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Information Services Today - An Introduction (Paperback, Second Edition)
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Information Services Today - An Introduction (Paperback, Second Edition)
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This second edition of Information Services Today: An Introduction
demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services
today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training,
and one's personal learning network in order to stay abreast of
current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent
to address the changing user needs of the information community.
Specifically, the book * provides a thorough introduction, history,
and overall state of the field, * gives a diverse and global
perspective of what it means to be a library and information
professional today, * addresses why information organizations and
information and technological literacy are more important today
than ever before, * discusses how technology has influenced the
ways that information professionals provide information resources
and services in today's digital environment, * highlights current
issues and trends and provides expert insight into emerging
challenges, innovations, and opportunities for the future, and, *
identifies career management strategies and leadership
opportunities in the information profession. The new edition
features chapter updates to address changes in information
services, introducing new topics such as strategic planning, change
management, design thinking, advocacy, and data management and
analysis, and includes new contributing authors. The book begins
with an overview of libraries and their transformation as
information and technological hubs within their local and digital
communities. It covers the various specializations within the field
- emphasizing the exciting yet complex roles and opportunities for
information professionals in a variety of information environments.
With that foundation in place, it presents the fundamentals of
information services, delves into management skills needed by
information professionals today, and explores emerging issues
related to the rapid development of new technologies. The book
addresses how libraries and information centers serve different
kinds of communities, highlighting the unique needs of increasingly
diverse users and how information organizations and information
professional's work to fulfill those needs. This book provokes
discussion, critical thinking, and interaction to facilitate the
learning process. The content and supplemental materials -
discussion questions, rich sets of online accessible materials,
multimedia webcast interviews featuring authors from this book
discussing the trends and issues in their respective areas, and
chapter presentation slides for use by instructors - give readers
the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of and engagement
with the topics. Additionally, this book recognizes the broad range
of environments that people with Master of Library and Information
Science (MLIS) degrees work in, which include both libraries and
other information environments. Thus, this book does not only focus
on libraries, but instead encompasses ALL kinds of information
organizations.
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