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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153207803321

Autore

Iglesias Edward

Titolo

Library technology funding, planning, and deployment / / Edward Iglesias, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hershey, Pennsylvania : , : Information Science Reference, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

9781522517368

9781522517351

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Advances in Library and Information Science (ALIS) Book Series, , 2326-4144

Disciplina

025.00285

Soggetti

Libraries - Information technology

Libraries - Information technology - Purchasing

Academic libraries - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Don't make us use the "get along shirt": communication and consensus building in an RFP process / Veronica Kenausis, Debbie Herman -- Moving from local to global via the integrated library system: cost-savings, ILS management, teams, and end-users / Laura E. Kohl, Patricia Lombardi, Mary Moroney -- When sales talk meets reality: implementing a self-checkout kiosk / DeeAnn Allison -- Selection process for free open source software / David William Schuster -- From Summon to SearchPlus: the RFP process for a discovery tool at the MSU libraries / Lee Sochay, Ranti Junus -- Funding a gamification machine / Jason Bengtson -- Insourcing and outsourcing of library technology / Edward Iglesias -- Funding a makerspace: making it up as you go along / Edward Iglesias.

Sommario/riassunto

"[This book] is an authoritative reference source for the latest research on the best methods of the purchase and implementation of various technology systems by libraries. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as library systems management, Open Source software, and budget constraints, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers, practitioners and



librarians seeking current research on library purchase and utilization of technology"--Provided by publisher.