Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting
Author: Association of Research Libraries. Meeting
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1995
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

V. 52 includes the proceedings of the conference on the Farmington Plan, 1959.

Microform, Video and Electronic Media Librarianship

Microform, Video and Electronic Media Librarianship
Author: S. John Teague
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1483103285

Microform, Video and Electronic Media Librarianship focuses on techniques, measures, and processes in librarianship. The book first discusses librarianship, microforms and microform librarianship, non-book media in libraries, and history of microforms. The text also looks at the place of microforms in libraries. User reaction to microforms; economic advantages of microform acquisitions; and contrast, resolution, and density of microforms are discussed. The book also discusses micropublishing. Changes in publishing methods, abstracting and indexing services, bibliographical services, archives, synoptic journals, and government reports are described. The text underscores library catalogues. British National Bibliography; Scottish Libraries Co-operative Automation Project (SCOLCAP); South West Academic Libraries Co-operative Automation Project (SWALCAP); and benefits of computer-based cataloguing systems are discussed. The book also looks at data services, copyright laws, relationship of information technology and libraries, and archival potential of non-book media. The text is a good reference for readers interested in librarianship.

New International Dictionary of Acronyms in Library and Information Science and Related Fields

New International Dictionary of Acronyms in Library and Information Science and Related Fields
Author: Henryk Sawoniak
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2011-05-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110957825

This enlarged and expanded edition is designed to be a valuable resource for librarians and users of information sources, clarifying the bewidering number of new acronyms that appear every year in the information science field. Nearly 30,000 acronyms in 35 languages are listed. As libraries are to a large extent interdisciplinary, the dictionary covers language forms used in computers, publishing, printing, archive management, journalism and reprography, as well as in the library and information science fields Acronyms reproduced here represent institutions, library and information systems, pr.

Preservation Microfilming

Preservation Microfilming
Author: Association of Research Libraries
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838906538

This guide presents information on planning and managing microfilming projects, incorporating co-operative programmes, service bureaux and the impact of automation for library staff with deteriorating collections.