Library & Information Sciences

Now more than ever, libraries must find ways to engage with their communities in order to demonstrate the value they create and deliver. Engaging y...

Only little is known about the book culture of Tunis, although the city had been a centre for teaching and learning throughout afid rule in Ifrqiya...

First published in 1986, Information Technology & Libraries explores some of the issues, problems, and opportunities presented to librarians wi...

To meet the evolving needs of a dynamic profession, the new edition of Richard Rubin s best-selling text has been streamlined using feedback from f...

Designed to interpret and explain RDA: Resource Description and Access, this handbook illustrates and applies the new cataloguing rules in the MARC...

We live in an era defined by data proliferation and digital transformation, and the effective management of information has become a concern for or...

Over the past two decades, institutional repositories (IRs) have become commonplace in academic libraries. Library workers have grown accustomed to...

The Makerspace Librarian's Sourcebook, edited by technology expert Ellyssa Kroski, is an essential all in one guidebook to makerspaces written spec...

The Future of Enriched, Linked, Open and Filtered Metadata is a comprehensive and accessible guide to creating accurate, consistent, complete, user...

The current focus in higher education on student engagement, holistic education, social responsibility and community partnerships demands a signifi...

This essential guide to customer-based/patron-driven collection development will allow librarians to navigate the rapid changes in what users expec...

An up-to-date showcase of the innovative and inspiring work that libraries are doing across the world to interact with their users and deliver reso...

This second edition of Digital Curation outlines the essential concepts and techniques that are crucial to preserving the longevity of digital reso...

Metaliteracy in Practice will provide inspiration for librarians and educators in need of up-to-date and thought-provoking information literacy cur...

Interest in m-library services has grown exponentially in the last five years, as libraries are recognizing the potential of ubiquitous and increas...

Nicole Engard follows up her ground-breaking 2009 book Library Mashups with a fresh collection of mashup projects that virtually any library can em...

Whether gaming is already a crucial part of your library's core services or it's only just been introduced, this do-it-yourself new resource will g...

This is an essential practical guide for all information professionals who want to get to grips with or improve their use of mobile services. Pack...

This title draws together international authorities to explore the variety of work that libraries are doing across the world to deliver resources t...