{"product_id":"information-services-today-an-introduction-9781538156704","title":"Information Services Today: An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis third edition of Information Services Today: An Introduction demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training, professional development, and lifelong learning in order to stay abreast of current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent to address the changing user needs of information communities. Specifically, the Information Services Today: An Introduction: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovides a thorough introduction, history, and overall state of the field, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplores different types of information communities, the varying information needs within those communities, and the role of equity of access, diversity, inclusion, and social justice in those communities, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eaddresses why information organizations and information and technological literacy are more important today than ever before, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscusses how technology has influenced the ways that information professionals provide information resources and services in today’s digital environment, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehighlights current issues and trends and provides expert insight into emerging challenges, innovations, and opportunities for the future, and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eidentifies career management strategies and leadership opportunities in the information professions. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition features chapter updates to address changes in information services, introducing new\/updated topics such as emergency\/crisis management\/community resilience, sustainability, data analysis and visualization, social justice, and equity of access, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Information Services Today: An Introduction begins with an overview of libraries and their transformation as information and technological hubs within their local and digital communities, as well as trends impacting the information field. Information Services Today: An Introduction covers the various specializations within the field – emphasizing the exciting yet complex roles and opportunities for information professionals in a variety of information environments. With that foundation in place, it presents the fundamentals of information services, delves into management skills needed by information professionals today, and explores emerging issues related to the rapid development of new technologies. Information Services Today: An Introduction addresses how libraries and information centers serve different kinds of communities, highlighting the unique needs of increasingly diverse users.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformation Services Today: An Introduction provokes discussion, critical thinking, and interaction to facilitate the learning process. The content and supplemental materials – discussion questions, rich sets of online accessible materials, multimedia webcast interviews featuring authors from this book discussing the trends and issues in their respective areas, and chapter presentation slides for use by instructors – give readers the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of and engagement with the topics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Online Materials \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Appendixes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: INFORMATION LANDSCAPES \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: What it Means to be an Information Professional Today \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandra Hirsh \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: History of Libraries, Information, and Communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Pawley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Transformative Information Landscape \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Abram \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: INFORMATION USERS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Information Communities \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren E. Fisher and Crystal Fulton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Information Needs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather O’Brien, Devon Greyson, Heather De Forest, and Kristina McDavid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Equity of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKawanna Bright \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Social Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa I. Cardenas-Dow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III: INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Literacy and Media Centers: School Libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Ann Harlan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Learning and Research Institutions: Academic Libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Ann Mavrinac\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Community Anchors for Lifelong Learning: Public Libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErica Freudenberger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Different Information Environments: Special Libraries and Information Centers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal S. Megaridis with Cara Marcus, Brandy King, Michelle Drabik, \u003cbr\u003eand Dawn Lynn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART IV: INFORMATION SERVICES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Virtual Resources and Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllyssa Valenti Kroski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Information Intermediation and Reference Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohanna Tunon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Metadata, Cataloging, Linked Data, and the Evolving ILS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary K. Bolin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Curation and Preservation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Skinner \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 16: User Experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourtney McDonald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Accessing Information Anywhere and Anytime: Access Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael J. Krasulski\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Teaching Users: Information and Technology Literacy Instruction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernd Becker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Hyperlinked Libraries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Stephens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Creation Culture and Makerspaces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Fontichiaro \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART V: MANAGING INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Strategic Planning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa G. Rosenblum \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Change Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Barefoot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Community Resilience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebekkah Smith Aldrich and Michele Pavone Stricker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Managing Budgets \u003cbr\u003eSara F. Jones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Managing Human Resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaureen L. Mackenzie-Ruppel, Bruce Haller, and Robert Goch \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 26: The Design Thinking Process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRachel Ivy Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 27: Managing Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayne T. Disher \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 28: Managing Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarshall Breeding \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 29: Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. Frank Cervone \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 30: Communication, Marketing, and Outreach Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan W. Alman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 31: Advocacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick “PC” Sweeney\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VI: INFORMATION ISSUES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 32: Information Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul T. Jaeger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 33: Information Ethics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin L. Garnar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 34: Copyright and Creative Commons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Minow and Liz Hamilton \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 35: Information Licensing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeleste Feather, Sharla Lair, and Jill Grogg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 36: Open Access\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeather Joseph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 37: Information Privacy and Cybersecurity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCherie L. Givens \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 38: Intellectual Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Caldwell-Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART VII: INFORMATION HORIZONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 39: Career Management Strategies for Lifelong Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim Dority \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 40: Leadership Skills for Today’s Global Information Landscape\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKendra Albright \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributing Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041204732247,"sku":"9781538156704","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/information-services-today-an-introduction-9781538156704","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}