Full Description
Libraries in the Twenty-First Century brings together library educators and practitioners to provide a scholarly yet accessible overview of library and information management and the challenges that the twenty-first century offers the information profession. The papers in this collection illustrate the changing nature of the library as it evolves into its twenty-first century manifestation. The national libraries of Australia and New Zealand, for instance, have harnessed information and communication technologies to create institutions that are far more national, even democratic, in terms of delivery of service and sheer presence than their print-based predecessors.Aimed at practitioners and students alike, this publication covers specific types of library and information agencies, discusses specific aspects of library and information management and places developments in library and information services in a number of broad contexts: socio-economic, ethico-legal, historical and educational.
Contents
AcknowledgementsFigures and tablesIntroduction Chapter outlinePart 1: Library and information agencies in the twenty-first century: case studies Chapter 1: The evolving public library The public library missionServices offered and staff requiredPublic library collectionsLibrary facilitiesCataloguing and processing of materialFunding of public libraries and their relationship to state and local governmentTrends and issues for public librariesConclusionChapter 2: Teacher librarians and the school library The learning and teaching context of school librariesThe school library missionStandards for school librariesThe role of the teacher librarianInformation literacy in schoolsCollection development in school librariesInformation services to students and teachersThe school library website and school intranetConclusionChapter 3: Higher education libraries Mission of higher education librariesPolicy and regulationStudent populationLearning and teachingQuality assuranceResource sharingResearchAcademic publishingWorkforce planningHigher education libraries in regional Australia: a case studyConclusionChapter 4: Special libraries and information services Special libraries in AustraliaCompetencies of special librariansCore competenciesProfessional competenciesPersonal competencies'Sees the big picture''Seeks out challenges and capitalizes on new opportunities' and 'Thinks creatively and innovatively; seeks new or "reinvents" opportunities''Remains flexible and positive in a time of continuing change''Presents ideas clearly; negotiates confidently and persuasively' and 'Communicates effectively''Creates partnerships and alliances'Law librariesParliamentary librariesChallenges for special librariesConclusionChapter 5: National, state and territory libraries: information for the nation National & State Libraries Australasia (NSLA)Collections: building and preservingDigital collecting and preservationAccess to collections and information servicesAustralia's national infrastructureLibraries Australia: national access to forty million resourcesPictureAustraliaOther collaborative resource discovery servicesRelationship with public librariesDevelopment of digital collections for national accessSupporting research at the national levelNational planning: Peak Bodies Forum and a national agendaDelivering services to users in the twenty-first centuryPart 2: Library and information services in the twenty-first century Chapter 6: Creating desire: bringing the library client and the librarian together Information seekers and their information needsMotivating the information seekerCommunication and the reference interviewEnsuring successful librarian?user interactionReference service in different library settingsFuture of librarian?user interactionConclusionChapter 7: Information sources Internet directoriesSearch enginesBibliographiesIndexing and abstracting databases'Ready reference' information sourcesAlmanacs and yearbooksEncyclopediasDictionariesBiographical sourcesGeographical sourcesDirectories of organisationsGovernment publicationsAudiovisual materialsEvaluation of sourcesConclusion: the future of information sourcesChapter 8: Current issues in library collecting Libraries and collection management policyLibraries and other collecting agenciesCollection assessmentSelection of library resourcesSuppliers and subscription agentsCooperative collectingDigital collections, including e-journalsThe 'big deal' and consortiaInstitutional repositoriesCare of library materialSpecial collectionsDeselectionSpace and storageConclusionChapter 9: Information access Organisation and retrievalOnline and hybrid IR systemsDirectoriesDatabasesSearch enginesComputerisation and human indexersManual IR systemsIndexingVocabulary controlDescriptive cataloguing and bibliographic descriptionArchival descriptionAuthority controlSubject indexingClassificationMetadataMARC (machine-readable cataloguing)Information architectureThe future of information organisationChapter 10: Library and information systems: a work in progress Trends in library technologyThe integrated library management system (ILMS)PortalsDigital repositoriesOpen sourceConclusionPart 3: The information environment in the twenty-first century Chapter 11: Beyond the corporate library: information management in organisations Information acquisitionInformation organisationCurrent awareness and environmental scanningResource evaluationQuality controlRequirements analysisInformation policyConclusionChapter 12: Evidence and memory: records services and archives What are records and archives?Libraries, records and archivesArchives and community advocacyRecordkeeping standardsCooperation between Australian recordkeeping authoritiesRecordkeeping in a digital worldMetadata and descriptive standardsDeveloping recordkeeping theoryRecordkeeping professionals and professional associationsConclusionChapter 13: Information literacy and the leveraging of corporate knowledge Conceiving information literacy: a research perspectiveInformation literacy in an educational contextInformation literacy instruction in librariesConclusionChapter 14: The historical perspective: where we've come from Why study Australian library history?How do we structure history?What library history has been published?The evolution of librariesThe evolution of libraries in Australia: the case of public librariesCoda: the past and the futureChapter 15: The social, political and cultural context of libraries in the twenty-first century: an overview From post-industrial to knowledge societiesCultural diversity in a networked worldAustralia as an information economyThe citizen of the information societyKnowledge and the culture of global informationThe postmodern information environmentA global public sphere and collective intelligenceThe library as postmodern institutionChapter 16: Ethics and law for information practice Ethics and ethical practiceHistory of information ethicsProfessional values in library and information workCodes of practiceAustralian lawIntellectual propertyCensorshipPrivacyFreedom of InformationNational securityInformation ethics and legal obligationsHuman rights and responsibilityInformation productionInformation collection and classificationInformation access and disseminationProfessional responsibilityConclusionChapter 17: Library managers today: the challenges External and internal analysisPerformance measurementCosts and budgetary issuesThe changing nature of collectionsConvergence and competitionClient needs and expectations - library users and non-usersMarketing and imageThe marketing planProductPricingPromotionPlaceGoal of the marketing planStructures and flexibilityStaffingCasualisation of staffingAgeing of the workforceSuccession planning'Credential creep'OutsourcingMerging departmentsPerformance appraisal/managementProfessional developmentStaff recruitmentConclusionChapter 18: Education for library and information service Historical perspectives of LIS educationHistory of LIS education in AustraliaCourse recognition issuesLIS student issuesLIS educator issuesCurriculum IssuesLIS research and LIS practice issuesConclusionConclusion: From people's university to information for all Library and information agenciesAchieving agencyThe agency of libraries and information servicesFinal conclusionAppendices Appendix 1 The NSLA libraries - some basic factsAppendix 2: Australian law - overview of legislation discussed in Chapter 16GlossaryBiographical notes on contributorsIndex
