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Library and Information Science

Parameters and Perspectives

Edited by Joyce McIntosh

To Be Published April 10th 2013 by Apple Academic Press – 316 pages

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Library and Information Science: Parameters and Perspectives focuses on how libraries function today, covering the most significant aspects of the field. The book includes chapters on the digitization of library materials, how technology has changed the role of libraries and librarians, Google’s book and information applications, library user fees, customer service in the library, teaching information literacy and research skills, and more. Readers receive a broad understanding of the roles and functions of libraries and librarians today.

Contents

Defrosting the Digital Library: Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web. Technology Mediator: A New Role for the Reference Librarian? Using Geographic Information Systems to Identify Prospective Marketing Areas for a Special Library. The Use of Free Resources in a Subscription-Based Digital Library: A Case Study of The North Carolina AHEC Digital Library. The Excitement of Google Scholar, the Worry of Google Print. A Case Study for Teaching Information Literacy Skills. Subject Access Through Community Partnerships: A Case Study. Librarians as Knowledge Builders: Strategic Partnering for Service and Advocacy. The Data Librarian: Laboratories Today—the Need for the Librarian. The Data Librarian: Introducing the Data Librarian. Persuasive Evidence: Improving Customer Service Through Evidence Based Librarianship. An Emerging Theory for Evidence Based Information Literacy Instruction in School Libraries, Part 1: Building a Foundation. Using Rubrics to Collect Evidence for Decision-Making: What do Librarians Need to Learn? Effective Methods for Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Undergraduate Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Faculty Motivations: An Exploratory Study of Motivational Factors of Faculty to Assist with Students’ Research Skills Development. It Takes a Library to Raise a Community. Promoting Professionalism and Academic Librarianship: Observations on the Marketing of the M.L.S. Building an Undergraduate Book Approval Plan for a Large Academic Library. Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries. Index.

Author Bio

Joyce McIntosh is the Outreach and Assistive Technology Librarian at Elmhurst Public Library in Elmhurst, Illinois, in the United States. She has an undergraduate degree in journalism from Michigan State University and a graduate degree in library and information science from Wayne State University. Prior to earning her graduate degree, she worked for a daily newspaper as well as for the Sierra Club, an environmental organization. Her two primary interests in librarianship are intellectual freedom issues and assistive technology. Assistive technology consists of hardware, software, and special furniture or tools designed to enable people who have disabilities of all kinds to access library materials and technological tools. Being able to work in a place where she can focus on both of these interests, and at a public reference desk where every day can feel like a “pop quiz,” makes librarianship the most fulfilling job she can imagine. In addition to her work, she enjoys reading, running, baking, and playing the violin.

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