The patron-driven library : a practical guide for managing collections and services in the digital age / Dee Ann Allison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allison, Dee Ann.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos information professional series, 2052-210X

Chandos information professional series

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Aims and objectives.

Libraries.

Libraries--Forecasting.

Libraries--Information technology.

Libraries and the Internet.

Librarians--Effect of technological innovations on.

Librarians.

Use-driven acquisitions (Libraries).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 352 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Libraries in the USA and globally are undergoing quiet revolution. Libraries are moving away from a philosophy that is collection-centered to one focused on service. Technology is key to that change. The Patron Driven Library explores the way technology has moved the focus from library collections to services, placing the reader at the center of library activities. The book reveals the way library users are changing, and how social networking, web delivery of information, and the uncertain landscape of e-print has energized librarians to adopt technology to meet a different model of the librar

Contents:

part 1. Libraries and library users changing with the times

part 2. The rise of the librarian : service over collections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

"ISSN: 2052-210X."

ISBN:

9781780634029

1780634021

OCLC:

864899582