Description
Book SynopsisUsing Digital Information Services in the Library Workplace: An Introduction for Support Staff is an updated text for professors who teach digital information use and management in library support staff programs and a handbook for those working in libraries who want to keep current as they expand their knowledge and skills.
Trade ReviewUsing Digital Information Services in the Library Workplace: An Introduction for Support Staff presents a well-rounded crash course for library support staff. There is not another up to date resource out there that covers as much ground as Marie Keen Shaw does with this text. The language used in this book is simple to follow and understand for library support staff and library graduate students alike. My work is made easier by the activities, discussions, and resources built-in ready for course development and immediate student use.
-- Austin Stroud, public library director, Monon Town and Township Public Library, and adjunct faculty in library programs at Ivy Tech Community College and IUPUI
Technological advances changed the 'way of doing' in digital library services. Marie Shaw’s excellent textbook Using Digital Information Services in the Library Workplace provides Library Support Staff with the knowledge and skillsets required to tackle the myriad challenges presented in libraries.
-- Anastasia S. Weigle, assistant professor Information and Library Science, University of Maine at Augusta
This book is a useful tool for anyone new to or needing an up-to-date refresher on working with digital resources in a library workplace setting. Terminology, concepts and current practice are clearly explained. It works particularly well as a companion text to Marie Keen Shaw’s Using Technology in the Library Workplace.
-- Sandra Rosado, librarian, head of technical service, Eastern Connecticut State University
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editorial Advisory Board
Part I Databases, Discovery Services, and Digital Collections
- Digital and Visual Literacies
- Subscription Databases
- Library Discovery Services
- Primary Sources
- Digital Collections and Libraries
- Archives and Preservation
Part II Web Services, E-books, Responsibilities, and Media
- Searching the Internet
- Metadata and Searching
- Website Services
- E-books
- Digital Rights and Responsibilities
- Media and Streaming Services
Part III Social Networks, Mobility, Education and Future
- Social Networks and Mobile Solutions
- Learning and Digital Information Services
- Future of Digital Information Services
Glossary
Index
