[PDF] Outsourcing Library Technical Services Operations eBook

Author : Karen A. Wilson
Publisher : ALA Editions
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 33,54 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN :

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"Outsourcing Library Technical Services Operations: Practices in Academic, Public, and Special Libraries gives librarians the chance to "sample" the outsourcing practices of other libraries before making a commitment or a costly mistake." "Outsourcing initially seems attractive to library decision makers, but at the same time they must be wary of its impact on in-house staff, productivity, and quality. Librarians need to be able to answer a number of questions about outsourcing before signing a contract: Is outsourcing the most cost-effective alternative?; What are the in-house implications of outsourcing?; Will outsourcing actually free up staff to provide better services to patron?" "Experts from academic, public, and special libraries with a wealth of experience in outsourcing different technical services activities provide their views in this book. Each experience is examined from the perspective of its original objectives, effectiveness, operational success, problems, and outcomes. An extensive bibliography provides additional resources on outsourcing." --Book Jacket.

Author : Arnold Hirshon
Publisher : Neal-Schuman Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,97 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
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Outsourcing is a strategic way for libraries to maximize fiscal and human resources. This text provides detailed, practical advice on: re-engineering library operations; how to determine when outsourcing is appropriate; conduct cost studies to evaluate technical operations; prepare formal requests-for-proposals (RFPs) to outsource acquisitions cataloguing and other technical services; evaluate vendor responses and services; and monitor the quality of outsourced operations. The guide also explores the pros and cons of outsourcing versus human resource needs and contract management and compliance. Detailed appendices included checklists for procuring book and journal vendor services, cataloguing services and other techincal services.

Author : Claire-Lise Benaud
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,1 MB
Release : 1998-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 031302264X

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As outsourcing becomes more commonplace in libraries, the need for a authoritative guide becomes indisputable. This book, designed to give librarians a broad understanding of outsourcing issues in academic libraries, synthesizes prevailing theories on the topic and describes current outsourcing practices in all areas of librarianship. After a historical overview and a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of outsourcing, the authors outline the steps for planning and implementing a successful outsourcing program. Individual chapters cover collection development, acquisitions and serials management, cataloging, retrospective conversion, authority control, preservation, and public services and systems. A special feature of the book is a detailed survey of more than 200 academic research libraries and other academic libraries about outsourcing practices.

Author : Irene P. Godden
Publisher : Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 36,94 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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More than 150 quotes from celebrities and wise people to keep new parents smiling through the sleepless nights Whether one's new family addition has arrived or is on its way, this book is guaranteed to raise a chuckle. It's full of humorous observations from well-known people on the adventures and misadventures of their new offspring.

Author : Stacey Marien
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1612495850

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Libraries are experiencing major changes concerning the role of technical services. Technical services librarians also are being challenged about their relevance and role, sometimes revealed by a lack of understanding of the contribution technical services librarians make to building and curating library and archival collections. The threats are real: relocation from central facilities, the dramatic shift to electronic resources, budgetary constraints, and outsourced processing. As a result, technical services departments are reinventing themselves to respond to these and similar challenges while embracing innovative methods and opportunities to advance librarianship in the twenty-first century. Library Technical Services provides case studies that highlight difficult realities, yet embrace exciting opportunities, such as space reclamation, evolving vendor partnerships, metadata, retraining and managing personnel, special collections, and distance education. Written for catalog and metadata librarians and managers of technical services units, this book will inspire and provide practical advice and examples for solving issues many libraries are facing today.

Author : Jennifer Cargill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 16,53 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1136553398

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This exciting volume explores the role of technical services functions and organizational structure as forces in the library change process. It provides practical information to help administrators make decisions about how their libraries are organized and managed. As libraries change in many ways--organizational structure, design of jobs, managerial philosophy, responsibilities of professionals, and the impact of automation--librarians in technical services, administrators, and personnel officers--need guidance in meeting the new challenges in order to continue providing thorough efficient services. Professionals from a variety of library environments address the pertinent issues of automation, personnel matters, education, management techniques, and the role of technical services within the total library community.

Author : Frank Portugal
Publisher :
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Results of a pilot study commissioned by the SLA to examine the outsourcing of corporate libraries.

Author : Robin Hastings
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 10,51 MB
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0810892480

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Here, acclaimed technology author and speaker Robin Hastings brings both her own experience as a library’s IT manager with outsourcing technical functions—including email and network backups as well as basic hardware maintenance—and that of others in her network of library techies to round out the book to help libraries of all types and sizes save money and expand services. Outsourced functions covered here range from using an outside firm to assist in creating a new library website to outsourcing basic computer maintenance and network administration. Outsourcing Technology: A Practical Guide for Librarians has something for every size and type of library: Libraries with no IT people at all will learn how to create and manage an IT department made up of outside contractors and providers; Libraries with small IT departments will learn how to supplement their existing skills and offload staff-intensive but non-essential functions to outsourced providers in order to focus on mission critical functions in-house; and, Libraries with large IT departments will learn how to use consultants and vendors to get the most bang for their technology bucks. The care and maintenance of technology is a specialized field requiring a diverse set of skills to perform properly. Many libraries find it difficult to attract skilled people because of a lack of personnel budgets, because of a location that is rural enough to have a limited applicant pool, or because the library lacks enough technological savvy to make effective hiring decisions. Regardless of the reason for the lack of technological skill in a library’s staff, there are ways to outsource major technological functions of the library so that even very small libraries can have the same access to technology as the big libraries - and big libraries can manage huge technological projects with the same resources and skills as multinational companies. Outsourcing Technology: A Practical Guide for Librarians will provide the information and guidance needed for both the smallest libraries to embrace technology and the largest libraries to get the most from their technology investments with tips and tricks for libraries of size between as well. Checklists and forms make this both a great source of information as well as a hands-on tool!

Author : Sheila S. Intner
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 12,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838909531

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"The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the past decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both underprepared and without guidance from their institutions"--P. [4] of cover.