Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians (Haworth Series in Cataloging & Classification) - Softcover

Carter, Ruth C

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789014890 ISBN 13: 9780789014894

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

Everything you need to know about technical services--in one handy volume!

For library technicians working in technical services and students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each chapter.

From the Preface: ”Budgetary constraints and the computerization of library functions and routines have changed the composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are being hired to replace librarians in many library areas, particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this trend are the training and education of library technicians, a necessary component of a successfully operating library.”

This book examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day. Here's a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians:

• computers and library automation
• bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS, the Internet, and more
• library cooperation from the local to the international level
• acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges
• copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the MARC record
• government publications
• serials--ordering, cataloging, control, terminology, e-journals, and more
• preservation--treating damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices, factors of deterioration, and more

Intended primarily as a textbook for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a general reference for library technicians or other staff members working in the technical services area.

About this title

From Library Journal

Continuing in her effort to provide guidance in an area that is infrequently addressed, Kao (Cataloging and Classification for Library Technicians, Professional Media, LJ 11/15/95) has written a general reference for those library technicians and assistants working in the technical services area; it also can be used as a textbook for the Introduction Services course in the two-year Library Technology Program or the one-year Certificate Program. Chapter topics covered include the library organization, library technicians in technical services, computers in technical services, bibliographic utilities and networks, acquisitions, cataloging and classification, government publications, serials, preservation, and trends and issues. The book is well written and easy to digest, with definitions of terminology that are concise and to the point. Each chapter begins with relevant terminology and ends with review questions. A list of suggested readings is included. Since it has been 16 years since a book on this topic was last published (Marty Bloomburg's Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians, Libraries Unlimited, 1985), this text is a welcome addition and is highly recommended. Susan E. Ketcham, Long Island Univ.
Southampton Coll. Lib., NY
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Technicians are replacing librarians in technical services, and education and training have not kept up with this trend. This how-to-do-it book was written for the "would-be" or "already on the job" library technician. Among the topics covered are computers, bibliographic utilities and networks, acquisitions, cataloging, classification, government publications, serials, and preservation. The text is written in a clear manner. Each chapter begins with a glossary of terms and ends with review questions. Packed with details for today's technicians, who work in various types of libraries, this is an excellent introduction to library work. RBB
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Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789014890
• ISBN 13: 9780789014894
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 126