Emerging technologies for librarians : a practical approach to innovation / Sharon Yang, LiLi Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yang, Sharon Q., author.

Li, Lili, author.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Technological innovations.

Libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waltham, MA : Chandos Publishing, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations.

Contents:

Front Cover; Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation; Copyright; Contents; Preface; What Is This Book About?; How Is This Book Organized?; Who Needs to Read This Book?; Acknowledgment; About the Author; Chapter 1: Emerging Technologies Impacting Libraries in the Twenty-First Century; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. What Are Emerging Technologies?; 1.3. How Will Emerging Technologies Change Libraries?; 1.4. Top Trends Developing in American Libraries; 1.5. How Have Emerging Technologies Been Impacting Librarians?

1.6. Which Emerging Technologies Shape Libraries in the Future?1.7. Summary; References; Chapter 2: Library Management Services; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Next Generation of Library Systems; 2.3. Advanced Features of the Next-Generation Library Systems; 2.3.1. Clientless and Cloud-Based; 2.3.2. Role-Based Login and Unified Workflows; 2.3.3. The Knowledge Base; 2.3.4. Electronic Resources Management; 2.3.5. License Management; 2.3.6. User-Driven Acquisitions; 2.3.7. Trial Database Management; 2.3.8. Analytics Tool/Assessment; 2.3.9. Other Features; 2.4. Conclusion

2.5. List of Major Library Management ServicesReferences; Chapter 3: Web-Scale Discovery Services; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Web-Scale Discovery Services; 3.3. Impact of Discovery Tools; 3.3.1. Interface; 3.4. Content Coverage; 3.4.1. Users' Reception and Searching Effectiveness; 3.5. Future of Discovery Services; References; Chapter 4: Metadata Management and the Semantic Web; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Library Metadata in the Digital Age; 4.3. FRBR, RDA, and BIBFRAME; 4.4. Linked Data and Technologies as a Means to an End; 4.5. Remaining Work for the Next 5 Years

4.5.1. Storage of RDF Triples-Triplestore4.5.2. A New Catalog for BIBFRAME Data; 4.5.3. Continued Work on BIBFRAME; 4.5.4. Library Representation in Schema.org; 4.5.5. Library Data Included in the Search Path of Major Search Engines; 4.5.6. BIBFRAME in Integrated Library Systems; 4.6. The Future; 4.7. Metadata Management Tools; References; Chapter 5: Library Mobile Endeavors; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Smartphone Technology; 5.3. Mobile Devices and Libraries; 5.3.1. Library Mobile Web; 5.3.2. Reference Services; 5.3.3. Library Instruction; 5.4. The Future; Tools; References

Chapter 6: Evolving Digital Library and Library Digitization6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Surging Waves of the Digital Revolution in the Twenty-First Century; 6.3. Impacts of the Digital Revolution on Libraries; 6.3.1. Digital Acquisition and Collection Development; 6.3.2. Digital Library; 6.3.3. Library Digitization; 6.3.4. Institutional Repository in Academic Libraries and Library Consortia; 6.4. Top Library Digitization Software; 6.4.1. DAM Software; 6.4.2. Institutional Repository Software; 6.4.3. Open Source Software; 6.4.4. Open Source DAM Software

6.4.5. Open Source Institutional Repository Software

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781780634692

1780634692

OCLC:

936141220