Overview

In the changing modern-day library, the area of technical services has undergone radical redesign and reorganization not just once, but many times in the last thirty years. Shrinking budgets, new electronic formats, the advent of the Internet, and technological innovations have drastically changed the face of library technical services departments and presented new challenges, such as finding and hiring qualified catalogers; dealing with the exponentially expanding range of print and electronic formats; reorganizing workflows due to staff reductions; and trying to find answers for organizing and describing information in its many manifestations. The first part of this book explores the future of technical services through surveys, research essays, and insightful opinion pieces. The second part focuses on redesign and reorganization efforts through a number of fascinating case studies. The majority of these case studies come from academic library technical services departments, highlighting efforts to meet and deal with challenges through a myriad of options. For anyone involved in the day-to-day supervision, management, and future of a library technical services department, this book will provide food for thought, as well as practical lessons.

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Author:   Bradford Lee Eden
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9781591580928

ISBN 10:   1591580927
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   30 April 2004
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Paths for the Future by Bradford Lee Eden Review of the Literature: Technical Services Redesign and Reorganization by Laurie Lopatin What Is Technical Services?: Perspectives from the Field and from LIS Education by Pat Lawton and Deborah Rose-Lefmann Staffing Trends in Academic Library Technical Services by Kathryn Etcheverria and Vicki Toy Smith Change and Adaptation in the Technical Services of a Group of Mid-sized Academic Libraries: A Fourteen-Year Perspective by Pamela Cline Howley Quality Cataloging with Less: Alternative and Innovative Methods by Mary L. Mastraccio The Name and Role of the Cataloger in the 21st Century by Nadine P. Ellero Case Studies Redesign of Database Management at Rutgers University Libraries by Ruth A. Bogan Successfully Merging Workflow and Personnel in Technical Services: A Management Perspective by Ann Branton Workflow Analysis as a Basis for Organizational Redesign at McMaster University Library by Cheryl Martin Centering Technical Services: Developing a Vision for Change at Union College by Annette M. LeClair Merging Departments in a Small Academic Library by Rhonda R. Glazier and Dr. Jack D. Glazier Creating Career Paths for Cataloging Support Staff by Karen Letarte, Charles Pennell, and Shirley Hamlett Navigating Toward the Future, Building on Our Strengths: Reorganization and Change at Emory University Libraries by Susan Bailey Technological Change and Technical Services: A Case Study of a Mid-Sized Research Library by Karen M. Ramsay Personnel Turnover as the Impetus for Change by Martha Ann Bace and Patricia Ratkovich Shifting Duties and Responsibilities of Technical Services Staff by Karen J. Davis, Tina Demetracopoulos, and Daryle Maroney Technical Services between Reality and Illusion: Reorganization in Technical Services at the Ohio State University Libraries: Questions and Assessment by Magda El-Sherbini Shuffling the Deck: Two Reorganizations at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst by Patricia S. Banach Redesigning Technical Services in an Accademic Law Library by Andrea Rabbia National Cataloging and Indexing Program for United States Government Publications: Innovative Responses to Challenges Created by Online Publishing by Thomas A. Downing A Vision for the Future: Cornell University's Geospatial Information Repository by Elaine L. Westbrooks

Reviews

Brad Eden has pulled together a rich compilation that extensively covers the topic of restructuring technical services....Taken as a whole, the book collects in one place an impressive body of experience, insight, evidence, and practical guidance on technical services redesign, staffing challenges, work-flows, and issues of quality, as well as lessons learned about initiating and leading change. Of immediate use to library leaders who are considering change in technical services are the numerous models for reorganization offered by authors....[a]n excellent sourcebook for ideas, examples, and key references to the library literature. -Library Resources & Technical Services

Author Information

BRADFORD LEE EDEN is Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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