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Libraries in the twenty-first century : charting new directions in information services /
Libraries in the Twenty-First Century brings together library educators and practitioners to provide a scholarly yet accessible overview of library and information management and the challenges that the twenty-first century offers the information profession. The papers in this collection illustrate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wagga Wagga, NSW :
Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University,
2007.
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| Colección: | Topics in Australasian library and information studies ;
no. 27. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; LIBRARIES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Charting new directions in information services; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures and tables; Introduction; Chapter outline; References; PART I: Library and information agencies in the twenty-first century: case studies; CHAPTER 1 The evolving public library; The public library mission; Services offered and staff required; Public library collections; Library facilities; Cataloguing and processing of material; Funding of public libraries and their relationship to state and local government; Trends and issues for public libraries.
- ConclusionReferences; CHAPTER 2 Teacher librarians and the school library; The learning and teaching context of school libraries; The school library mission; Standards for school libraries; The role of the teacher librarian; Information literacy in schools; Collection development in school libraries; Information services to students and teachers; The school library website and school intranet; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 3 Higher education libraries; Mission of higher education libraries; Policy and regulation; Student population; Learning and teaching; Quality assurance; Resource sharing.
- ResearchAcademic publishing; Workforce planning; Higher education libraries in regional Australia: a case study; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 4 Special libraries and information services; Special libraries in Australia; Competencies of special librarians; Core competencies; Professional competencies; Personal competencies; Law libraries; Parliamentary libraries; Challenges for special libraries; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 5 National, state and territory libraries: information for the nation; National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA); Collections: building and preserving.
- Digital collecting and preservationAccess to collections and information services; Australia's national infrastructure; Libraries Australia: national access to forty million resources; PictureAustralia; Other collaborative resource discovery services; Relationship with public libraries; Development of digital collections for national access; Supporting research at the national level; National planning: Peak Bodies Forum and a national agenda; Delivering services to users in the twenty-first century; References; PART 2: Library and information services in the twenty-first century.
- CHAPTER 6 Creating desire: bringing the library client and the librarian togetherInformation seekers and their information needs; Information needs and the information seeker's situation; Factors affecting the decision whether or not to seek help; Seeking of information that is most accessible; The information seeker's preference for interpersonal sources; Information seekers and the need for emotional support; People follow habitual patterns in seeking information; Motivating the information seeker; Choosing the source; Asking for help; Receiving the desired answer.