Introduction to Technical Services (Library and Information Science Text)

Introduction to Technical Services (Library and Information Science Text)

by SheilaS.Intner (Author), G . Edward Evans (Author), JeanWeihs (Author)

Synopsis

Used in library schools worldwide, this standard text provides students with a thorough understanding of technical services. Updated and expanded, the eighth edition further emphasizes the rapidly changing environment in which technical services are conducted.

The book covers all aspects of the field--from acquisitions to managing the cataloging department--with five new chapters. Technical Services Issues includes material related to physical space needs; E-resources Issues examines how the growth of e-materials impact technical services work; Copy Cataloging reflects the ever increasing need to be more efficient and also to save limited funds for technical services activities; Overview and Decisions addresses the issue of why and how the local OPAC has become a gateway to the universe of knowledge; and Processing Materials covers the activities involved in making sure items that go into a library's collection are properly identified as belonging to the library and where the item is physically located in the collection. All other chapters have been extensively rewritten and updated to reflect 2010 technical service functions and activities. Complete with helpful illustrations, statistics, and study guide questions, this text is a must for library and information science students!

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 484
Edition: 8
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 30 Nov 2010

ISBN 10: 1591588898
ISBN 13: 9781591588894

Media Reviews
This substantial volume is the standard textbook for courses on technical services in library and information science (LIS) programs, and with good reason. It succeeds in doing what . . . an introductory textbook should do: balance high-level overviews of acquisitions and cataloging . . . with judiciously chosen details that are sufficient to elucidate the subject, but not so abundant as to completely overwhelm the inexperienced student. . . . learners, at various stages of knowledge, will find Evans, Intner, and Weihs to be adept, trustworthy guides to the past, present, and probable future landscapes of technical services work. - Library Resources and Technical Services
Author Bio

G. Edward Evans is a renowned Fulbright scholar, former university librarian, author, consultant, and supervisor of the Harold S. Colton Memorial Library and Archives, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Sheila S. Intner is professor emeritus, Simmons College's Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

Jean Weihs is a consultant at Technical Services Group in Toronto, Ontario.