Library and information sciences / Museology

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

The management of organisational information assets and the development of information policies have received much attention in recent times with organisations challenging themselves to think about 'information' and 'knowledge' as key organisational assets that require careful management.

From full-text article databases to digitized collections of primary source materials, newly emerging electronic resources have radically impacted how research in the humanities is conducted and discovered.

In this information age it is widely recognised that, in order to maintain relevance and to gain a competitive edge, libraries and other organisations in the business of information must continuously assess their roles, collections, services and perhaps most importantly, their business practices.

Whether you are just starting to create a digital repository or your institution already has a fully-developed program, this book provides strategies for building and maintaining a high-use, cohesive, and fiscally-responsible repository with collections that showcase your institution.

Aimed at academic library practitioners, this book describes how e-reserve services can evolve and adapt to the changing virtual learning environment of higher education.

Open source refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit.

Libraries/information centres are continuously evolving to keep up with rapid changes in information gathering, processing, and distribution.

This book presents a series of case studies from systems librarians all over the world.

A practical work outlining the theory and practice of using active learning techniques in library settings.

Making a Collection Count connects the various pieces of library collection management, such as selection, cataloguing, shelving, circulation and weeding, and teaches readers how to gather and analyze data from each point in a collection's life cycle.

Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into the 21st century multicultural environment.

This book provides a range of case studies concerning the leadership and management of quality development in higher education.

This book examines the various types of literacy that are important in the Digital Age of rapid technological change and proliferating information resources in a variety of formats.

Mastering the skills necessary for clear, effective writing can make writing tasks flow more easily.

Libraries and Identity summarizes the role of institutional identity in the emergence of new types of libraries such as joint-use libraries and digital libraries.

Despite their changing role, abstracts remain useful in the digital world.

Customer Care provides a detailed course suitable for delivery to library staff at all levels.

Productivity for Librarians provides tips and tools for organizing, prioritizing and managing time along with reducing stress.

Drawing upon the author's on going research into information literacy, Information Literacy Landscapes explores the nature of the phenomenon from a socio-cultural perspective, which offers a more holistic approach to understanding information literacy as a catalyst for learning.

The primary purpose of Pursuing Information Literacy is to inspire individual thinking and application.

This book examines the following factors: sponsorship of research, control of the dissemination of research, effects of dominant research paradigms, financial interests of authors, publishers, and editors, role of new technologies (for example, Web 2.

A practical guide to cataloguing and processing the unique special collections formats in the Browne Popular Culture Library (BPCL) and the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives (MLSRA) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) (e.

Aimed at academics, academic managers and administrators, professionals in scientometrics, information scientists and science policy makers at all levels.

This book explores recent trends in human resource management practices and presents options for their application within the special context of libraries, especially academic and research libraries.

Aimed at library science students and librarians with newly assigned administrative duties the book is about improving one's thinking and decision making in a role as a library manager.

This book is aimed at the practicing academic librarian, especially those working on the 'front lines' of reference, instruction, collection development, and other capacities that involve dealing directly with library patrons in a time of changing scholarly communication paradigms.

Provides a broad scope for research to take the frustration out of not being able to locate what you want, not just by country or region, but how to pinpoint and access reliable information on a global scale.

Rather than simply summarising the state of play in African countries and elsewhere, Freedom of Information and the Developing World identifies and makes explicit the assumptions about the citizen's relationship to the state that lie beneath Freedom of Information (FoI) discourse.

Managing the process of building and maintaining an effective library website can be as challenging as designing the product itself.

Measuring Academic Research outlines how to undertake a bibliometric study, a topic of vital importance in academic research today.

Teaching Information Literacy for Inquiry-Based Learning is highly beneficial to those who teach or train people and need to develop systematic ways of using information sources and tools to help them participate in inquiry based learning.

Managing Change and People in Libraries is designed to help library staff find options and compromises to personnel and management problems associated with the constant changes faced in libraries today.

The first of its kind, this book provides a theoretically informed research guide and draws attention to areas of potential research in Library and Information Science.

Evaluation of Digital Libraries summarizes research and practice on both sides of the Atlantic and aims to answer the potential questions that both the theoretical and practical areas of digital library evaluation have posed during recent years.

Method in the Madness is presented as a companion to researchers investigating the complex world of work.

Examines current issues in journals publishing and reviews how the industry will develop over the next few years.

This book is about rethinking your career in a refreshing and systematic way to take into account your professional and personal goals.

Digital Library Economics covers key aspects of the management and development of the digital library from an economic viewpoint.

This book provides a friendly, lively discussion of the role of academic library fund-raising written by two experienced library fund-raisers.

Keeping the User in Mind provides a practical down-to-earth look at instructional design and its uses in the academic library.

An exploration of information literacy and ICT skills education from the point of view of social and political theory.

Every academic library strives to make improvements - in its services, its effectiveness, and its contributions to overall university success.

Cruise to Success is a hands-on guide and handbook to create a library marketing campaign.

Virtual Research Environments examines making Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usable by researchers working to solve "e;grand challenge problems in many disciplines from social science to particle physics.

A librarian's main task is to acquire, organize, process, retrieve and disseminate information to all possible users, but also to communicate and develop professional skills in this field.

This book is written to promote academic strategic management and envision future innovations for academic library resources, services and instructions in the digital age.

Many modern technologies give the impression that they somehow work by magic, particularly when they operate automatically and their mechanisms are invisible.

From Lending to Learning provides a theoretical overview and practical guide to the functional area of delivering learning services within public libraries.

Written from the perspective of a librarian, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of e-books on academic libraries.