Library, archive and information management

Cataloguing and Classification introduces concepts and practices in cataloguing and classification, and common library standards.

Citation Tracking in Academic Libraries: An Overview presents results from the overarching need for researchers to get relevant advice for their scholarly pursuits.

This introductory book suggests ways of approaching some of the problems library and information professionals face as they prepare to offer end user education or training through personal tuition.

Discovery is central to academic activities at all levels and is a major focus for libraries and museums.

With contributions from some of the world's leading authorities, this publication considers the future of the book in the digital age.

As school districts across the United States increasingly question the need for trained librarians, this collection of research-based evidence helps make the case for a state-licensed librarian in every school.

A groundbreaking text designed to simplify and demystify archival and recordkeeping theory and its role in modern day practice.

Creating a New Library: Recipes for Transformation offers ways to make your library group space into one conducive to transformational learning.

Libraries are burdened with increased demand for resources and services and inflating expectations against shrinking or stagnant budgets.

Emerging Technologies for Knowledge Resource Management examines various factors that contribute to an enabled environment for optimum utilisation of information resources.

Solar Energy Index is an index of resources dealing with solar energy, including archival materials from the International Solar Energy Society collection; references to articles in major solar journals; patents and pamphlets; National Technical Information Service reports; unbound conference proceedings; and other assorted reports.

This book extensively covers the use of graph-based algorithms for natural language processing and information retrieval.

In resource poor, cost saving times, this book provides practical advice on new methods and technologies involved in systematic searching and explores the role of information professionals in delivering these changesThe editors bring together expert international practitioners and researchers to highlight the latest thinking on systematic searching.

Records and archival arrangements in Australia are globally relevant because Australia's indigenous people represent the oldest living culture in the world, and because modern Australia is an ex-colonial society now heavily multicultural in outlook.

First applied to internet gateways such as Yahoo, the concept of the "e;portal"e; has evolved in a bewildering number of directions.

"e;A welcome guide to promoting Black authors through library programming, laden with examples and advice from an experienced and dedicated practitioner.

Libraries and Archives analyses the facts and arguments behind an increasing debate as to what extent libraries and archives are fulfilling the same missions.

The systematic management of records is an important activity for 'information businesses' such as museums and galleries, but is not always recognized as a core function.

This book is aimed at guiding managers towards systematic approaches to improve and facilitate necessary strategic business development and planning.

This book addresses the issue of valuing objects in cultural collections, ranging from high-value to low or no-value and featuring a range of collections including fine art, archives, science and photography.

Libraries and information services are being transformed by the increasing availability of electronic information.

Social media technologies can help connect local communities to the wider world.

Many consider libraries to be immutable institutions, deeply entrenched in the past, full of dusty tomes and musty staff.

This compilation of 97 biographical essays celebrates public and school library service to children and young adults through the professional lives and contributions of its pioneers and leaders.

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With new technologies and additional goals driving their institutions, archives are changing drastically.

This up-to-date volume of topical School Library Connection articles provides school librarians and LIS professors with a one-stop source of information for supporting the core library principle of intellectual freedom.

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This book explores the management of information in crises, particularly the interconnectedness of information, people, and technologies during crises.

This edited collection is drawn from the sixth Libraries Without Walls Conference, held in 2005.

Information literacy has been identified as a necessary skill for life, work and citizenship - as well as for academic study - for all of us living in today's information society.

This volume consists of presentations at recent events of the IFLA Newspapers Section in Oslo 2005, Canberra 2005, Buenos Aires 2004, Shanghai 2004, Berlin 2003 and Cape Town 2003.

Within most libraries in the United States today there is an information professional who has become the 'go-to' person for grasping and grappling with copyright questions.

Knowledge Management in Libraries: Concepts, Tools and Approaches brings to the forefront the increasing recognition of the value of knowledge and information to individuals, organizations, and communities, providing an analysis of the concepts of Knowledge Management (KM) that prevails among the Library and Information Science (LIS) community.

Electronic resource management is becoming a primary responsibility of library managers.

How do we deal with challenging life events?

Libraries are licensing information resources in greater numbers then ever before.

Transform any public library into a truly sustainable organization-not just environmentally sustainable, but economically and socially sustainable as well-by following the directions and practices described in this book.

One of the major challenges facing librarians and curators of digital repositories are the innovative 'born digital' documents created by scholars in the humanities.

Managing Your Brand: Career Management and Personal PR for Librarians sets out guidelines for developing career pathways, including options for career change and the exploration of community service, as an avenue that can provide new opportunities.

It is a time of productive and exciting changes in the cataloging world, and cataloging for children is placed squarely in the middle of this upheaval, offering librarians working with kids a particular opportunity.