Managing Electronic Resources. New and Changing Roles for Libraries

✍ Scribed by Peter J. Webster (Auth.)

Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 237
Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The on going movement to electronic collections presents many exciting new service opportunities for libraries, as well as creating materials management, resource, and service challenges. This book looks at how online resources are causing the roles and practices of libraries to change.

Forward looking consideration of critical emerging issues in library practice
Draws on the author's wide knowledge of electronic content management issues
Presents a practical perspective based on the authors long standing experience

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of figures, Page xi
Acknowledgements, Page xiii
About the author, Pages xv-xvi
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-8
2 - Universal discovery and access to information, Pages 9-24
3 - The library catalogue and the new role of distributed electronic content tools, Pages 25-42
4 - Electronic content products – materials management and integration, Pages 43-52
5 - The ILS and the challenges of electronic materials, Pages 53-105
6 - Whither the OPAC: new models for the primary library search interface, Pages 107-126
7 - Still too many search interfaces: wrestling with old and new disintegrated applications, Pages 127-143
8 - Innovative interfaces, new interfaces, search services, toolbars, lookups and widgets, Pages 145-159
9 - End-to-end integration and a seamless user experience, Pages 161-170
10 - Net size, bigger and better partnerships, and getting others to share the work, Pages 171-183
11 - Library application services for information exchange: more and less than web services, Pages 185-199
12 - More elements of the integrated information environment, Pages 201-213
13 - Conclusions, Pages 215-221
References, Pages 223-229
Index, Pages 231-236

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