Library and information services

Here is what the experts have to say about the effects of computer applications on selected facets of personnel administration in libraries.

Here is what the experts have to say about the effects of computer applications on selected facets of personnel administration in libraries.

Discover the latest developments in serials publication Current advances in technology and research have triggered accelerating change in the state of serials, which makes keeping up-to-date on developments difficult.

Discover the latest developments in serials publication Current advances in technology and research have triggered accelerating change in the state of serials, which makes keeping up-to-date on developments difficult.

Provide top-flight services in this highly specialized field!

Provide top-flight services in this highly specialized field!

"e;Advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

"e;Advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

What does the future hold for cataloging education?

What does the future hold for cataloging education?

This book provides a snapshot of the implementation in various countries around the world of the international cataloging standard RDA: resource description and access.

This book provides a snapshot of the implementation in various countries around the world of the international cataloging standard RDA: resource description and access.

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history.

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history.

This important reference volume covers developments in aspects of British library and information work during the five year period 2001-2005.

This important reference volume covers developments in aspects of British library and information work during the five year period 2001-2005.

Information services are currently going through what is probably the most significant period of change in their history.

Information services are currently going through what is probably the most significant period of change in their history.

This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries.

This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries.

The nature of the information marketplace is under continual evolution and all organisations in the information industry need to form new strategic alliances, identify new market segments and evolve new products, employing a full armoury of marketing tactics to succeed in the changing environment.

The nature of the information marketplace is under continual evolution and all organisations in the information industry need to form new strategic alliances, identify new market segments and evolve new products, employing a full armoury of marketing tactics to succeed in the changing environment.

For the first hundred years or so of their history, public libraries in Britain were built in an array of revivalist architectural styles.

For the first hundred years or so of their history, public libraries in Britain were built in an array of revivalist architectural styles.

Libraries in today's global world have emerged as key players in building a culture for reading in communities while enhancing the literacy development of children, youth, adults and seniors.

Libraries in today's global world have emerged as key players in building a culture for reading in communities while enhancing the literacy development of children, youth, adults and seniors.

In an economic climate where cuts are becoming the norm, a boutique library service may seem a contradiction.

In an economic climate where cuts are becoming the norm, a boutique library service may seem a contradiction.

Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and developing relationships with other community facilities and agencies.

Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and developing relationships with other community facilities and agencies.

The need for public libraries to tackle social exclusion and engage in social justice becomes ever more urgent as the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, and the very survival of public libraries in the heart of the community is open to debate.

The need for public libraries to tackle social exclusion and engage in social justice becomes ever more urgent as the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, and the very survival of public libraries in the heart of the community is open to debate.

Reading groups have grown rapidly in popularity and continue to be a significant cultural phenomenon.

Reading groups have grown rapidly in popularity and continue to be a significant cultural phenomenon.

The university subject librarians' role is at the centre of new models of teaching and learning, yet further debate and published contributions are still needed to shape its future direction.

The university subject librarians' role is at the centre of new models of teaching and learning, yet further debate and published contributions are still needed to shape its future direction.

Whether termed the 'network society', the 'knowledge society' or the 'information society', it is widely accepted that a new age has dawned, unveiled by powerful computer and communication technologies.

Whether termed the 'network society', the 'knowledge society' or the 'information society', it is widely accepted that a new age has dawned, unveiled by powerful computer and communication technologies.

Looking at schools and universities, it is difficult to pinpoint when education, teaching and learning started to haemorrhage purpose, aspiration and function.

Looking at schools and universities, it is difficult to pinpoint when education, teaching and learning started to haemorrhage purpose, aspiration and function.

University libraries around the world have embraced the possibilities of the digital learning environment, facilitating its use and proactively seeking to develop the provision of electronic resources and services.

University libraries around the world have embraced the possibilities of the digital learning environment, facilitating its use and proactively seeking to develop the provision of electronic resources and services.

Modern library services can be incredibly complex.

Modern library services can be incredibly complex.

This study revisits Gabriel Naude's foundational contributions to librarianship, particularly as outlined in his Avis pour dresser une bibliotheque.

The first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin, Ireland''s foremost library and home to the Book of Kells.

The first comprehensive, scholarly history of Trinity College Library Dublin, Ireland''s foremost library and home to the Book of Kells.

The authors present a multi-level theory of "e;Information Worlds"e; to investigate the ways in which information creates the social worlds of people.

The authors present a multi-level theory of "e;Information Worlds"e; to investigate the ways in which information creates the social worlds of people.

This landmark volume is the first to bring together leading scholarship on children's and young adult literature from three intersecting disciplines: Education, English, and Library and Information Science.