Librarianship : an introduction

By: Chowdhury, G. GContributor(s): Burton, Paul F | McMenemy, David | Poulter, AlanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Facet Publishing, 2008Description: xviii, 329 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781856046176 (pbk.); 1856046176Subject(s): Library science | Library and Information ScienceDDC classification: 020
Contents:
Introduction ---- Part I. Libraries and information services: evolution or revolution? 2. The history of libraries --- 3. Types of library service and library --- 4. Library design --- 5. The future of libraries ---- Part II. Library and information resources and services. 6. Content, storage and delivery --- 7. Library services --- 8. Collection management and collection development --- 9. Preservation and digitization ---- Part III. Information organization and access. 10. Classification --- 11. Cataloguing, bibliographic formats and metadata --- 12. Subject indexing and vocabulary control --- 13. Information retrieval ---- Part IV. Library and information users and society. 14. The library as social institution --- 15. Services to library users --- 16. Government legislation and policies ---- Part V. Library technologies. 17. Fundamentals of computing and the information age --- 18. Information technology standards: databases, markup and the internet --- 19. Library management systems --- 20. Digital libraries ---- Part VI. Management and marketing in libraries. 21. The importance of management in librarianship --- 22. Core management skills --- 23. Missions, planning, projects and partnerships --- 24. Marketing and libraries ---- Part VII. Education and research in librarianship. 25. Education in librarianship --- 26. Research in librarianship ---- Epilogue.
Summary: Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This definitive textbook is the most up-to-date introduction to the profession of librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession available. It is also the first to give a complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer authoritative analysis of modern libraries and librarianship. ... Each chapter in this user-friendly text features clear learning aims and objectives and a list of revision questions to test and consolidate knowledge and understanding. Mapping onto course content for library and information studies in the US, UK and Australasia, this textbook also supports CILIP's Body of Knowledge and provides a single source of introductory explanations of library and information concepts for students. It is also the quintessential primer for new professionals. -- Back cover.
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Included Index.

Introduction ----
Part I. Libraries and information services: evolution or revolution? 2. The history of libraries ---
3. Types of library service and library ---
4. Library design ---
5. The future of libraries ----
Part II. Library and information resources and services. 6. Content, storage and delivery ---
7. Library services ---
8. Collection management and collection development ---
9. Preservation and digitization ----
Part III. Information organization and access. 10. Classification ---
11. Cataloguing, bibliographic formats and metadata ---
12. Subject indexing and vocabulary control ---
13. Information retrieval ----
Part IV. Library and information users and society. 14. The library as social institution ---
15. Services to library users ---
16. Government legislation and policies ----
Part V. Library technologies. 17. Fundamentals of computing and the information age ---
18. Information technology standards: databases, markup and the internet ---
19. Library management systems ---
20. Digital libraries ----
Part VI. Management and marketing in libraries. 21. The importance of management in librarianship ---
22. Core management skills ---
23. Missions, planning, projects and partnerships ---
24. Marketing and libraries ----
Part VII. Education and research in librarianship. 25. Education in librarianship ---
26. Research in librarianship ----
Epilogue.

Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of knowledge. This definitive textbook is the most up-to-date introduction to the profession of librarianship for students and new entrants to the profession available. It is also the first to give a complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in the 21st century, and to offer authoritative analysis of modern libraries and librarianship. ... Each chapter in this user-friendly text features clear learning aims and objectives and a list of revision questions to test and consolidate knowledge and understanding. Mapping onto course content for library and information studies in the US, UK and Australasia, this textbook also supports CILIP's Body of Knowledge and provides a single source of introductory explanations of library and information concepts for students. It is also the quintessential primer for new professionals. -- Back cover.

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