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Handbook for Media Librarians.

Media librarians - information workers employed by media organizations such as broadcasters and publishers of newspapers, magazines and websites - often seem to have a low profile in both the information profession and among their employers. This book explores the issues of central importance facing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schopflin, Katherine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Facet Publishing, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Title page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Media libraries in the 21st century; A short history; Characteristics of media libraries; Types of media library; Media librarianship as a profession; Policy for media libraries; References; Chapter 2 The virtual media library (I): managing intranets; Introduction and history; The Guardian's research intranet; Creating your intranet; Intranet content; Designing your intranet; Marketing; Managing your intranet; The future for media librarians and intranets; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3 Picture libraries and librarianship.
  • Picture libraries and their customersCopyright and licensing; Digital photographs; Qualities of a picture librarian; Issues facing picture librarians; Building your picture library career; The future of picture libraries; Note and acknowledgements; Useful sources and contacts in the UK; References; Chapter 4 Cataloguing television programmes; Introduction; INFAX and the cataloguing system; What's in INFAX?; The cataloguing process; INFAX's users; The future; Afterword; Automated cataloguing; Chapter 5 The virtual media library (II): managing online subscriptions; History; News databases.
  • Managing other subscriptionsImplications of the virtual library; References; Chapter 6 Legal issues for news databases and archives; Background; Newspaper content; Freelance copyright: the Tasini case; Errors, corrections and legal action; Live court proceedings; The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA); Digital editions; Conclusions; Note; References; Chapter 7 The regional news librarian: a survivor's guide; Introduction; The 1970s; The 1980s; Reinventing the library; The 1990s; The library today; References; Chapter 8 Swimming upstream in a media library.
  • The librarian: larger than life
  • gatekeeper of knowledgeThe military library; Patch Barracks, Vaihingen, Germany; The university library; The media library; References; Index.