Managing the Electronic Library: A Practical Guide for Information Professionals - Hardcover

Hanson, Terry; Day, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857391845 ISBN 13: 9781857391848

Publisher: Martindale-Hubbell, 1998

Synopsis

The development of the electronic library -- from internal economic, management, and training issues to technical concerns and implementation strategies -- is one of the key problems facing today's information profession. At all levels there are many issues that challenge traditional notions of library management structure.Addressing the practical needs of librarians grappling with the changes wrought by technology, sections are devoted to the general nature of the electronic library, managing EIS at the campus level, management structures for electronic libraries, and resourcing and budgeting issues.Separate chapters also focus on specific services and functions, including reference and information systems, the "just in time" library, user training, technical services, and the full array of electronic services. Each discussion includes a current overview of the main topic bolstered by recent examples of practice and detailed case studies.

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Synopsis

Thirty-eight contributions, written by U.K. library professionals, consist of 23 illustrative case studies and 15 overviews of issues of electronic library resource development. The material is organized into sections that explore management issues such as rapid change, campus level management, resourcing and budgeting, the just-in-time library, re

Edition details

• Publisher: Martindale-Hubbell
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857391845
• ISBN 13: 9781857391848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Hanson Terry, Day Joan M.