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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788693603321

Autore

Engard Nicole C. <1979->

Titolo

The accidental systems librarian / / Nicole C. Engard with Rachel Singer Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Medford, New Jersey : , : Information Today, Inc., , [2012]

�2012

ISBN

1-283-62740-X

9786613939852

1-57387-814-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 302 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Gale eBooks

Classificazione

32.28.04

32.28.08

Disciplina

025.00285

Soggetti

Systems librarians

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. Systems librarianship 101 : defining systems librarianship -- chapter 2. Systems librarianship 102 : desktop software you may need to master -- chapter 3. Systems librarianship 103 : web applications you may need to master -- chapter 4. Systems librarianship 104 : other technical areas you may need to master -- chapter 5. Organization of knowledge -- chapter 6. Research techniques -- chapter 7. Networking -- chapter 8. Instruction techniques -- chapter 9. Independent study -- chapter 10. Administration and management -- chapter 11. Integrated library system migration -- chapter 12. Life lessons.

Sommario/riassunto

This book prepares readers to manage the latest library technologies: mobile devices, open source software, social networks, WiFi, ebooks, and much more. The author provides advice on using research, communication, organizational, and bibliographic skills to solve various systems problems is geared to helping both "accidental" and "planned" systems librarians develop the skills they need to succeed and the confidence they need to excel.