
Library Technology and User Services
Planning, Integration, and Usability Engineering
- 1st Edition - November 9, 2011
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Authors: Anthony S. Chow, Tim Bucknall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 6 3 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 2 9 0 - 2
Written as a technology guide for students, practitioners, and administrators, the focus of this book is on introducing current and future trends in library technology and… Read more
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- Delivered from academic, public, and school library media perspectives
- Current and emerging technologies are discussed along with their current and future application in the field of library and information science
- Technology planning and integration is explained using a systems design process with scenarios and case studies that are articulated in a step-wise, holistic fashion
Dedication
List of figures and tables
Acknowledgements
Foreword
About the authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Stone tablets, paper and the Internet: the same old library?
Abstract:
Libraries 2.0
Technology integration and user services
Systems thinking and performance technology
Library trends
Foundations of information seeking and user services in information organizations
Pulling it all together
Chapter 2: Strategic planning, organizational goals and technology: what and for whom?
Abstract:
Needs assessment
Strategic planning
Goal 1: a vibrant, user-centered collection
Strategic planning and world-class user services
Creating a strategic plan
Goal 1: quality online services and resources
Goal 2: comprehensive career resources and services
Goal 3: multi-faceted services and support for the homeless and indigent population
Goal 4: world class youth and family collection and services
Chapter 3: Customized fashion: finding the right fit
Abstract:
Hardware and software
A public library
An academic library
A school library
Library technology infrastructures and user services
Chapter 4: Technology and budgeting
Abstract:
Prevention vs. reaction
Quality vs. quantity
Replacement vs. repair
Zero-sum vs. line-item budgeting
Using Excel for budgeting
Prioritizing technology
Budgeting trends
Chapter 5: Evaluation: is technology meeting the needs of the organization’s users?
Abstract:
Formative and summative evaluation
Informatics
Evaluation method
Building a logic model for outcomes-based evaluation
Chapter 6: Emerging technology trends in libraries
Abstract:
Integrated library systems
Metasearching and discovery tools
Web 2.0
E-books and e-readers
Pay per view
Consortia and group purchasing
Media
Meeting spaces
Circulating devices
Mobile
Digitization
Cloud computing
Pervasive web usability and usability testing
Virtual worlds
Instructional literacy and technology
Conclusion: user needs and library technology
References
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 9, 2011
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Language: English
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