Emerging technologies for Librarians : a practical approach to innovation / [electronic resource]
by Yang, Sharon Q [author.]; Li, LiLi [author.].
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BookSeries: Chandos information professional series: Publisher: Waltham, MA : Chandos Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier, 2015.Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9781780634692; 1780634692.Subject(s): Libraries -- Technological innovations | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General | Libraries -- Technological innovations | Electronic books | Electronic booksOnline resources: ScienceDirect Summary: Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and implementing, the available technologies that enhance library services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging technologies that are available for a specific area of work.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed on December 3, 2015).
Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and implementing, the available technologies that enhance library services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging technologies that are available for a specific area of work.
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