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1 online resource (394 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Topics in Australasian library and information studies ; number 27
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Topics in Australasian library and information studies ; no. 27.
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| 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 delivery of service and sheer presence than their print-based predecessors. Aimed at practitioners and students alike, this publication covers specific types of library and information agencies, discusses specific aspects of library and information management and places developments in library and information services in a number of broad contexts: socio-economic, ethico-legal, historical and educational. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Library science -- Information services.
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Library science -- Information services. |
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Library science. |
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Information storage and retrieval systems.
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Information storage and retrieval systems. |
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Information technology.
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Information technology. |
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Electronic books.
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Ferguson, Stuart, 1953-
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Charles Sturt University. Centre for Information Studies.
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Libraries in the 21st century : charting new directions in information services |
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Charting new directions in information services |
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Print version: Libraries in the twenty-first century 1876938439 (OCoLC)173346898 |
| ISBN |
9781780632810 (electronic book) |
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1780632819 (electronic book) |
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1876938439 |
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9781876938437 |
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