Computers for librarians : an introduction to the electronic library / Stuart Ferguson with Rodney Hebels.

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Ferguson, Stuart, 1953-

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Series: Ferguson, Stuart, Computers for Australian librarians ; | Topics in Australasian library and information studies ; no. 22.Publisher: Wagga Wagga : Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, 2003Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781780634197
1780634196

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Electronic books.

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Z678.9 .F47 2003eb

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Contents:

Front Cover; Computers for Librarians: An Introduction to the Electronic Library; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Figures; Preface; CHAPTER 1. The Internet and the Web; Learning objectives; Keywords; Commercial information resources; Electronic journals and newsletters; Electronic reference works; Electronic books; News reports; Government publications; Commercial information; Library catalogues; People; Software; Electronic mail; Discussion lists; Newsgroups; Interactive conferences; Webcasfing; Client/server model; Telnet; World WideWeb (WWW); Hypertext, HTTP and HTML; Webservers.

URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)Web browsers; Intranets; Search engines; Subject directories; Basic search features; Search engine functionalities: a 'snapshot'; File transfer protocol (FTP); Libraries and the Internet; Libraries and access to the Internet; Libraries and education; The lessons of the dot-com bubble; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 2. Information sources and services; Learning objectives; Keywords; Virtual reference library services; Online information services; Selective dissemination of information (SOl); Aggregator services; Online retrieval systems.

DatabasesBibliographic databases; Other types of online database; Text retrieval software; Limitations of boolean searching; Post-retrieval features; Portable databases; CD-ROM databases; Other portable databases; Document delivery services; Automation of reference processes; Development of inhouse resources; Digitisation of collections; Inhouse databases; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 3. Access to information resources; Learning objectives; Keywords; Library catalogues; Online catalogues; Other features of online catalogues; Other forms of catalogue.

Bibliographic networksCosts of shared cataloguing; Metadata and other standards; Dublin Core (DC); Other metadata standards; Crosswalks; Open Archives Initiative (OAI); OpenURL Framework; References; Review questions; Further resources; CHAPTER 4. Library management system; Learning objectives; Keywords; Systems; What are the features to expect in a cataloguing subsystem?; Original cataloguing; Copy cataloguing; Editing catalogue records; Deletion of catalogue records; Authority control; Output from cataloguing systems; Bibliographic checking; Creation and dispatch of orders.

Receipt and accountingClaiming; Impact of ICTs on acquisitions; Loans of library resources; Management of overdue resources; Reservation of library resources; Maintenance of borrower files; Stocktaking; Down-time; Serials control systems; Media management systems; Inter-library loans systems; Reserve collection systems; Management of pictorial collections; Records management systems; Collection evaluation; Other management information; Decision support systems (DSS); Executive information systems; Library management systems and the electronic library; References; Review questions.

Summary: Computers for Librarians is aimed primarily at students of library and information management and at those library and information service professionals who feel the need for a book that will give them a broad overview of the emerging electronic library. It takes a top-down approach, starting with applications such as the Internet, information sources and services, provision of access to information resources and library management systems, before looking at data management, computer systems and technology, data communications and networking, and library systems development. It also provides an interesting set of case studies, which help to put theoretical and technical issues into context. Computers for Librarians can be read as a survey of where we are in terms of the electronic library, but it is also intended as an educational resource, and includes self-learning aids such as learning objectives, keywords and review questions for each chapter.

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Revised edition of: Computers for Australian librarians. 1st ed. 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Computers for Librarians is aimed primarily at students of library and information management and at those library and information service professionals who feel the need for a book that will give them a broad overview of the emerging electronic library. It takes a top-down approach, starting with applications such as the Internet, information sources and services, provision of access to information resources and library management systems, before looking at data management, computer systems and technology, data communications and networking, and library systems development. It also provides an interesting set of case studies, which help to put theoretical and technical issues into context. Computers for Librarians can be read as a survey of where we are in terms of the electronic library, but it is also intended as an educational resource, and includes self-learning aids such as learning objectives, keywords and review questions for each chapter.

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