02612oam 2200565 450 991078765180332120190911112724.01-78063-402-1(OCoLC)864899582(MiFhGG)GVRL8AXV(EXLCZ)99267000000043361120130524d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe patron-driven library a practical guide for managing collections and services in the digital age /Dee Ann Allison1st editionOxford :Chandos Publishing,2013.1 online resource (xxii, 352 pages) illustrationsChandos information professional seriesGale eBooksChandos information professional series,2052-210X"ISSN: 2052-210X."1-84334-736-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.part 1. Libraries and library users changing with the times -- part 2. The rise of the librarian : service over collections.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 librarChandos information professional series.LibrariesAims and objectivesLibrariesForecastingLibrariesInformation technologyLibraries and the InternetLibrariansEffect of technological innovations onPatron-driven acquisitions (Libraries)LibrariesAims and objectives.LibrariesForecasting.LibrariesInformation technology.Libraries and the Internet.LibrariansEffect of technological innovations on.Patron-driven acquisitions (Libraries)027.80941Allison Dee Ann618566MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910787651803321The Patron-driven library3815167UNINA