Information services today : an introduction / edited by Sandra Hirsh.
"This book demonstrates the ever-changing landscape of information services today and the need to re-evaluate curriculum, competency training, professional development, and lifelong learning in order to stay abreast of current trends and issues, and more significantly, remain competent to addre...
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Table of Contents:
- PART I. INFORMATION LANDSCAPES. ch. 1. What it Means to be an Information Professional Today / Sandra Hirsh
- ch. 2. History of Libraries, Information, and Communities / Christine Pawley
- ch. 3. The Transformative Information Landscape / Stephen Abram
- PART II. INFORMATION USERS
- ch. 4. Information Communities / Karen E. Fisher and Crystal Fulton
- ch. 5. Information Needs / Heather O'Brien, Devon Greyson, Heather De Forest, and Kristina McDavid
- ch. 6. Equity of Access, Diversity, and Inclusion / Kawanna Bright
- ch. 7. Social Justice / Melissa I. Cardenas-Dow
- PART III. INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS
- ch. 8. Literacy and Media Centers. School Libraries / Mary Ann Harlan
- ch. 9. Learning and Research Institutions. Academic Libraries / Mary Ann Mavrinac
- ch. 10. Community Anchors for Lifelong Learning. Public Libraries / Erica Freudenberger
- ch. 11. Different Information Environments. Special Libraries and Information Centers / Crystal S. Megaridis with Cara Marcus, Brandy King, Michelle Drabik, and Dawn Lynn
- PART IV. INFORMATION SERVICES
- ch. 12. Virtual Resources and Services / Ellyssa Valenti Kroski
- ch. 13. Information Intermediation and Reference Services / Johanna Tunon
- ch. 14. Metadata, Cataloging, Linked Data, and the Evolving ILS / Mary K. Bolin
- ch. 15. Curation and Preservation / Katherine Skinner
- ch. 16. User Experience / Courtney McDonald
- ch. 17. Accessing Information Anywhere and Anytime. Access Services / Michael J. Krasulski
- ch. 18. Teaching Users. Information and Technology Literacy Instruction / Bernd Becker
- ch. 19. Hyperlinked Libraries / Michael Stephens
- ch. 20. Creation Culture and Makerspaces / Kristin Fontichiaro
- PART V. MANAGING INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS
- ch. 21. Strategic Planning / Lisa G. Rosenblum
- ch. 22. Change Management / Ruth Barefoot
- ch. 23. Community Resilience / Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and Michele Pavone Stricker
- ch. 24. Managing Budgets / Sara F. Jones
- ch. 25. Managing Human Resources / Maureen L. Mackenzie-Ruppel, Bruce Haller, and Robert Goch
- ch. 26. The Design Thinking Process / Rachel Ivy Clarke
- ch. 27. Managing Collections / Wayne T. Disher
- ch. 28. Managing Technology / Marshall Breeding
- ch. 29. Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization / H. Frank Cervone
- ch. 30. Communication, Marketing, and Outreach Strategies / Susan W. Alman
- ch. 31. Advocacy / Patrick "PC" Sweeney
- PART VI. INFORMATION ISSUES
- ch. 32. Information Policy / Paul T. Jaeger
- ch. 33. Information Ethics / Martin L. Garnar
- ch. 34. Copyright and Creative Commons / Mary Minow and Liz Hamilton
- ch. 35. Information Licensing / Celeste Feather, Sharla Lair, and Jill Grogg
- ch. 36. Open Access / Heather Joseph
- ch. 37. Information Privacy and Cybersecurity / Cherie L. Givens
- ch. 38. Intellectual Freedom / Deborah Caldwell-Stone
- PART VII. INFORMATION HORIZONS
- ch. 39. Career Management Strategies for Lifelong Success / Kim Dority
- ch. 40. Leadership Skills for Today's Global Information Landscape / Kendra Albright
- Glossary of Terms
- Bibliography
- About the Editor
- About the Contributing Authors
- Index