Fee-Based Services in Library and Information Centres

Fee-Based Services in Library and Information Centres
Author: Sylvia Webb
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1351227165

Previously titled Making a Charge for Library and Information Services, Fee Based Information Services provides an examination of charging for library and information services and the possible implications that this might bring to the profession. A number of extenisve case studies are given to illustrate precedents and points of best practice.

ICT Based Library and Information Services

ICT Based Library and Information Services
Author: Akhtar Hussain
Publisher: Ess Ess Publication
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Information organization
ISBN: 9788170006947

Today is the information age and a tremendous flow of information is emerging in all fields throughout the world. As such, it has become very difficult to manage the information manually due to the exponential growth of literature. The problem of providing timely information is not due to lack of information, but the way in which it is handled to enable the user to fulfill his/her needs. The traditional way of information handling methods has become almost ineffective in providing the specific information of an individual's interest. To overcome this problem, libraries and learning resource centers need to change their attitude towards information handling. ICT-based information handling is a viable solution in this direction. Technological developments assist the libraries in providing extensive access to the variety of information sources and provide a way to enrich the teaching and learning environment. Accessibility to the required information at a fast rate is expected by users. This book deals with the application of ICT-based library and information services.

Marketing Library and Information Services: International Perspectives

Marketing Library and Information Services: International Perspectives
Author: Dinesh K. Gupta
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2006-05-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3598440197

The marketing of library services is an essential agenda item for almost all kinds of libraries all over the world. In this volume 47 experts from 20 countries address the issue through 40 articles. The bundling of dozens of contributions from a truly international group of librarians, presented in this book, provides a broad spectrum on the topic. This book will thus prove immensely useful, helping both working librarians and future librarians to understand vital issues relating to the marketing of library and information services at the local, national and international level. The book is divided into the following six sections: Marketing concept: a changing perspective; Marketing in libraries around the world; Role of library associations; Education, training and research; Excellence in marketing; Databases and other marketing literature.

The Public Library Service

The Public Library Service
Author: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Section of Public Libraries
Publisher: NBD Biblion Publishers
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783598218279

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Fee-Based Services in Sci-Tech Libraries

Fee-Based Services in Sci-Tech Libraries
Author: Ellis Mount
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317951336

This timely and important book explores how fee-based services have developed in various types of sci-tech libraries. The authoritative contributors focus on the current changing financial aspects of the sci-tech library operation and clarify for the reader how these changes have brought about conditions in which traditional methods of funding are no longer adequate. What new options are open and how they are best being applied in today’s sci-tech libraries is fully and clearly explained and illustrated. Topics explored include cost allocation and cost recovery, fees for computer searching, and the relationship between sci-tech libraries and serials agents.

Library and Information Center Management

Library and Information Center Management
Author: Robert D. Stueart
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1993
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This internationally acclaimed text serves as the basic management text in programs of library & information studies throughout the world. It is also used as a ready-reference & for workshop discussions in all types of libraries & information centers. As with previous editions, the authors present the principles of library & information center management in a conceptual framework as it examines the dynamics of organizational missions, goals, policies & programs, & people, as well as in relation to external forces (e.g., users & funding authorities) that encourage change. This current edition features expanded sections on the change process, strategic planning & management, & managing conflict through Total Quality Management (TQM) in a technology intense environment. Charts, diagrams, & appendixes of library policies, procedures, organograms, & other forms are included.

Cost Analysis, Cost Recovery, Marketing and Fee-Based Services

Cost Analysis, Cost Recovery, Marketing and Fee-Based Services
Author: M Sandra Wood
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317951301

This outstanding volume won the 1986 Ida and George Eliot Prize--awarded by the Medical Library Association for the work judged most effective in furthering medical librarianship. Library professionals review the controversy behind fee-for-service programs and provide a rationale for incorporating them into contemporary library philosophies of service. Some fee-based services are necessary for survival in a society that treats information as a marketable commodity; this comprehensive book gives practical advice on cost analysis, cost recovery and marketing of reference services, and presents information on establishing a fee-based information service, as well as examples of successful information service programs.