[PDF] Organization Of Document Collections And Services eBook

Author : Gregg Sapp
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781560244172

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In the current information environment, public and academic libraries are recognizing that providing access to materials is a complex multi-dimensional phenomenon. To meet the changing needs of their patrons, libraries are reorganizing their service structures and developing organizational units called “access services.” Even though access services fall within the realm of public services, technical services, or library circulations, they are driven by an entirely new mentality. There has been an extreme paucity of information on access services available for libraries struggling to meet the challenges of the electronic age. Access Services in Libraries is the first book to establish a theoretical base for access services while also suggesting connections between theory and practice. Anyone involved in access services or considering adoption of this new organizational unit will benefit from the information in this groundbreaking volume. Access Services in Libraries provides fresh thinking that reexamines previous writings in this area, presents new experimental designs and results, creates contemporary organizational solutions, and adopts innovative techniques for increasing users’access to library materials within constrained budgets. Access services librarians, circulation department librarians, and library managers, especially those who are considering a reorganization that will include access services, will benefit from the philosophical and theoretical articles as well as practical advice on the design, delivery, and evaluation of responsive library services. Chapters in this invaluable book fill the gap in the literature about access services including theoretical descriptions of access services, current developing trends in access services, the historical development of the access services concept, practical studies related to common access services issues, and projections of future challenges. As Peter Watson-Boone states in his preface, “This volume is notable for charting a new current of thinking and practice that is moving quickly into the mainstream. It substantially documents the state of the art, and should bring increased clarity and focus to the debate now proceeding in many libraries about how we are to honor a commitment to the 'access’concept in the era when it will challenge the 'ownership’concept as never before.”

Author : Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 12,76 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810841307

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To a new collection development librarian just learning the field or to an experienced practitioner attempting to reorganize a program, the options can be confusing and contradictory. Guide to Collection Development and Management Administration, Organization, and Staffing provides an overview of the organizational alternatives available to libraries by addressing activities and explaining the models used in public, academic, and school libraries. It provides an overview of possible structures and indicates some of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Author : Amitabha Chatterjee
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 33,93 MB
Release : 2016-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0081020260

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Elements of Information Organization and Dissemination provides Information on how to organize and disseminate library and information science (LIS), a subject that is taught in many international Library Information Science university programs. While there are many books covering different areas of the subject separately, this book covers the entire subject area and incorporates the latest developments. Presets an overview of the entire subject, covering all relevant areas of library and information science Contains bulletpoints that highlight key features in each chapter Written in an accessible language, this book is aimed at a wide audience of LIS academics

Author : Christine E. Thompson
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780789009661

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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. This book will provide you with the insight you need to help your library balance and integrate these two services.

Author : Beth Posner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 28,64 MB
Release : 2016-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1440849692

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Through the perspectives of interlibrary loan (ILL) specialists, this book examines what ILL departments are doing, the value of ILL librarians in the evolving library environment, and how library collections and services are being affected by new ILL policies. In today's libraries, ILL specialists are facilitating service that goes far beyond traditional borrowing and lending. Recent innovations in interlibrary loan and library resource-sharing practices have advanced the information-sharing mission of libraries—a sea change that affects and benefits all library operations and staff. This book explores the far-reaching significance of these innovations in ILL for other areas of library activity, from acquisitions and collection development to reference and instruction to circulation and e-resource management and beyond. Readers will understand that as valuable as traditional ILL remains, ILL librarians are also well-placed to do much more. For example, ILL staff can inform acquisitions and collection development decisions with request data; demonstrate the need to maintain and preserve the long tail of print; advocate for the fair use of copyrighted print material and license terms that safeguard library information sharing in the digital environment; nurture consortial relationships and international cooperation between libraries; and promote the discovery of information, all of which can help librarians meet the information needs of their communities.

Author : American Library Association. Reference and Adult Services Division
Publisher : Chicago : American Library Association, Reference and Adult Services Division
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 35,93 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN :

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Summarizes reference department administrative and policy documents collected as part of a survey conducted under the auspices of the division's Reference Services in Large Research Libraries Discussion Group. Accompanying microfiche contain the documents.

Author : Peggy Johnson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838916899

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As a comprehensive introduction for LIS students, a primer for experienced librarians with new collection development and management responsibilities, and a handy reference resource for practitioners as they go about their day-to-day work, the value and usefulness of this book remain unequaled.