Emerging technologies for librarians : a practical approach to innovation

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Author:

Yang, Sharon Q.

ISBN:

9781843347880

Personal Author:

Yang, Sharon Q.

Physical Description:

xiii, 285 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.

Series:

Chandos information professional series

Chandos information professional series.

Contents:

Emerging technologies impacting libraries in the twenty-first century -- Library management services -- Web-scale discovery services -- Metadata management and the semantic web -- Library mobile endeavors -- Evolving digital library and library digitization -- Online research instruction -- Virtual and remote reference -- Library public services promoted by social media -- Understanding web design and web content management -- Assessment and evaluation in academic learning environments -- Altmetrics and research support -- Online collaboration tools.

Abstract:

"Prevailing technologies are penetrating every aspect of library activities and provide ways for librarians to enhance library services. Emerging Technologies for Librarians focuses on practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover particular work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata and digital libraries. Remaining chapters focus on applications such as mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book will serve as a guide for those who want to learn and implement available technologies to enhance library services and what emerging technologies are available for a specific area of work"--back cover.

Subject Term:

Libraries -- Technological innovations.

Added Author:

Li, Lili

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Books

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SD_ILS:1543893

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Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations.

Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion.

This book serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and implementing, the available technologies that enhance library services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging technologies that are available for a specific area of work.

Author Notes

Dr. Sharon Q. Yang is a professor and systems librarian at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New jersey, USA. She received her MS in 1986, Advanced Certificate for Librarianship in 1988, and Doctor of Library Science in 1997, all from the School of Library Service, Columbia University in New York City. Her research interests include library systems and technologies, discovery tools, emerging technologies, and the Semantic Web She is the recipient of the 2011 Highly Commended Award from Library Hi Tech, the 2012 Research Award from the New Jersey Library Association, and the 2012 Liao Jing Best Research Award from the Chinese American Librarians Association.
Lili Li is an associate professor/E-information service librarian at Georgia Southern University. He received his MLS degree in 1990 and his MIS degree in 2004. Between 1998 and 2001, he worked at a number of American companies as an IT consultant, programmer/analyst, and software engineer. Since 2002, he has been presenting papers on academic library technology innovation at different state, national, and international conferences. He is the author of two books, Scholarly Information Discovery in the Networked Academic Learning Environment (Chandos, 2014) and Emerging Technologies for Academic Libraries(Chandos, 2009). Both books are very popular among academic libraries.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgment	p. xi
About the Author	p. xiii
1 Emerging Technologies Impacting Libraries in the Twenty-First Century	p. 1
1.1 Introduction	p. 1
1.2 What Are Emerging Technologies?	p. 1
1.3 How Will Emerging Technologies Change Libraries?	p. 2
1.4 Top Trends Developing in American Libraries	p. 4
1.5 How Have Emerging Technologies Been Impacting Librarians?	p. 10
1.6 Which Emerging Technologies Shape Libraries in the Future?	p. 13
1.7 Summary	p. 13
References	p. 14
2 Library Management Services	p. 17
2.1 Introduction	p. 17
2.2 The Next Generation of Library Systems	p. 17
2.3 Advanced Features of the Next-Generation Library Systems	p. 18
2.4 Conclusion	p. 25
2.5 List of Major Library Management Services	p. 27
References	p. 30
3 Web-Scale Discovery Services	p. 31
3.1 Introduction	p. 31
3.2 Web-Scale Discovery Services	p. 33
3.3 Impact of Discovery Tools	p. 34
3.4 Content Coverage	p. 35
3.5 Future of Discovery Services	p. 37
References	p. 39
4 Metadata Management and the Semantic Web	p. 41
4.1 Introduction	p. 41
4.2 Library Metadata in the Digital Age	p. 41
4.3 FRBR, RDA, and BIBFRAME	p. 42
4.4 Linked Data and Technologies as a Means to an End	p. 44
4.5 Remaining Work for the Next 5 Years	p. 46
4.6 The Future	p. 50
4.7 Metadata Management Tools	p. 51
References	p. 54
5 Library Mobile Endeavors	p. 57
5.1 Introduction	p. 57
5.2 SmartPhone Technology	p. 58
5.3 Mobile Devices and Libraries	p. 58
5.4 The Future	p. 63
Tools	p. 64
References	p. 67
6 Evolving Digital Library and Library Digitization	p. 69
6.1 Introduction	p. 69
6.2 Surging Waves of the Digital Revolution in the Twenty-First Century	p. 69
6.3 Impacts of the Digital Revolution on Libraries	p. 71
6.4 Top Library Digitization Software	p. 80
6.5 Practical Suggestions for Initializing Digital Library Resources and Services	p. 95
6.6 Summary	p. 100
6.7 Notes	p. 100
References	p. 101
7 Online Research Instruction	p. 103
7.1 Introduction	p. 103
7.2 Distance Learning Technologies	p. 103
7.3 Efficacy of Online Tutorials	p. 106
7.4 The Future	p. 107
7.5 List of Tools	p. 108
References	p. 132
8 Virtual and Remote	p. 137
8.1 Introduction	p. 137
8.2 Tools	p. 141
References	p. 158
9 Library Public Services Promoted by Social Media	p. 161
9.1 Introduction	p. 161
9.2 Library Transitions in the Digital Age	p. 161
9.3 Surging Waves of Social Networking Services	p. 163
9.4 Library Public Services Enhanced by Social Media Software	p. 166
9.5 Emerging Social Networking Services in American Research Libraries	p. 171
9.6 Summary	p. 182
References	p. 183
10 Understanding Web Design and Web Content Management	p. 185
10.1 Introduction	p. 185
10.2 Emerging Web Technologies for Academic Libraries	p. 185
10.3 Surging Waves of Web Content Management Systems (WCMS)	p. 191
10.4 Selected Open Source WCM Software	p. 192
10.5 Successful Web Design and WCM in an Academic Library	p. 196
10.6 Summary	p. 199
References	p. 200
11 Assessment and Evaluation in Academic Learning Environments	p. 201
11.1 Introduction	p. 201
11.2 Academic Library Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education	p. 201
11.3 Basic Metrics and Plans for Library Assessments and Evaluations	p. 203
11.4 Common Library Assessments and Evaluations in Academic Learning Environments	p. 207
11.5 General Software Tools for Library Assessment and Evaluation	p. 213
11.6 Summary	p. 223
References	p. 224
12 Altmetrics and Research Support	p. 225
12.1 Introduction	p. 225
12.2 Traditional Metrics	p. 225
12.3 New Metric-Altmetrics	p. 226
12.4 Research on Altmetrics	p. 229
12.5 Future of Altmetrics	p. 229
12.6 List of Traditional Citation-Based and Altmetrics Tools	p. 230
References	p. 245
13 Online Collaboration Tools	p. 249
13.1 Introduction	p. 249
13.2 Collaboration Technologies	p. 249
13.3 Libraries as Users of Collaboration Tools	p. 251
13.4 The Future	p. 253
13.5 Collaboration Tools	p. 254
References	p. 266
Glossary	p. 269
Index	p. 281

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