Technology and Information Services: Challenges for the 1990's

by Carol L. Anderson, Robert Hauptman

Overview

This handbook provides helpful guidance for the information services practitioner and manager. It contains a wealth of concrete information necessary for managing technology and its applications and for providing technological leadership. Although there are a plethora of monographs allocated to general and specific aspects of automation, computerization, and technological innovation in libraries and information centers, this volume is unique in offering a conceptual framework for implementing and managing technologies plus a detailed discussion of technologies in relation to both the needs of information seekers and the changes they have wrought in delivering services to users. The volume will also be of interest to students because it provides a historical context for recent changes brought about by technological applications, describes current practices, and explores issues and trends on the horizon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567500219
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1993
Series:	Information Management, Policy and Service Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

derson /f Carol /i L.

ptman /f Robert

Table of Contents

Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Conceptual Framework for Applying and Managing Technologies for Information Delivery in the 1990s
A Philosophy of Public Service
Technology and Its Discontents
Technology and Ethics
A Guide to Information Technologies and Applications
Bibliographic Utilities: Vehicles for Sharing Cataloging, Holdings, and Programs
Beyond Interlibrary Loan: The Emergence of Resource Sharing
Local Systems: Gateway to the Information World
Online Public Access Catalogs
Online Searching and CD-ROMs
Microforms
The New "Media"
The Storage, Retrieval, and Delivery of Information
The Implications of Managing Technology
Future Possibilities
Conclusion
Technology and Information Services in the 21st Century: The Recent Past Points the Way to the Future
References
Author Index
Subject Index