Integration in the Library Organization
Integration in the Library Organization

Author: Christine E Thompson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-02-27

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1317957172

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Bring technical and public services together to create a more user-friendly library!Written for public and technical services librarians, this vital book examines the changes in the profession that have contributed to the integration of the two services. It explores the responsibilities of public and technical services, the effect of dualism on libraries and the profession, and management concerns in this overlapping environment. With case studies and insightful predictions for the future, Integration in the Library Organization discusses the changes in the profession that have contributed to the integration of the two services. This book fills a gap in the available information about team management and the blurring of public/technical services lines in libraries. Integration in the Library Organization shows you how to create an environment of full staff cooperation within your library and provides examples of ways that other libraries have accomplished this. Here you'll discover management techniques to use in such an overlapping environment. Integration in the Library Organization discusses: the false dualism of technical services vs. public services working as partners in a team-based environment tailoring library positions to match individual skills outsourcing in Hawaii satellite cataloging operations and nonprint backlogs . . . and much more!Integration in the Library Organization will provide you with the insight you need to help your library balance and integrate technical and public services and improve the capability of your library to offer patrons quality services and large amounts of information.

Library Services Platforms
Library Services Platforms

Author: American Library American Library Association

Publisher: ALA Editions

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780838959619

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The genre of library services platforms helps libraries manage their collection materials and automate many aspects of their operations by addressing a wider range of resources and taking advantage of current technology architectures compared to the integrated library systems that have previously dominated. This issue of Library Technology Reports explores this new category of library software, including its functional and technical characteristics. It highlights the differences with integrated library systems, which remain viable for many libraries and continue to see development along their own trajectory. This report provides an up-to-date assessment of these products, including those that have well-established track records as well as those that remain under development. The relationship between library services platforms and discovery services is addressed. The report does not provide detailed listings of features of each product, but gives a general overview of the high-level organization of functionality, the adoption patterns relative to size, types, and numbers of libraries that have implemented them, and how these libraries perceive their performance. This seminal category of library technology products has gained momentum in recent years and is positioned to reshape how libraries acquire, manage, and provide access to their

The Public Library Service
The Public Library Service

Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section of Public Libraries

Publisher: NBD Biblion Publishers

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9783598218279

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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Future Libraries
Future Libraries

Author: R. Howard Bloch

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 9780520088115

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""Future libraries" rassemble d'émérites avocats, historiens, informaticiens, linguistes, et architectes pour aborder le futur des bibliothèques, des livres et de l'écrit dans l'ère électronique.

Dismantling Deficit Thinking in Academic Libraries
Dismantling Deficit Thinking in Academic Libraries

Author: Chelsea Heinbach

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781634000956

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"Explores the history of deficit thinking in higher education. Discusses pedagogical models that recognize students' prior knowledge and experiences. Provides a series of principles for anti-deficit teaching. Explores practical application of these principles in various academic library environments"--

Modern Library System
Modern Library System

Author: Rakesh Shantilal Prajapati

Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Limited

Published: 2013-04

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9789350563793

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The administration and automation practices of modern libraries are elaborately discussed in this book. This book covers a wide range of modern library system issues, and attempt to introduce the subject in a comprehensive way. It avoids the narrow focus and considerable complexity of many other books in this area where in depth treatment is required. It is intended for library and information science students and teachers alike, specifically those who are undertaking study on library automation.

Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools
Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools

Author: Faye Ong

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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Provides vision for strong school library programs, including identification of the skills and knowledge essential for students to be information literate. Includes recommended baseline staffing, access, and resources for school library services at each grade level.