Mary Schlembach

Information Practice in Science and Technology (eBook, ePUB)

Evolving Challenges and New Directions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses current challenges and changes in science and technology librariesand shows how librarians are handling them in difficult financial times. It examines issues related to closing and merging libraries, online collections maintenance and costs, assistance/outreach geared toward specific groups of library patrons, and the gathering of usage statistics in the electronic environment. You'll also find specific descriptionsand a general overviewof new technologies as well as case studies of the impact of new technologies on sci-tech library management. Handy tables and figures make the information easy to access and understand.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136414916
• Artikelnr.: 38254389

Autorenporträt

Mary C. Schlembach

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Merging Science/Technology Libraries: A Valuable Planning Option
* Electronic CollectionsEvolution and Strategies: Past, Present, and
Future
* Providing a Digital Portal to a Print Collection: A Case Study for an
Engineering Documents Collection
* Challenges for Engineering Libraries: Supporting Research and
Teaching in a Cross-Disciplinary Environment
* Information-Seeking Behavior of Academic Meteorologists and the Role
of Information Specialists
* Geology Librarianship: Current Trends and Challenges
* Bridge Beyond the Walls: Two Outreach Models at the University of
California, Santa Cruz
* Current Implementation of the DOI in STM Publishing
* When Vendor Statistics Are Not Enough: Determining Use of Electronic
Databases
* Capturing Patron Selections from an Engineering Library Public
Terminal Menu: An Analysis of Results
* Looking for Numbers with Meaning: Using Server Logs to Generate Web
Site Usage Statistics at the University of Illinois Chemistry Library
* Challenges and Changes: A Review of Issues Surrounding the Digital
Migration of Government Information
* Index
* Reference Notes Included