Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!

Become a Readings Member. Sign in or sign up for free!

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre or sign out.

Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians
Hardback

Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians

$283.99
Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to your wishlist.

Everything you need to know about technical services–in one handy volume!For library technicians working in technical services and students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each chapter.From the Preface: Budgetary constraints and the computerization of library functions and routines have changed the composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are being hired to replace librarians in many library areas, particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this trend are the training and education of library technicians, a necessary component of a successfully operating library. This book examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day. Here’s a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians:

computers and library automation

bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS, the Internet, and more

library cooperation from the local to the international level

acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges

copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the MARC record

government publications

serials–ordering, cataloging, control, terminology, e-journals, and more

preservation–treating damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices, factors of deterioration, and more

Intended primarily as a textbook for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a general reference for library technicians or other staff members working in the technical services area.

Read More
In Shop
Out of stock
Shipping & Delivery

$9.00 standard shipping within Australia
FREE standard shipping within Australia for orders over $100.00
Express & International shipping calculated at checkout

MORE INFO
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Country
United States
Date
31 October 2001
Pages
126
ISBN
9780789014887

Everything you need to know about technical services–in one handy volume!For library technicians working in technical services and students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each chapter.From the Preface: Budgetary constraints and the computerization of library functions and routines have changed the composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are being hired to replace librarians in many library areas, particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this trend are the training and education of library technicians, a necessary component of a successfully operating library. This book examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day. Here’s a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians:

computers and library automation

bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS, the Internet, and more

library cooperation from the local to the international level

acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges

copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the MARC record

government publications

serials–ordering, cataloging, control, terminology, e-journals, and more

preservation–treating damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices, factors of deterioration, and more

Intended primarily as a textbook for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a general reference for library technicians or other staff members working in the technical services area.

Read More
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Country
United States
Date
31 October 2001
Pages
126
ISBN
9780789014887