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UNINA9910816781603321 |
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Autore |
Allison Dee Ann |
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Titolo |
The patron-driven library : a practical guide for managing collections and services in the digital age / / Dee Ann Allison |
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Oxford : , : Chandos Publishing, , 2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 352 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Chandos information professional series |
Gale eBooks |
Chandos information professional series, , 2052-210X |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Libraries - Aims and objectives |
Libraries - Forecasting |
Libraries - Information technology |
Libraries and the Internet |
Librarians - Effect of technological innovations on |
Patron-driven acquisitions (Libraries) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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part 1. Libraries and library users changing with the times -- part 2. The rise of the librarian : service over collections. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Libraries in the USA and globally are undergoing quiet revolution. Libraries are moving away from a philosophy that is collection-centered to one focused on service. Technology is key to that change. The Patron Driven Library explores the way technology has moved the focus from library collections to services, placing the reader at the center of library activities. The book reveals the way library users are changing, and how social networking, web delivery of information, and the uncertain landscape of e-print has energized librarians to adopt technology to meet a different model of the librar |
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