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Jump-start your career as a digital librarian [electronic resource] a LITA guide / edited by Jane D. Monson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- LITA guides.
- Lita Guide
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Library science--Vocational guidance.
- Library science.
- Digital libraries.
- Librarians--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Librarians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : ALA TechSource, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The skills of digital librarianship are more crucial than ever, and these same skills are in high demand outside the field, from tech startups undertaking digitization projects to digital humanities centers bringing together professors, computer scientists, and information technologists. Map out your career in this fast-growing field with the full range of perspectives gathered in this clear, concise overview of the core concepts and competencies of digital librarianship. Twenty-one experienced practitioners from a variety of settings offer realistic views of today's job market, typical projec
- Contents:
- So you want to be a digital librarian? : what does that mean? / Jim DelRosso and Cory Lampert
- Getting the most out of library school / Micah Vandegrift and Annie Pho
- Landing your first job / Elyssa Sanner, Catherine P. Wagner, and Krista E. Clumpner
- Making a career shift / Michelle Czaikowski Underhill and Linda Burkey Wade
- Furthering your career / Roy Tennant
- Understanding key technology concepts / Matt Zimmerman
- Managing digital projects / Ione Damasco, Frances Rice, and Somaly Kim Wu
- Learning about metadata / Jennifer Phillips
- Putting metadata into practice / Silvia B. Southwick and Jane Skoric
- Understanding your role in the new scholarly publishing landscape / Anne Shelley and Amy S. Jackson
- Collaborating on digital projects / Andrew Weiss
- Preserving digital content / Heidi N. Abbey.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 11, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-55570-881-1
- OCLC:
- 855788305
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