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Author:   Wendy Evans (Head of Library, University of St Mark & St John, UK) ,  David Baker (Independent Consultant, Mytholmroyd, UK)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781843347231

ISBN 10:   1843347237
Pages:   332
Publication Date:   26 February 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of figures and tables Foreword: the paradox of a commonplace revolution Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations About the contributors Chapter 1: The future of digital information provision Chapter 2: The usability of digital information environments: planning, design and assessment Chapter 3: The history of Enquire: the story of UK public libraries on the Web Chapter 4: Children of the cloud Chapter 5: Surviving or thriving? Building an information landscape Chapter 6: The effect the changing digital landscape is having on the dissemination of e-books and e-journals in a world dominated by Google Chapter 7: Resource discovery Chapter 8: Using the Mirrorworld to plan and build better futures for our citizens Chapter 9: Beyond the Google generation: towards community-specific usage patterns of scientific information Chapter 10: What we leave behind: the future of data curation Chapter 11: The digital curation toolkit: strategies for adding value to work-related social systems Chapter 12: The JISC Business and Community Engagement Programme Chapter 13: Skills Portal: a study skills and information literacy portal created with Open Educational Resources Chapter 14: Free at last Chapter 15: Flexible and agile university library and information services: skills and management methodologies Chapter 16: The future of academic libraries in the digital age Chapter 17: Roadblocks, potholes and obstructions on the path to new library futures Index

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The reviewer was most engaged by ideas around the impact the digital world has had on the disintermediation of information and understanding that the role of the librarian in this space... --Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4

...provides an engaging overview of some of the key themes and trends in digital information...will be of primary interest to library and information science students and information professionals working in academic or university settings. --Information & Culture,November 2014 The reviewer was most engaged by ideas around the impact the digital world has had on the disintermediation of information and understanding that the role of the librarian in this space... --Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4

...provides an engaging overview of some of the key themes and trends in digital information.will be of primary interest to library and information science students and information professionals working in academic or university settings. --Information & Culture,November 2014 The reviewer was most engaged by ideas around the impact the digital world has had on the disintermediation of information and understanding that the role of the librarian in this space... --Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4

Author Information

Professor David Baker is Principal of University of St Mark & St John. He has published widely in the field of Library and Information Studies, with fourteen monographs and some 100 articles to his credit. He has spoken at numerous conferences, led workshops and seminars and has undertaken consultancy work in most countries in the European Union, along with work in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Ethiopia, Kuwait, Nigeria and the Sudan. Wendy Evans is Head of Library at UCP Marjon. She has a keen interest in the Internet and electronic resources and, in particular, access to journals and databases. Wendy also has an expertise in data protection and freedom of information. She has published, lectured and researched electronic journal and database usage and access versus ownership of journals. Wendy has recently been awarded an Associate Teaching Fellowship at UCP Marjon.

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