Everything you need to know about technical services--in one handy
volume!For library technicians working in technical services and
students in library technology programs, Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians is a practical, how-to-do-it text
that shows how to perform the behind-the-scenes tasks the job
requires. This essential volume comes complete with a suggested
reading list, helpful charts and tables, a look at trends and
issues to consider, and review questions at the end of each
chapter.From the Preface: "Budgetary constraints and the
computerization of library functions and routines have changed the
composition of library personnel forever. Library technicians are
being hired to replace librarians in many library areas,
particularly in technical services. What has not kept up with this
trend are the training and education of library technicians, a
necessary component of a successfully operating library."This book
examines terminology, organization, and the practical aspects of
the tasks that technical services workers deal with every day.
Here's a sample of what is explored in Introduction to Technical
Services for Library Technicians: computers and library automation
bibliographic utilities and networks including OCLC, RLG, UTLAS,
the Internet, and more library cooperation from the local to the
international level acquisitions procedures, gifts, and exchanges
copy cataloging, original cataloging, subject cataloging, and the
MARC record government publications serials--ordering, cataloging,
control, terminology, e-journals, and more preservation--treating
damaged materials, book repair, good housekeeping practices,
factors of deterioration, and more Intended primarily as a textbook
for students in a two-year library technology program or one-year
certificate program, this book will also serve very well as a
general reference for library technicians or other staff members
working in the technical services area.
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