The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0838912281 ISBN 13 : 9780838912287

Editeur : ALA Editions, 2014

Synopsis

While it's inspiring to ponder the libraries of the 22nd century, it's a lot more practical to think ahead to the next five years. That's just what Varnum and his hand-picked team of contributors have done, showing library technology staff and administrators where to invest time and money to receive the greatest benefits. Their ideas will stimulate strategic thinking and help library staff make informed decisions about meeting user expectations and delivering services. Chapters include * "Impetus to Innovate: Convergence and Library Trends," by a.J. Million and Heather Lea Moulaison * "Hands-Free Augmented Reality: Impacting the Library Future," by Brigitte M. Bell and Terry Cottrell * "Libraries and Archives Augmenting the World," by William Denton * "The Future of Cloud-Based Library Systems," by Steven Bowers and Elliott Jonathan Polak * "Exit as Strategy: Web Services as the New Websites for Many Libraries," by Anson Parker, VP Nagraj, and David Moody * "Reading and Non-Reading: Text Mining in Critical Practice," by Devin Higgins * "The Case for Open Hardware in Libraries," by Jason Griffey

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this much needed book, Kenneth J Varnum and his hand-picked team of contributors look ahead over the most important technologies likely to impact library services over the next five years. Their ideas will stimulate strategic thinking and help library staff make informed decisions about meeting user expectations and delivering services. Highly informative for any library, the diverse chapters include: Impetus to innovate: convergence and library trends Hands-free augmented reality: impacting the library future; Libraries and archives augmenting the world; The future of cloud-based library systems; Library discovery; Web services as the new websites for many libraries; Text mining; Bigger, better, together: building the digital library of the future; and Open hardware in libraries. This leading-edge collection offers an expert-level view of library technology that s just around the corner and is essential reading for systems librarians, students and all librarians who are looking to the technology future.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kenneth J. Varnum is the Web Systems Manager at the University of Michigan Library, where he manages the library web site and development of new features and functionality. An active member of the library technology world for 18 years, Ken's research and professional interests range from Drupal and site redesign to user-generated content.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ALA Editions
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0838912281
• ISBN 13: 9780838912287
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Éditeur: Varnum Kenneth J.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible