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Computers for librarians : an introduction to the electronic library /
Computers for Librarians is aimed primarily at students of library and information management and at those library and information service professionals who feel the need for a book that will give them a broad overview of the emerging electronic library. It takes a top-down approach, starting with a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wagga Wagga :
Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University,
2003.
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
| Colección: | Ferguson, Stuart, 1953- Computers for Australian librarians.
Topics in Australasian library and information studies ; no. 22. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Computers for Librarians: An Introduction to the Electronic Library; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Preface; CHAPTER 1. The Internet and the Web; Learning objectives; Keywords; Commercial information resources; Electronic journals and newsletters; Electronic reference works; Electronic books; News reports; Government publications; Commercial information; Library catalogues; People; Software; Electronic mail; Discussion lists; Newsgroups; Interactive conferences; Webcasfing; Client/server model; Telnet; World WideWeb (WWW); Hypertext, HTTP and HTML; Webservers.
- URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)Web browsers; Intranets; Search engines; Subject directories; Basic search features; Search engine functionalities: a 'snapshot'; File transfer protocol (FTP); Libraries and the Internet; Libraries and access to the Internet; Libraries and education; The lessons of the dot-com bubble; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 2. Information sources and services; Learning objectives; Keywords; Virtual reference library services; Online information services; Selective dissemination of information (SOl); Aggregator services; Online retrieval systems.
- DatabasesBibliographic databases; Other types of online database; Text retrieval software; Limitations of boolean searching; Post-retrieval features; Portable databases; CD-ROM databases; Other portable databases; Document delivery services; Automation of reference processes; Development of inhouse resources; Digitisation of collections; Inhouse databases; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 3. Access to information resources; Learning objectives; Keywords; Library catalogues; Online catalogues; Other features of online catalogues; Other forms of catalogue.
- Bibliographic networksCosts of shared cataloguing; Metadata and other standards; Dublin Core (DC); Other metadata standards; Crosswalks; Open Archives Initiative (OAI); OpenURL Framework; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 4. Library management system; Learning objectives; Keywords; Systems; What are the features to expect in a cataloguing subsystem?; Original cataloguing; Copy cataloguing; Editing catalogue records; Deletion of catalogue records; Authority control; Output from cataloguing systems; Bibliographic checking; Creation and dispatch of orders.
- Receipt and accountingClaiming; Impact of ICTs on acquisitions; Loans of library resources; Management of overdue resources; Reservation of library resources; Maintenance of borrower files; Stocktaking; Down-time; Serials control systems; Media management systems; Inter-library loans systems; Reserve collection systems; Management of pictorial collections; Records management systems; Collection evaluation; Other management information; Decision support systems (DSS); Executive information systems; Library management systems and the electronic library; References; Review questions.