Free Technology for Libraries

Free Technology for Libraries
Author: Amy Deschenes
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2015-07-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1442259280

Libraries are perpetually faced with the challenge of balancing ever-shrinking budgets while steadily improving library services. One way to meet that challenge is to maximize the use of free applications and resources in the library. Free Technology for Libraries will help you discover how you can implement top-notch technology solutions within your organization to create intranets and knowledge bases, conduct webinars and conference calls, manage electronic resources, track library statistics, market your library, and much more, all at no cost! In this all-in-one guide to navigating the array of free applications and tools available online, readers will learn: How to Manage Internal Policy & Procedure Documentation Using Wordpress How to Manage Library Statistics with Zoho Creator How to Provide Programming, Instruction, & Reference to Groups of Off Site Patrons How to Use Screen Sharing for Remote Reference Implementing a Scalable E-Resources Management System Promoting a Library Event through In-Person and Online Advertising Creating Marketing Posters with PosterOven Creating an HTML5 Responsive Website - No Design Experience Required! Managing Meeting Space with Google Calendar

The Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion

The Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion
Author: John J. Burke
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2016-02-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838914276

Informed by a large-scale survey of librarians across the spectrum of institution types, this guide will be a true technology companion to novices and seasoned LIS professionals alike.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Information Technology in Library and Information Science

Multidisciplinary Approach to Information Technology in Library and Information Science
Author: Holland, Barbara
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2024-02-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

In the ever-evolving landscape of information technology within library and information science, scholars often find themselves navigating a complex web of diverse research areas. The broad spectrum of topics, ranging from digital libraries to artificial intelligence, poses a significant challenge for academic scholars seeking a comprehensive understanding of the field's intricacies. The absence of a consolidated resource tailored to the specific needs of graduate students, professors, and practitioners further exacerbates this issue. Multidisciplinary Approach to Information Technology in Library and Information Science addresses the pressing challenges faced by scholars in the realm of library and information science. This reference handbook serves as a beacon, illuminating the multifaceted interactions and impacts of technologies on information resources. This book delves into the ethical, legal, and social implications of information technology across diverse contexts – libraries, information centers, archives, museums, education, business, government, and healthcare.

Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion

Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion
Author: John J. Burke
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2020-03-18
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838946429

Informed by a large-scale survey of librarians across the spectrum of institution types, this guide will be a true technology companion to readers at all experience levels.

Library Management in the Information Technology Environment

Library Management in the Information Technology Environment
Author: Brice G. Hobrock
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2019-12-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1000758028

This book, first published in 1992, equips library managers in all types of libraries to make the administrative changes necessary to deal with new information technologies. Despite financial difficulties due to inflation and declining budgets, electronic/optical information formats and the hardware and software to support them are a reality for many libraries. Libraries are designing and implementing prototypes of the ‘electronic library’ and are introducing new technologies as a growing adjunct to traditional text formats and services. It analyses administrative adjustments to the new technological information culture. Chapters in this resource that deal with issues not easily grasped by non-computing specialists are distilled to basic components, making them easy for busy managers to comprehend and immediately useful to library administrators.

The LITA Guide to No- or Low-Cost Technology Tools for Libraries

The LITA Guide to No- or Low-Cost Technology Tools for Libraries
Author: Breanne A. Kirsch
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2018-02-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1538103125

The LITA Guide to No- or Low-Cost Technology Tools for Libraries provides a practical guide on how to find and use technology tools for a variety of purposes in libraries and, more broadly, in education. Each topic showcases two technology tools in detail and discusses additional tools and provides examples of how librarians or educators are using them in libraries and schools. Types of tools covered are: Video creation tools, such as PowToon and Animaker, can be used to create animated videos to tell patrons about a new service or teach students about search strategies. Screencasts includes tools like Jing or Screencast-O-Matic, which can be used to show how to use a new library database or service. Collaboration tools, including tools such as Padlet or Lino It, can be used for student collaboration or teamwork with colleagues and sharing project ideas quickly and easily. Assessment tools such as Quizizz and Kahoot allow for gamified assessment of student or patron knowledge.

Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology:

Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology:
Author: Linda D. Behen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1610693701

Learn how to integrate pop culture and technology into school library programs and classrooms, and make today's digital content, mobile devices, and students' changing interests work to the educator's advantage. Today's school libraries need to evolve and meet the needs of 21st-century students—the instruction, programming, and library services must be relevant to today's learners. Additionally, the interactions between educators and the students are what make the critical difference in the students' learning, and turn the library and classroom into places where they will find, assimilate, experience, and understand information. This book provides practical strategies for using pop culture and technology trends to connect with easily distracted middle and high school students and hold their attention. Author Linda D. Behen addresses why school libraries are in transition and why there is a need for dramatic change. She discusses the evolution of all libraries in response to digital content; ubiquitous mobile devices such as smart phones, iPads, and other tablet computers; patrons' changing interests; and the ways in which schools and school libraries have found to effectively adapt to technology changes and student needs. This book is essential for middle and high school librarians and educators, library school students and instructors, and young adult public librarians.

Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries

Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries
Author: Rita Pellen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2014-06-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317955471

Catch up with the many innovations now affecting sci/tech libraries! The twenty-four chapters in Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries discuss the creation of digital collections, e-repositories, personalized Web environments, and discipline-specific Web sites for students and researchers. The book also explores the use of new technologies to improve document delivery and service provision as well as demonstrations of leadership by science librarians who are willing to take risks, adapt to change, control costs, and collaborate with colleagues. Here is just a fraction of the fascinating cases and important concepts highlighted in Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries: the Drexel University Library’s transition from print to an electronic-only journal collection the benefits of adopting a just-in-time (purchase on demand) rather than a just-in-case acquisitions policy IntelliDoc—how it has raised the standard for document delivery worldwide and increased international recognition of CISTI how California State University, Sacramento, merged its science library into its central reference department—an examination of the two-year merging process the creation of branch libraries focused on electronic information—an engineering library at Kansas State University and an agriculture library at the University of Manitoba the impact of electronic information upon undergraduate science education literacy competencies in the sciences—and their implications for library instruction how the MIT libraries created and developed the Reference Vision system that now guides all of their new reference services the impact of learning communities upon library services recent additions that enhance the usefulness of the IEEE Xplore online delivery system Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries will bring you up-to-date on the latest developments, sharpen your awareness of new concepts and techniques in sci/tech librarianship, and help your library stay abreast of important changes in this ever-evolving field. Make it a part of your professional reference collection today!

Library Web Ecology

Library Web Ecology
Author: Jacquelyn Erdman
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2014-01-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 178063191X

Library Web Ecology is a thorough reference to help professionals in Library and Information Science (LIS) to develop a sustainable, usable, and highly effective website. The book describes the entire process of developing and implementing a successful website. Topics include: managing a web team, developing a web culture, creating a strategic plan, conducting usability studies, evaluating technology trends, and marketing the website. Worksheets and examples are included to help library web professionals to prepare web development plans. Although this book is aimed at LIS professionals, a number of concepts can easily be applied to any organization that would like to develop a more effective website. - Provides practical and realistic solutions to website problems - Suggests different strategies, giving the pros and cons, so professionals can determine what strategy is best for their library - Includes worksheets and examples