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The role of the electronic resources librarian / George Stachokas.

Author/creator Stachokas, George
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2019.
Description1 online resource (178 pages).
Supplemental Content ProQuest Ebook Central
Series Chandos Information Professional Ser
Chandos Information Professional Ser. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Front Cover; THE ROLE OF THE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIAN; Chandos Information Professional Series; THE ROLE OF THE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIAN; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 -- Introduction; 1.1 A case of institutional improvisation: the electronic resources librarian; 1.1.1 Synopsis of Chapters 2-8; References; 2 -- The academic library just before the World Wide Web; 2.1 A brief history of the development of academic libraries in North America; 2.2 Information science and computers in contemporary academia
Contents 2.3 The professional culture and organizational structure of academic libraries; 2.4 Library automation in practice; References; 3 -- Digital dawn: libraries experiment and adapt to new technology; 3.1 The problem of new information resources: revisiting CD-ROM; 3.2 The early transition from print to electronic journals; 3.3 The development of an online presence for academic libraries; 3.4 The first electronic resources librarians; References; 4 -- The transition to the hybrid library; 4.1 Changes in traditional library services; 4.2 Changes in the user population: the wider adoption of computers
Contents 4.3 Electronic resources management as a new specialization; 4.4 Managing electronic resources from A to Z; 4.5 Entering a brave new world: self-directed users, virtual information services, and nonlinear workflows; References; 5 -- Early trends and transformation: ERMI, ERMS, and separate development; 5.1 The many faces of the electronic resources librarian in the early 21st century; 5.2 First attempts at defining electronic resources management; 5.3 Metadata for electronic resources; 5.4 Building new organizational structures to manage online Information Services
Contents 5.5 Academic libraries in the information marketplace: from big deals to document delivery; References; 6 -- The Great Recession and its impact on academic libraries; 6.1 The budgetary crisis and its impact on higher education and academic libraries; 6.2 Reclassification, reorganization, and redundancy; 6.3 Promotion and tenure for librarians during the Great Recession; 6.4 The endurance of the book as brand: for good or evil; References; 7 -- Reimagining technical services; 7.1 The growth of electronic resources from eBooks to streaming media
Contents 7.2 The impact of webscale discovery services and other changes in the online information environment; 7.3 The expansion of discovery, interoperability, and system integration: from KBART, RDA to APIs; 7.4 Changes in technical services; 7.5 Changes in LIS education, professional development, and training; References; 8 -- At the crossroads: ongoing efforts to transform libraries and librarians; 8.1 The electronic resources librarian in technical services; 8.2 The role of professional organizations; 8.3 Measuring our success: electronic resources management and assessment of information services
General note8.4 Consideration of ongoing problems, opportunities, and future possibilities
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Stachokas, George. Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian. San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology, ©2019 9780081029251
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780081029268
ISBN0081029268

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