presenting a challenge to a librarian. Managing a large library is a highly specialised and complicated job. Due to changing environment, especially technological one, his job has become very challenging. A librarian in such an environment should have a managerial ability of a high order, and possess different kinds of skills including technical skills in the application of information technology with adequate knowledge to solve multidimensional problems. Keeping in view, the requirements of students of library and information science, the book presents a framework of basic knowledge of management in electronic environment. Emphasis has been laid on basic issues and concepts of management. Principles of management and theories of management have been explained. Library routines have been described adequately, keeping in view the application of information technology.

Managing Information Technology
Managing Information Technology

Author: Patricia Ingersoll

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited

Published: 2004-10-30

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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"Providing resources for planning and managing every possible aspect of the relationships and work involved for successful cooperation between libraries and information technology services - including staffing and reporting lines, inter-organizational relationships, training, daily and periodic operations, research, and new technologies - this book also offers guidance to help systems librarians better plan for tomorrow. Appended materials, including a glossary; sample job descriptions; organizational charts; integrated library system vendor contacts; suggested professional reading; controlled circulation publications; a bibliography; sample policies and documents; and an index add to the practicality of this resource."--Jacket.

Information Management in Digital Environment
Information Management in Digital Environment

Author: R. Raman Nair

Publisher: Ess Ess Publication

Published: 2018-02-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788193431191

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Library and information systems are knowledge sources, which determine the quality and relevance of the development activities of the community they serve. The role of the library professional is to organize knowledge collections and facilitate access to text, sound, and images from a wide variety of sources, often in the context of a one-stop shopping scenario. In the present networked society, access is organized using different methods. Information available in-house and elsewhere is pooled manually and digitally to provide context-based services. Computer and communication technologies have enormous potential for managing information and making it retrievable and accessible. The present volume contains papers and proceedings of a national conference on this topic, organized by TIST libraries, which achieved a confluence of participants from engineering and information science fields. The book covers a wide variety of topics and perspectives, including: library automation in a contemporary open source environment; software for library automation and developing digital libraries; bridging the gap between recorded knowledge and living knowledge; innovative library management using holographic projection technology; techniques of literature search for relevance and efficiency in research; consortium for e-journals; wireless intrusion detection mechanisms; and achieving the objectives of the public library movement using ICT. This collection analyzes the main issues associated with Library and Information services in the digital era. This volume will serve as a guide to academic administrators, librarians, and information system managers. [Subject: Library & Information Science]

Collection Development in a Digital Environment
Collection Development in a Digital Environment

Author: Sul H Lee

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1999-09-20

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9780789007940

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Librarians and other library professionals will find this informative book chock full of thought-provoking papers that will help you find new solutions to the collection development problems your library may experience while facing this new digital age. Collection Development in a Digital Environment is a result of papers presented at the 1998 University of Oklahoma Libraries Conference. You will discover ways to help your library take the lead in advancing the academic agenda through technology while at the same time leaning how technology requires change in the way libraries themselves operate. Collection Development in a Digital Environment explores ethical and technological dilemmas of collection development and gives several suggestions on how your library can successfully deal with these challenges and provide patrons with the information they need. This guide covers many valuable ways that your library can be better prepared for developing a “user friendly” collection of materials in this new digital age. You will discover how methods to shift your library from buying materials for collections for faculty or students that may need them sporadically to a system of responsiveness and customization where “just in time” and “just for you” are the standards of information access, making you and your library both time-effective and cost-effective. Collection Development in a Digital Environment brings to light many ways in which libraries can improve collection development methods, such as: using the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) initiatives to improve global access to information, such as the Global Resources Program, which features a seamless web of interconnected, coordinated, and interdependent research collections that are electronically accessible to users examining discussions on scenario-driven planning and the benefits of having your patrons let you know what they are interested in instead of guessing what materials they may be interested in analyzing the influence of the World Wide Web on the role of libraries to discover how you can use these ideas to expand the collection of materials in your library gaining insight into how the concept of disintermediation in the publishing process will help libraries use the electronic environment to eliminate intermediate sources and collect materials directly from the publisher, thus saving time and money From the insightful chapters in Collection Development in a Digital Environment, you will find new and successful ways to use the new digital environment to enhance collection development in your library. This unique book will help your library be more digitally accessible while still being user-friendly to your clientele.

Emerging Technologies for Librarians
Emerging Technologies for Librarians

Author: Sharon Q Yang

Publisher: Chandos Publishing

Published: 2015-11-28

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1780634692

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Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and implementing, the available technologies that enhance library services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging technologies that are available for a specific area of work. Discusses and reviews practical applications of emerging technologies for librarians Explores what emerging technologies are available in particular areas of library services Describes and evaluates applications Connects library work to innovations

Innovations in the Designing and Marketing of Information Services
Innovations in the Designing and Marketing of Information Services

Author: Jesubright, John Jeyasekar

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-11-29

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 179981484X

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Compounded with the emergence of information technology, information services have become more complex. In order to break the bottleneck in providing information services, the information behavior of the user community must be studied and library staff must be effectively trained to identify, adapt, and satisfy the information needs of every type of information seeker. Innovations in the Designing and Marketing of Information Services provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of improving and expanding information resources and services in a cost-effective way and enables librarians to plan and present information services for the betterment of civil society. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as e-resources, knowledge ethics, and user-friendly technology, this book is ideally designed for librarians, information scientists, behavioral scientists, information technologists, marketers, marketing executives, academicians, researchers, and students.

Application of Information Technology in Libraries
Application of Information Technology in Libraries

Author: P. Venkata Ramana

Publisher: Ess Ess Publication

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788170006985

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Information Technology (IT) plays a vital role in today's global knowledge economy. It has proved to be a great boon for the modern society. The impact of IT is enormous and global in its magnitude, direction, pervasiveness, and usefulness. IT has become an integral part of all aspects of library management, profoundly affecting all library operations, information resources, services, staff skills requirement, and users' expectations. IT has virtually unlimited potential for a variety of useful applications in libraries, as it significantly contributes to improved quality, increased productivity, more efficient operations, better resource sharing, and more effective services to users. The success of a modern library is increasingly dependent on the most effective utilization and strategic management of innovative digital technologies in libraries. This book provides a brief overview of different components of IT. It covers the current trends in IT applications in libraries in India, as well as globally. The strategies for managing technological changes in libraries and the IT skills required for library professionals in managing libraries in digital environment are also discussed in detail.