The patron-driven library : a practical guide for managing collections and services in the digital age

Title:

Author:

Allison, Dee Ann K.

ISBN:

9781843347361

Publication Information:

Oxford : Chandos Pub., 2013.

Physical Description:

xxii, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Chandos information professional series.

Contents:

Part 1. Libraries and library users changing with the times -- Chapter 1. From the White House conferences and the golden age of libraries to challenges for libraries in the age of digital information -- Chapter 2. A culture of technology -- Part 2. The rise of the librarian : service over collections -- Chapter 3. A focus on readers -- Chapter 4. Information literacy and social networks -- Chapter 5. Collaborative collections -- Chapter 6. The librarian as advocate -- Chapter 7. Metrics for decisions -- Chapter 8. The extensible library -- Chapter 9. Digital collections -- Chapter 10. Data repositories, open source and the library -- Chapter 11. The new professional librarian -- Chapter 12. Whither the library? -- Conclusion.

Abstract:

"A guide for librarians to develop a new relationship with technology that preserves the core mission of libraries while responding to the needs of a new generation of library clients"--Page xxii.

Subject Term:

Libraries -- Aims and objectives.

Libraries -- Forecasting.

Libraries -- Information technology.

Libraries and the Internet.

Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.

Use-driven acquisitions (Libraries)

Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on. (OCoLC)fst00997311

Libraries -- Aims and objectives. (OCoLC)fst00997344

Libraries and the Internet. (OCoLC)fst00997583

Libraries -- Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00997399

Libraries -- Information technology. (OCoLC)fst00997410

Patron-driven acquisitions (Libraries) (OCoLC)fst01894912

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

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Library	Call Number	Material Type	Status
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Summary

Libraries in the USA and globally are undergoing quiet revolution. Libraries are moving away from a philosophy that is collection-centered to one focused on service. Technology is key to that change. The Patron Driven Library explores the way technology has moved the focus from library collections to services, placing the reader at the center of library activities. The book reveals the way library users are changing, and how social networking, web delivery of information, and the uncertain landscape of e-print has energized librarians to adopt technology to meet a different model of the library while preserving core values. Following an introduction, the first part begins with the historical milieu, and moves on to current challenges for financing and acquiring materials, and an exploration of why the millennial generation is transformational. The second part examines how changes in library practice can create a culture for imagining library services in an age of information overflow. The final chapter asks: Whither the library?

Author Notes

Dee Ann Allison is a Professor in the University Libraries at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the USA. With over 30 years' experience in working libraries and over 10 years' experience with information technology, she is best known as an advocate for technology innovation to improve the user experience. Her research includes evaluation of discovery tools, and designing artificial intelligence for use in reference.

Summary:

"A guide for librarians to develop a new relationship with technology that preserves the core mission of libraries while responding to the needs of a new generation of library clients"--Page xxii.