Multimedia Information Resources

Multimedia Information Resources
Author: Paul Terence McNally
Publisher: Macmillan Education AU
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1997
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780732940928

Libraries have incorporated multimedia resources into their collections and make them accessible to users. This book provides practical guidelines for librarians and educators for developing, organising and managing a multimedia collection. Chapters cover collection development, bibliographic organisation, storage, user access, hardware and copyright. The book also examines specific media, including new technologies of the past decade. Practical advice is given on selecting and organising multimedia collections.

Centers for Learning

Centers for Learning
Author: James K. Elmborg
Publisher: Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0838983359

This collection examines the potential inherent in partnerships between libraries and writing centers and suggests that such partnerships might respond more effectively to student needs than separate efforts. The essays consist primarily of case studies of collaborations in institutions throughout the US. The concluding chapter reflects on the impl

Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here?
Author: Beth R. Bernhardt
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2016-11-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1941269087

Over one hundred presentations from the 35th annual Charleston Library Conference (held November 4–7, 2015) are included in this annual proceedings volume. Major themes of the meeting included streaming video, analysis and assessment, demand-driven acquisition, the future of university presses, and open access publishing. While the Charleston meeting remains a core one for acquisitions librarians in dialog with publishers and vendors, the breadth of coverage of this volume reflects the fact that this conference is now one of the major venues for leaders in the publishing and library communities to shape strategy and prepare for the future. Almost 1,800 delegates attended the 2015 meeting, ranging from the staff of small public library systems to the CEOs of major corporations. This fully indexed, copyedited volume provides a rich source for the latest evidence-based research and lessons from practice in a range of information science fields. The contributors are leaders in the library, publishing, and vendor communities.

Library Acquisition of Music

Library Acquisition of Music
Author: Robert Michael Fling
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2004
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780810851245

Provides advice for libraries on acquiring printed and recorded music; including information on preordering, the ordering process, secondhand and out of print materials, and more.

Minutes of the Meeting

Minutes of the Meeting
Author: Association of Research Libraries
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 346
Release: 1999
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

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

Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook

Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook
Author: Virginia Boucher
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1997
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780838906675

In this new edition of the definitive Interlibrary Loan Practices Handbook, edited by CheriT Weible and Karen Janke, expert contributors clearly explain the complexities of getting materials for patrons from outside the library. This collection presents a complete view of the interlibrary loan (ILL) process, with contributions from all areas of the technical services community, providing Guidance on how to do ILL efficiently and effectively, with advice on being a considerate borrower and lender Details of preferred staffing and management techniques, showing how best practices can be implemented at any institution Discussion of important issues that can fall between the cracks, such as hidden copyright issues, and the logistics of lending internationally As consortia and other library partnerships share ever larger fractions of their collections, this book gives library staff the tools necessary for a smoothly functioning ILL system.