Information Science

As technology advances, libraries are forced to reach beyond their own resources to find effective ways to maintain accuracy and superior service levels. Vendors provide databases and integrated library systems that perform those functions for profit. Library/Vendor Relationships examines the increa..

Providing a substantive approach to the issue, Management of Library and Archival Security: From the Outside Looking In gives librarians and collection directors practical and helpful suggestions for developing policies and procedures to minimize theft. In addition, this text prepares you to deal wi..

This book explores how academic librarians can respond imaginatively and nimbly to economic, political, and technological change that is enveloping their professional work. The chapters represent a mixture of radical and rational approaches to managing change, with each chapter giving a particular a..

Managing Digital Resources in Libraries is a practical guide to managing library materials in digital formats. Working librarians share their expertise in the acquisition and management of digital resources, addressing questions of licensing, funding, and providing access. The contributors also exam..

Managing Digital Resources in Libraries is a practical guide to managing library materials in digital formats. Working librarians share their expertise in the acquisition and management of digital resources, addressing questions of licensing, funding, and providing access. The contributors also exam..

This important book defines what is meant by diversity; clarifies why it is important to address issues of diversity in a professional, interpersonal, and societal context; and identifies goals related to diversity and how to go about achieving these goals...

Written by leading authorities on print-to-e-resource transition, the essays in this collection – from library institutions of all sizes and levels of funding collection – will aid librarians in navigating the problems of changing formats, staffing issues, workflow approaches, and new and interrelat..

Written by leading authorities on print-to-e-resource transition, the essays in this collection – from library institutions of all sizes and levels of funding collection – will aid librarians in navigating the problems of changing formats, staffing issues, workflow approaches, and new and interrelat..

Managing the Twenty-First Century Reference Department: Challenges and Prospects provides librarians with the knowledge and skills they need to manage an effective reference service. Full of useful and practical ideas, this book presents successful methods for recruiting and retaining capable refere..

This book provides librarians with practical suggestions on how to best let their patrons know about the available e-resources and instruct them on how to use them effectively. Librarians in any type of library setting can find fresh ideas to apply in their own setting...

Marketing Information: A Strategic Guide for Business and Finance Libraries identifies and describes secondary published sources of information for typical marketing questions and research projects. This extensive guide serves as a strategic bibliography—covering over 200 printed books and ser..

Marketing Information: A Strategic Guide for Business and Finance Libraries identifies and describes secondary published sources of information for typical marketing questions and research projects. This extensive guide serves as a strategic bibliography—covering over 200 printed books and ser..