Managing Technical Services in Libraries - Hardcover

Managing Technical Services in Libraries : Spl Ref to Automation Databases Internet and Networks

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Justification of this study. 1. Principles of book selection. 2. Acquisitions. 3. Building collections. 4. Operations in order section. 5. Periodicals collection. 6. Technical services cataloguing and classification. 7. Circulation services. 8. References services. 9. Binding and preservation of books and non book materials. 10. Library automation computer application to library. 11. Library databases. 12. Internet and library. 13. Library networks. Index. The area of technical services in modern day academic library has undergone radical redesign and reorganisation. The implementation of integrated library systems shrinking budgets new electronic formats the advent of internet and technological innovations have drastically changed the face of technical services units presenting new challenges such as finding and hiring qualified cataloguers dealing with the exponentially expanding range of print and electronic formats reorganising workflows due to staff reductions and trying to find answers for organising and describing information in its various manifestations. The purpose of this volume therefore is to describe the different technical services and to orient the students with the procurement processing preservation and handling of documents. It is further to familiarise them with problems in the technical operations and with current thinking related to solving them in the best possible way. The study indicates the methods that have been used in studying the technical operations highlighting the use of automation internets and digital technology. For anyone involved in the day to day supervision management and future of a library technical services department this study will provide food for thought and solution of complex problems. 570 pp. Artikel-Nr. 70472

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