154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
154 Pages
by
Routledge
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Bring technical and public services together to create a more user-friendly library! Written for public and technical services librarians, this vital book examines the changes in the profession that have contributed to the integration of the two services. It explores the responsibilities of public and technical services, the effect of dualism on libraries and the profession, and management... Read more
Contents
- Introduction
- SECTION I
- Blurred Lines, Clear Future: Personal Perspectives on the Reference and Cataloger Partnership
- SECTION II
- The False Dualism: Technical Services vs. Public Services
- A Perfect Fit: Tailoring Library Positions to Match Individual Skills
- Both Sides Now; or Paradise Now
- SECTION III
- The Collegial Environment and the Functional Organization
- Outsourcing: The Hawaii Experience
- SECTION IV
- Dismantling the Wall between Technical and Public Services
- Public Services Satellite Cataloging Operations and Non-Print Backlogs
- A Shared Experience: Working in Partnership in a Team-Based Environment
- Public and Technical Services: One Cataloger's Perspective
- Floor Covering Options for “Sick Buildings”: A Collaborative Study
- The Cataloging Advisory Group: A Public/Technical Services Forum
- CONCLUSIONS: Are We Ready for the Twenty-first Century Library Organization?
- Contributors
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Christine E Thompson (Author)
