Books in the Chandos Information Professional Series series

Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management presents a series of conversations with the directors of major academic and research libraries. The book offers insight, analysis, and personal anecdote from leaders in the library field, giving a unique perspective on how the modern library operates. Readers will learn about the most up-to-date trends and practices in the LIS profession from the directors of 24 internationally acclaimed academic and research libraries in Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, and the UK and USA. This is the first book focusing on leaders and managers of library institutions to offer a global outlook. Facing the need to respond to the expectations of changing populations that librarians strive to serve, this book aims to develop a new understanding of the core values of academic and research libraries, and asks how librarians can innovate, adapt, and flourish in a rapidly shifting professional landscape.Presents conversations with library leaders from 24 major institutionsOffers a global perspective on the operation and management of librariesDiscusses the director''s impact on institutional structures and future landscapesGives insights based on first-hand experience

The Role of the Electronic Resources Librarian focuses on longstanding hurdles to the transition of libraries from print collections, to online information services, all from an Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL) perspective. Problems covered include cost containment for electronic serials, web design, discovery, customer service, efficiency, and adapting organizations to the needs of contemporary users. The title considers the historical development of the ERL role, how the position emerged in North America in the 1990s, how it is represented within the organizational structure of academic libraries, and how the ERL role maps to technology, information services, and professional identity trends.Explores the changing role of the Electronic Resources Librarian (ERL)Identifies long-term trends in Electronic Resource ManagementRecommends best practices for the ERL role in modern librariesContextualizes the current ERL role in historical and current developmentsMaps the ERL role to trends in technology, information services and the shifting professional identity of academic librarians

Intended to be an accessible guide to transformational information work, the book collects approximately thirty brief case studies of information related organizations, initiatives, and/or projects that focus on social justice related activities. Each case is a short narrative account of its particular subject''s history, objectives, accomplishments, and challenges faced. It also describes the material realities involved in the subjects'' day-to-day operation. Furthermore, cases include pertinent excerpts from interviews conducted with individuals directly involved with the information organization and will conclude with three-to-five bulleted takeaway points for information workers to consider when developing their own praxis Present useful guidance on transformative library and information scienceGathers real-world case studies of library and information practice relating to social justiceGives takeaway points for readers to quickly apply in their own situationProvides inspiration for the development of progressive library and information practiceConsiders radical library and information science at a high level, offering recommendations for the future

Business process management (BPM) can be beneficially applied to electronic resources management (ERM) to help organize processes in libraries. As an application, BPM for ERM leads to effective organizational changes. Maximizing Electronic Resources Management in Libraries takes this novel perspective by applying BPM principles and theories to ERM.

Written against a backdrop made up of the changes that digital technology has brought to academic libraries, this book uncovers how the library has changed its meaning from a physical icon to a virtual icon and its affect on culture.

A Librarian's Guide to Graphs, Data and the Semantic Web is geared toward library and information science professionals, including librarians, software developers and information systems architects who want to understand the fundamentals of graph theory, how it is used to represent and explore data, and how it relates to the semantic web.

Service science is a new trans-disciplinary field that touches on subjects such as computer science, engineering, management, business, and the social and cognitive sciences. This book demonstrates to information professionals in all sectors that this new discipline exists and why it is relevant to them.

This book will provide a useful and needed resource for solo librarians confronted with the challenges of running a small library.

Disaster Planning for Libraries provides a practical guide to developing a comprehensive plan for any library.

Library 3.0 explores the ongoing debates on the "point oh" phenomenon and its impact on service delivery in libraries. This title analyses Library 3.0 and its potential in creating intelligent libraries capable of meeting contemporary needs, and the growing role of librarians as apomediators.

Accidental Information Discovery brings together discussions about serendipity and information discovery, research in computer and information science, and thoughts on the creative process.

Working With Text collects a subset of the best contributions from the 'Working with text: Tools, techniques and approaches for text mining' workshop, alongside contributions from experts in the area.

Research Data Management and Data Literacies help researchers familiarize themselves with RDM, and with the services increasingly offered by libraries. This new volume looks at data-intensive science, or `Science 2.0¿ as it is sometimes termed in commentary, from a number of perspectives, including the tasks academic libraries need to fulfil, new services that will come online in the near future, data literacy and its relation to other literacies, research support and the need to connect researchers across the academy, and other key issues, such as `data deluge,¿ the importance of citations, metadata and data repositories. This book presents a solid resource that contextualizes RDM, including good theory and practice for researchers and professionals who find themselves tasked with managing research data.

Approx.216 pages