Creating an Information Service

ISBN-13: 9780851423609 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 124 str.

Sylvia P Webb;Sylvia P. Webb

Opis

Setting up an information service can be a daunting task, even with the assistance of support staff; without such help, the difficulty is to decide where to begin.

A positive and practical approach to establishing a library or information service. There are real-life examples of the ways in which certain problems have been resolved in specific libraries, as well as a detailed recommended core list of publications. Helpful checklists and sample forms provide time-saving aids.

Recenzje

'Anyone involved in setting up, or taking over, a small information service should read this book, for a novice it is essential reading, for the more experienced, useful revision.' - International Journal of Information Management

'An ideal self-help handbook for anyone charged with creating an information service.' - Managing Information

Spis treści

Getting to know the organisation; Existing information resources: internal and external; Setting up the initial service; Physical planning; Making the most of technology; Procedures and records: what is required? Stock: selection and effective use; Stock: acquisition and processing; Cataloguing and classification; Stock: loan and circulation; Staff: development, qualities and skills; What next? - future developments. Appendices: Organisations to approach for information and advice; Organisations offering training, advice and information; Specialist publishers, book and periodical suppliers; Library equipment and systems suppliers: a selection. Index.

O autorze

Sylvia P Webb, Sylvia P. Webb