Librarianship : An Introduction

by Chowdhury, G. G.; Burton, Paul F.; Mcmenemy, David; Poulter, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781856046176
• ISBN10: 1856046176
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Amer Library Assn

Summary

This definitive textbook is the most up-to-date introduction to the profession of librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession available. It is also the first to give a complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer authoritative analysis of modern libraries and librarianship.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Libraries and information services: evolution or revolution?	p. 13
The history of libraries	p. 17
Types of library service and library	p. 25
Library design	p. 35
The future of libraries	p. 41
Library and information resources and services	p. 45
Content, storage and delivery	p. 49
Library services	p. 55
Collection management and collection development	p. 65
Preservation and digitization	p. 73
Information organization and access	p. 85
Classification	p. 89
Cataloguing, bibliographic formats and metadata	p. 103
Subject indexing and vocabulary control	p. 115
Information retrieval	p. 123
Library and information users and society	p. 141
The library as social institution	p. 145
Services to library users	p. 155
Government legislation and policies	p. 165
Library technologies	p. 173
Fundamentals of computing and the information age	p. 177
Information technology standards: databases, markup and the internet	p. 185
Library management systems	p. 205
Digital libraries	p. 215
Management and marketing in libraries	p. 229
The importance of management in librarianship	p. 233
Core management skills	p. 239
Missions, planning, projects and partnerships	p. 251
Marketing and libraries	p. 263
Education and research in librarianship	p. 273
Education in librarianship	p. 277
Research in librarianship	p. 285
Epilogue	p. 299
Glossary	p. 301
Resource list	p. 311
Index	p. 317
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