Librarianship: The Complete Introduction

  1. Introduction and Outline of the Book PART 1: LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES: EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION? 2. History of libraries 2.1 Introduction2.2 From 1876 to the Present Day: Users, Content and Services2.3 From 1876 to the Present Day: Social Trends and Technology2.4 From 1876 to the Present Day: Librarians2.5 From 1876 to the Present Day: National Libraries2.6 From 1876 to the Present Day: Academic Libraries2.7 From 1876 to the Present Day: Public Libraries2.8 SummaryReview questionsReferences 3. Types of library service and library 3.1 Introduction3.2 Library services3.3 Academic libraries3.4 Public Libraries3.5 Special Libraries3.6 Institutions related to libraries3.7 SummaryReview questionsReferences 4. Library design 4.1 Introduction4.2 General library design considerations4.3 Design of particular types of library4.4 Library guiding4.5 SummaryReview questionsReferences 5. Future of libraries 5.1 Introduction5.2 Libraries: Evolution or Revolution?5.3 SummaryReview questionsReferences PART 2: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES 6. Content, Storage and Delivery 6.1 Introduction6.2 Delivery Formats6.2.1. Books6.2.2. Periodicals and Newspapers6.2.3. Manuscripts6.2.4. Films and Photograph Negatives6.3 ConclusionsReview QuestionsReferences 7.  Library Services 7.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary7.2  Circulation and Lending7.3. Reference7.4 Subject Specialities7.5 Reading Promotion7.5.1. Services to Children and Young People7.6. Service enhancements for users with special needs7.6.1 – Aids for the special needs user7.6.1.1. – Assistive Technologies for ComputersReview QuestionsReferences 8. Collection Management and Collection Development 8.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary8.2 Collection Management8.2.1. Print materials8.2.2. Processing of materials8.2.3. Electronic materials8.3 Weeding8.4 Collection Development8.4.1. DonationsReview QuestionsReferences 9.  Preservation and Digitization 9.1. Introduction and Chapter Summary9.2 Preservation9.2.1. – Preservation of Library Materials9.2.2. Coping with Disaster9.3 Digitization of Library Resources9.3.1 What is digitisation?9.3.2. Types of digitisation9.3.3. Types of Images – BMP, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, and PNG9.3.4. Software for image creation9.3.5. Storage of scanned images9.4 The challenge of indexing the digital image9.5 Some Example Digitization Projects9.6 ConclusionsReview QuestionsReferences PART 3: INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND ACCESS  10. Classification 10.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary10.2 Organizing information: classification 10.3 Bibliographic classification10.4 Classification schemes10.5 Types of Bibliographic Classification Schemes10.5.1 Enumerative Classification Schemes10.5.2 Analytico-synthetic classification scheme10.5.3 Faceted Classification Scheme10.6 Major library classification schemes10.6.1 Colon Classification (CC)10.6.2 Library of Congress Classification (LC)10.6.3 Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)10.6.4 Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) 10.6.5 Bibliographic Classification(BC)10.7 Classification of Electronic Resources10.8 Social Classification or folksonomy10.9 Summary Review QuestionsReferences 11. Cataloguing, Bibliographic Formats and Metadata 11.1 Introduction/Chapter Summary11.2 History of library catalogues11.3 Bibliographies11.4 Bibliographies vs. catalogues11.5 Objectives of a Library Catalogue11.6 AACR211.7 The process of cataloguing11.8 Bibliographic Formats11.8.1 MARC format11.8.2 MARC 2111.9 Metadata11.9.1 Types and Functions of Metadata11.9.2 Dublin Core11.10 SummaryReview QuestionsReferences 12. Subject Indexing and Vocabulary Control 12.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary12.2 Subject Heading Lists12.3 Subject Indexing12.4 LCSH12.5 Thesauri12.6 Relationships between terms in a thesaurus12.7 SummaryReview QuestionsReferences 13. Information Retrieval 13.