An overview of the changing role of the systems librarian : systemic shifts /

This book presents a series of case studies from Systems Librarians all over the world. It shows how the profession has changed in recent years with the introduction of new web technologies services such as hosted databases that are supported by vendors rather than in-house as well as shifts in tech...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Iglesias, Edward G., 1966- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2010.
Series:	Chandos information professional series.
Subjects:	Computer specialists in libraries. Information storage and retrieval systems > Forecasting. Integrated library systems (Computer systems) > Forecasting. Information storage and retrieval systems. Integrated library systems (Computer systems) Information Systems Systèmes d'information. Systèmes de gestion intégrée de bibliothèques. Informaticiens dans les bibliothèques. Systèmes d'information > Prévision. Systèmes de gestion intégrée de bibliothèques > Prévision. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General. Information storage and retrieval systems Computer specialists in libraries Information storage and retrieval systems > Forecasting Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Digital culture: the shifting paradigm of systems librarians and systems departments / Rene J. Erlandson
Patchwork redux: how today's systems librarians enrich the weave of library culture / Denise A. Garofalo
Library automation and open source software in Italy: an overview / Giovanna Frigimelica and Andrea Marchitelli
Geeks and Luddites: library culture and communication / Dan Gall and Donna Hirst
The status of the field / Edward Iglesias
Building winning partnerships with vendors / Huibin (Heather) Cai
Enterprise computing and the library: managing the transition / John Durno
Doing more with more: systems, services and emerging technologies / Lisa Carlucci Thomas.