Libraries in the twenty-first century : charting new directions in information services / edited by Stuart Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ferguson, Stuart.

Series:

Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies

Topics in Australasian library and information studies, 1030-5009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library science--Information services.

Library science.

Information storage and retrieval systems.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales : Center for Information Studies, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Libraries in the Twenty-First Century brings together library educators and practitioners to provide a scholarly yet accessible overview of library and information management and the challenges that the twenty-first century offers the information profession. The papers in this collection illustrate the changing nature of the library as it evolves into its twenty-first century manifestation. The national libraries of Australia and New Zealand, for instance, have harnessed information and communication technologies to create institutions that are far more national, even democratic, in terms of d

Contents:

Cover; LIBRARIES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Charting new directions in information services; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Figures and tables; Introduction; Chapter outline; References; PART I: Library and information agencies in the twenty-first century: case studies; CHAPTER 1 The evolving public library; The public library mission; Services offered and staff required; Public library collections; Library facilities; Cataloguing and processing of material; Funding of public libraries and their relationship to state and local government; Trends and issues for public libraries

ConclusionReferences; CHAPTER 2 Teacher librarians and the school library; The learning and teaching context of school libraries; The school library mission; Standards for school libraries; The role of the teacher librarian; Information literacy in schools; Collection development in school libraries; Information services to students and teachers; The school library website and school intranet; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 3 Higher education libraries; Mission of higher education libraries; Policy and regulation; Student population; Learning and teaching; Quality assurance; Resource sharing

ResearchAcademic publishing; Workforce planning; Higher education libraries in regional Australia: a case study; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 4 Special libraries and information services; Special libraries in Australia; Competencies of special librarians; Core competencies; Professional competencies; Personal competencies; Law libraries; Parliamentary libraries; Challenges for special libraries; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 5 National, state and territory libraries: information for the nation; National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA); Collections: building and preserving

Digital collecting and preservationAccess to collections and information services; Australia's national infrastructure; Libraries Australia: national access to forty million resources; PictureAustralia; Other collaborative resource discovery services; Relationship with public libraries; Development of digital collections for national access; Supporting research at the national level; National planning: Peak Bodies Forum and a national agenda; Delivering services to users in the twenty-first century; References; PART 2: Library and information services in the twenty-first century

CHAPTER 6 Creating desire: bringing the library client and the librarian togetherInformation seekers and their information needs; Information needs and the information seeker's situation; Factors affecting the decision whether or not to seek help; Seeking of information that is most accessible; The information seeker's preference for interpersonal sources; Information seekers and the need for emotional support; People follow habitual patterns in seeking information; Motivating the information seeker; Choosing the source; Asking for help; Receiving the desired answer

Communication and the reference interview

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 09, 2014).

ISBN:

9781780632810

1780632819

OCLC:

871224722