{"product_id":"the-academic-librarian-in-the-digital-age-9781476680163","title":"The Academic Librarian in the Digital Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As new technology and opportunities emerge through the revolutionary impacts of the digital age, the function of libraries and librarians and how they provide services to constituents is rapidly changing. The impact of new technology touches everything from libraries'' organizational structures, business models, and workflow processes, to position descriptions and the creation of new positions. As libraries are required to make operational adjustments to meet the growing technological demands of libraries'' customer bases and provide these services, librarians must be flexible in adapting to this fast-moving environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This volume shares the unique perspectives and experiences of librarians on the front lines of this technological transformation. The essays within provide details of both the practical applications of surviving, adapting, and growing when confronted with changing roles and responsibilities, as well as a big picture perspective of the changing roles impa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction (Tom Diamond) 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. Changing Roles: The Big Picture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpenness, Scholarly Communication and Evolving Expectations for Academic Librarians (Mary Jo Orzech) 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLibrary Positions in a Period of Change (Emily Guhde and Brian W. Keith) 22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside the Laboratory: Open Science and the Skills of Research Librarians (Jorge Revez) 42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Emergence of the Digital Librarian and Digital Humanities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Digital Matters: Building a Digital Humanities Center at the University of Utah (Rebekah Cummings) 57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLibraries as the Vanguard of Virtual and Augmented Reality for Academic Instruction (Will Buck and Janine Pino) 71\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Liaison to Coordinator: How Digital Humanities Influenced a Role Change and Restructure (Andrea Malone) 84\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Changing Roles of Public and Technical Service Positions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Nodes to Networks: Redefining the Role of Library IT Somaly Kim Wu, Beth Caruso and Bob R. Price 97\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocuments ­De-Emphasized? The Shifting Roles of Government Information Professionals (Kenya Flash and Dominique Hallett) 108\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Roles for Web Services Librarians: Supporting Library Staff as User Experience Practitioners (Jess Waggoner and Susan Chesley Perry) 120\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCataloging and Metadata: Tools, Trends and the Changing Role of the Librarian (Harriet E. Wintermute, Melissa K. Moll, Mike Monaco and Euemduan C. Osmera) 131\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning, Growing, Evolving: Changing Discovery Services at the University at Albany Libraries (Elaine M. Lasda and Rebecca A. Nous) 141\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Storytime to Data Analytics: The Rise of Digital Technology and Its Role in My Librarianship (Shanna Hollich) 157\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploring Scholarly Communication (Virginia Cononie) 169\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors 183\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 187\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040470794583,"sku":"9781476680163","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-academic-librarian-in-the-digital-age-9781476680163","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}