Innovative Redesign and Reorganization of Library Technical Services: Paths For The Future And Case Studies

Eden, Bradford Lee (ed.)

ISBN 10: 1591580927 / ISBN 13: 9781591580928

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2004

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xii, 480 pages. Ink stamps on half title and title pages and bar code on spine (see photos). Photos form part of description. Contents: Review of the Literature / Laurie Lopatin -- What is Technical Services? / Pat Lawton and Deborah Rose-Lefmann -- Staffing Trends in Academic Library Technical Services / Vicki Toy Smith and Kathryn Etcheverria -- Change and Adaptation in the Technical Services of a Group of Mid-sized Academic Libraries: A 14-year Overview / Pamela Cline Howley -- Quality Cataloging with Less / Mary L. Mastraccio -- The Name and Role of the Cataloger in the Twenty-first Century / Nadine P. Ellero -- Redesign of Database Management in Rutgers University Libraries / Ruth A. Bogan -- Successfully Merging Workflow and Personnel in Technical Services: A Management Perspective / Ann Branton -- Workflow Analysis as a Basis for Organizational Redesign at McMaster University Library / Cheryl Martin -- Centering Technical Services / Annette M. LeClair -- Merging Departments in a Small Academic Library / Rhonda R. Glazier and Dr Jack D. Glazier -- Creating Career Paths for Cataloging Support Staff / Karen M. Letart, Charles Pennell and Shirley Hamlett -- Navigating Toward the Future / Susan B. Bailey -- Technological Change and Technical Services / Karen M. Ramsey -- Personnel Turnover as Impetus for Change / Martha Ann Bace and Patricia Ratkovich -- Shifting Duties and Responsibilities of Technical Services Staff / Karen Davis, Constance Demetracopoulos and Daryle McEachern Maroney -- Technical Services Between Reality and Illusion / Magda El-Sherbini -- Shuffling the Deck: Two Reorganizations at the Unversity of Massachissetts Amherst / Patricia S. Banach -- Redesigning Technical Services in an Academic Law Library / Andrea Rabbia -- National Cataloging and Indexing Program for United States Government Publications / Thomas A. Downing -- A Vision for the Future: Cornell University's Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR) / Elaine L. Westbrooks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Innovative Redesign and Reorganization of Library Technical Services: Paths For The Future And Case Studies
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591580927
• ISBN 13: 9781591580928
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Cataloguing

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Synopsis

In the changing modern-day library, the area of technical services has undergone radical redesign and reorganization not just once, but many times in the last thirty years. Shrinking budgets, new electronic formats, the advent of the Internet, and technological innovations have drastically changed the face of library technical services departments and presented new challenges, such as finding and hiring qualified catalogers; dealing with the exponentially expanding range of print and electronic formats; reorganizing workflows due to staff reductions; and trying to find answers for organizing and describing information in its many manifestations.

The first part of this book explores the future of technical services through surveys, research essays, and insightful opinion pieces. The second part focuses on redesign and reorganization efforts through a number of fascinating case studies. The majority of these case studies come from academic library technical services departments, highlighting efforts to meet and deal with challenges through a myriad of options. For anyone involved in the day-to-day supervision, management, and future of a library technical services department, this book will provide food for thought, as well as practical lessons.

About the Author

BRADFORD LEE EDEN is Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.