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary13.2 Components of an information retrieval system13.3 Searching for Information 13.3.1 Boolean Search13.3.2 Proximity Search13.3.3 Range searching13.3.4 Limiting searches13.3.5 Truncation13.4 Information retrieval models13.5 Information retrieval standards and protocols13.6 Information retrieval in the context of OPACs13.7 Information retrieval in  e-journals 13.8 Information retrieval in online databases13.9 Information retrieval on the web13.10 Information retrieval in the context of digital libraries and subject gateways13.11 Information retrieval evaluation13.12 SummaryReview QuestionsReferencesReview QuestionsReferences PART 4: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION USERS AND SOCIETY 14. The library as social institution 14.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary14.2 The roles and functions of libraries 15. Services to library users 15.1 Introduction15.2: Functional divisions of a library 16. Government legislation and policies 16.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary16.2 Legal and moral issues for libraries16.3 Legislation and libraries PART 5:  LIBRARY TECHNOLOGIES 17. Fundamentals of computing and the information age 17.1 Introduction/Chapter Summary17.2 The roots of information technology17.3 The Information Age17.4 SummaryReview questionsReferences 18. Information technology standards: databases, markup and Internet 18.1 Introduction/Chapter Summary18.2 Databases and Document Management Systems18.3 Markup languages: from SGML to HTML and XML 18.4 Networks: Internet18.5 Networks: cellular networks18.6 Security18.7 SummaryReview questionsReferences 19. Library Management Systems 19.1 Introduction/Chapter Summary19.2 Library management systems (LMS)19.3 SummaryReview questionsReferences 20. Digital Libraries 20.1 Introduction/Chapter Summary20.2 What is a Digital library?20.3 Digital Libraries20.4 Digital Library Issues20.5 SummaryReview questionsReferences PART 6:  MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING IN LIBRARIES  21. The Importance of Management in Librarianship 21.1 Introduction and Summary21.2 Management and libraries21.3 Library Management and Ranganathan's Five Laws21.4 What makes a good manager?21.5 ConclusionsReview QuestionsReferences 22. Core Management Skills 22.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary22.2 Financial Management22.2.1. How is your library funded?22.2.2. Types of Budgeting and Costs22.2.3. Restrictions on Spending22.3 Performance Measurement22.3.1 The Value of Libraries22.4  Management of Change22.4.1. Managing Resistance to and Fear of Change22.4.2. Force Field Analysis22.5 Motivation and Managing People22.5.1 Teamwork22.6 ConclusionReview QuestionsReferences 23. Missions, Planning, Projects and Partnerships 23.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary23.2 The Strategic Planning Process23.2.1. Formulating a Mission23.2.2. Environmental Analysis23.3 Project and Partnership Working23.3.1. Partnership Working23.3.2. Policy Development23.3.3. Professional Associations23.4 ConclusionsReview QuestionsReferences 24. Marketing and Libraries 24.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary24.2  Why is marketing relevant to libraries?24.3  The 4 Ps of Marketing24.3.1 – Services Marketing24.4 Understanding the Service Encounter24.4.1. SERVQUAL24.5  The Marketing Plan24.6 Library Branding and Rebranding24.7 ConclusionReview QuestionsReferences PART 7: EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN LIBRARIANSHIP  25. Education in Librarianship 25.1 Introduction and Chapter Summary25.2 Education in librarianship:  a brief history25.3 Nature of  Librarianship Courses25.4 Accreditation25.5 CPD courses and Summer Schools in Librarianship25.6 Professional Qualifications25.7 Modes of offering 25.8 Content and Specialization25.9 Harmonization and cooperation in librarianship education25.10 Summary  26. Research in Librarianship 26.1 Introduction  and Chapter Summary26.2 Nature of research in librarianship26.3 Research degrees in librarianship26.4 Research areas/themes26.5 Research methods26.6 Data collection techniques26.6.1 Questionnaire26.6.2 Interview26.6.3 Observation26.6.4 Diaries26.6.5 Focus groups26.6.6 Log analysis26.6.7 Screen capture tools26.7 Qualitative Vs. Quantitative research26. 8 Triangulation or Mixed Methods26.9  Research Ethics26.10 Research trends26.11 Summary