New top technologies every librarian needs to know

Title:

ISBN:

9780838917824

Publication:

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2019.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

LITA guides.

Contents:

Part I. Data -- Linked Open Data in Libraries / Cliff Landis -- Everything Is Online: Libraries and the Internet of Things / Matthew Connolly -- Link Rot, Reference Rot, and Link Resolvers / Justin M. White -- Engaging Libraries with Web Archives / Todd Suomela -- Part II. Services -- Privacy-Protection Technology Tools: Libraries and Librarians as Users, Contributors, and Advocates / Monica Maceli -- Data for Discovery / Julia Bauder -- Libraries and Information Visualization: Application and Value / Elizabeth Joan Kelly -- Virtual Reality: Out of This World / Austin Olney -- Part III. Repositories and Access -- Digital Exhibits to Digital Humanities: Expanding the Digital Libraries Portfolio / Daniel Johnson and Mark Dehmlow -- Digital Repositories: A Systems Perspective / Joshua A. Westgard, Kate Dohe, David Durden, and Joseph Koivisto -- Digital Repositories / Jessica Wagner Webster -- Maximizing Assets and Access through Digital Publishing: Opportunities and Implications for Special Collections / Ellen Engseth and Marguerite Ragnow -- Part IV. Interoperability -- Impact of International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) on Digital Repositories / Kelli Babcock and Rachel Di Cresce -- Embracing Embeddedness with Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) / Lauren Magnuson -- Bots and the Library: Exploring New Possibilities for Automation and Engagement / Jeanette Claire Sewell -- Machine Learning for Libraries / Alan Darnell -- Mobile Technology / Gordon F. Xu and Jin Xiu Guo.

Abstract:

Each chapter describes a technology or trend as it exists in the world in early 2018; how it is being used in libraries, archives, or museums; and then the future of the technology or trend as the author envisions it.

Subject Term:

Libraries -- Information technology.

Libraries and the Internet.

Digital libraries.

Digital libraries. (OCoLC)fst00893704

Libraries and the Internet. (OCoLC)fst00997583

Libraries -- Information technology. (OCoLC)fst00997410

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

Added Author:

Varnum, Kenneth J., 1967-

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Summary

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The time is right for this all-new survey of the library technology that's already transitioning from trend to everyday reality. As in the previous best-selling volume, Varnum and his contributors throw the spotlight on the systems, software, and approaches most crucial to the knowledge institutions of tomorrow. Inside, readers will find concise information and analysis on topics such as

mobile technologies; privacy-protection technology tools; the Internet of Things (IoT); virtual reality; bots and automation; machine learning applications for libraries; libraries as digital humanities enablers; visualizations in discovery systems; linked open data; embeddedness and Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI); special collections and digital publishing; link rot, web archiving, and the future of the Distributed Web; and digital repositories.

Sure to spark discussions about library innovation, this collection is a must have for staff interested in technology or involved with strategic planning.

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Reviews (2)

Choice Review

New Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know addresses current trends, discussing in particular those librarians are facing in a profession that is quickly changing to be much more technologically oriented. The chapters, which are grouped in four sections ("Data," "Services," "Repositories," and "Interoperability"), are well organized and speak not only to digital natives who have been submerged in this technology most of their lives, but also to digital immigrants who are using books like these to navigate this ever-changing terrain. Among the subjects treated are solutions for link rot, imagery used for social media campaigns, privacy protection, and digital publishing--a variety that attests to why this book will be required reading for librarians in all settings--academic, public, special, or school. [Disclosure: Choice is part of the American Library Association, which published this book.] Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals. --Elizabeth R. Layton, Nicholls State University

Library Journal Review

In 2014, the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) released The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs To Know. The landscape of libraries and technologies has drastically changed since then. Here, editor Varnum (Univ. of Michigan Lib.) builds upon and updates that edition, arranging chapters into four distinct yet overlapping categories--"Data," "Services" "Repositories and Access," and "Interoperability." Authors address topics ranging from linked open data, the Internet of things, information visualization, virtual reality, digital humanities, digital publishing, learning tools interoperability, and machine learning. Chapters describe the past, present, and anticipated future of these technologies, particularly within library contexts, with most providing concrete examples of how the technologies are currently being used. All but one of the contributors are from academic libraries, which means that the discussion generally favors college and university institutions. VERDICT Those looking to understand current technological trends, especially in academic libraries, will find this a valuable text. Readers seeking a more expansive discussion may also want to consult Peter D. Fernandez and Kelly Tilton's Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology.--Amanda Folk, Ohio State Univ. Libs., Columbus