IT, Internet & Electronic Resources in Libraries

Step-by-step guidance to setting up and running effective institutional research data management services to support researchers and networks. The...

This book, first published in 1992, outlines the issues, indicates major trends, and sets challenges for libraries and publishers concerning new te...

Where is the best place to publish academic research now?Scholarly communication covers a broad range of topics and issues, and advances in online ...

This book, first published in 1987, expertly addresses the impact of automation on the profession of librarianship in terms of its practitioners, s...

Brought to you by a team of experienced practitioners in the field, this book examines the vast topic of library support for distributed learning, ...

This book, first published in 1997, gives an overview of how the Internet is used in academic libraries, with a focus on the dual role librarians s...

This book, first published in 1995, describes how automation is changing the face of acquisitions as librarians know it and making the future uncer...

Digitalisation has had an overwhelming impact on the workplace in recent years, making it more associable, editable, interactive, programmable, tra...

A practical guide to the development and operation of digital preservations services for organizations of any size Practical Digital Preservation o...

This book will inform and inspire librarians, archivists, curators and technologists to make better use of data to help inform decision-making, the...

In this issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 3), well look at the common preconceptions of library websites and web design and work to...

The Discourse of Scholarly Communication recontextualizes the place and purpose of scholarship within the context of the Enlightenment. Patrick Gam...

This new and updated second edition of a classic text provides a thought provoking introduction to metadata for all library and information studen...

This is the first book to discuss the sustainable development of digital scholarly information in three key aspects: economic, social and environme...

This is the first book to discuss the sustainable development of digital scholarly information in three key aspects: economic, social and environme...

This report outlines the technical components through which library end users gain access to electronic materials through the discovery system envi...

The modern school library supports education in a variety of ways. One essential role librarians play is that of a leader who works collaboratively...

Providing context, reflection points, and ready-to-use lesson plans, this powerful book illuminates the intersections of social justice and media l...

A landmark textbook on digital libraries for LIS students, educators and practising information professionals throughout the world. Exploring Digit...

In the context of libraries, discovery is the process of finding appropriate resources to meet an information need. We are in a new age of discover...

Over the last three decades enormous effort has gone into strengthening public health information systems (HIS). They are now a key element of heal...

Dewey Defeats Truman. Hillary Clinton Adopts Alien Baby.  Fake news may have reached new notoriety since the 2016 US election, but it has been arou...