The Invisible Librarian: A Librarian's Guide to Increasing Visibility and Impact - Softcover

Lawton, Aoife

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0081001711 ISBN 13: 9780081001714

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

The Invisible Librarian: A Librarian's Guide to Increasing Visibility and Impact provides insights into what many librarians are feeling, including questions such as "do they feel invisible?" and "How many times have they heard somebody say 'but everything is on the Internet'?"

If you are a librarian struggling to find the best strategy for the future of the profession in a rapidly changing information environment, this book is for you. People don't realize that librarians make information available and not just by search engine.

This book will make people think differently about librarians, making a case for their value and impact that is compelling, convincing, and credible. Given their versatility and knowledge, now is the time for librarians to become champions of the information age as they improve the visibility and impact of libraries to readers, to stakeholders, and in society. By the end of the book, librarians will have a Visibility Improvement Plan to guarantee future success.

About this title

About the Author

Aoife Lawton works at the Health Service Executive Regional Library & Information Service in Dr. Steevens Hospital, Dublin. She is Systems Librarian and is responsible for the coordination of electronic resources to health service employees throughout the region. She manages the national Irish health repository Lenus which collates research from over 130 health agencies in Ireland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0081001711
• ISBN 13: 9780081001714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370