Library & Information Sciences

This practical and holistic approach to offering library resources and services to online patrons addresses multiple areas of service to online pat...

Educational Programs: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections explores how archivists and special collections librarians in organ...

This book captures the major debates that have taken place within the Library and Information Science profession over the past 25 years and suggest...

This book, first published in 1992, establishes a theoretical base for access services while also suggesting connections between theory and practic...

This book, first published in 1996, provides readers with practical ideas on managing the challenges of the electronic information environment. The...

This book, first published in 1990, examines the relationships between scientists, publishers and journals. It focuses on managing acquisitions bud...

Young Adult Resources Today: Connecting Teens with Books, Music, Games, Movies, and More is the first comprehensive young adult library services te...

In this book, first published in 1983, experts in US national, state, and regional network associations provide stimulating discussions of their ex...

This book, first published in 1993, examines how the newest technological developments in information storage and processing impact print-oriented ...

This book, first published in 1987, brings together from a variety of sources analysis on the major issues involved in the collection of scientific...

In response to the general lack of information about zoo libraries, this book, first published in 1988, compiles a collection of descriptions of th...

This book, first published in 1988, looks at the relationship between public policy and information and reports ways in which libraries respond to ...

While academic librarians frequently discuss critical thinking and its relationship to information literacy, the literature does not contain an abu...

This book, first published in 1985, examines issues such as the discussion of goals and rationales for charging for online searches, conflicts betw...

This book, first published in 1989, introduces readers to expert systems applications in many areas of library and information science, and present...

The year 1997 found the members of the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) cooperative in an expansive mood. More than 1,000 library leaders atte...

Over the last couple of decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of papers and journal articles dealing with various ethical issue...

Serials Cataloging (1987) assesses the state of the art of serials cataloging, especially in two areas: the rules by which the cataloguing record i...

This book, first published in 1993, features the perspectives of library practitioners as well as other higher education professionals on using inn...

As automation and competitiveness between companies and countries grows, the need for the speedy research and delivery of information is becoming g...

This book, first published in 1989, discusses the maintenance of a quality collection within a budget while still making necessary cuts and savings...

View the author's companion website for more information and extra materials Whether they have full governance powers or are just there in an advi...

This book captures the major debates that have taken place within the Library and Information Science profession over the past 25 years and suggest...

This book, first published in 1991, deals with the demanding problems of smaller acquisitions budgets. In recent years librarians have seen their f...

Are you a librarian struggling to stay engaged in a digital age? Facing budget concerns to keep existing programs running? Don’t have the staff or ...

Much of the current library literature assumes that professional library service is necessarily neutral-detached from the librarian's philosophi...

This book, first published in 1993, is a key resource in beginning the task of re-thinking traditional methods of collection development and mainte...

Economic Considerations for Libraries, Archives and Museums provides insight into the economics of collaboration across Libraries, Archives, and Mu...

This book, first published in 1999, analyses the convergence of financial, technical, and public policy considerations that turned what seemed like...

Open Access in Theory and Practice investigates the theory-practice relationship in the domain of open access publication and dissemination of rese...

This book, first published in 1990, addresses the concerns of librarians that they must be informed and educated in order to excel in their work. I...

This monograph offers writing that is both professional and academic. Volume 18 continues to be characterized by a focused eclecticism, informed by...

This volume fills a gap in the literature on digital humanities (DH) in the Hispanic context by gathering a heterogeneous group of specialists who,...

This volume presents international research and exhaustive reviews of literature on a range of issues related to the evolving digital environment. ...

Library Website Design and Development: Trends and Best Practices is a how-to guide written specifically for librarians and library technologists w...