***Apologies for cross-posting***
Hi,
I've been reviewing general introductions to issues for public libraries,
and thought that the following references might be of interest.
The Public Library Association (US) produces a series of Technotes (
http://www.pla.org/technoteindex.html) that give a basic general
understanding of issues, including
http://www.pla.org/technoteindex.html
E-Reference: Closing in on 24/7
http://www.pla.org/technotes/ereference.html
E-Books: I Sing the Book Electric
http://www.pla.org/technotes/ebooks.html
Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Mapping the
Territory
http://www.pla.org/technotes/gis.html
Unicode: From Chinese to Cherokee, from Kana to Klingon
http://www.pla.org/technotes/unicode.html
Filtering: No Easy Answers (about to be updated, but not by
me)
http://www.pla.org/technotes/filtering.html
Digital Disaster Planning: When Bad Things Happen to
Good Systems
http://www.pla.org/technotes/disaster.html
Push Technology: Pushed to the Brink
http://www.pla.org/technotes/push.html
Wireless Networks: Unplugged, and Play Some More
http://www.pla.org/technotes/wireless2001.html
Electronic Statistics: Counting Crows
http://www.pla.org/technotes/electronicstats.html
Video Teleconferencing: Here, There, and Everywhere
http://www.pla.org/technotes/videoconferencing.html
Intranets: The Web Inside
http://www.pla.org/technotes/intranet.html
Metadata: Always More Than You Think
http://www.pla.org/technotes/metadata.html
DOI: The Persistence of Memory
http://www.pla.org/technotes/doi.html.
Of course, (shameless self-promotion to follow) EARL in conjunction with
UKOLN and the LA produces a series of issue papers
(http://www.earl.org.uk/policy/issuepapers/index.html) which include quite
a bit more detail than the Technotes do. Topics include:
(click on above link to access EARL issue papers)
An E-book Primer.
Considers the challenges of integrating e-books into public library
services.
Going Digital: issues in digitisation for public libraries.
Exploring the various issues related to digitisation and the management of
electronic content and services.
Internet Acceptable Use Policies
How a policy for acceptable public use of the Internet in the library can
be developed and the issues affecting policy development and
implementation.
Partnerships and the People's Network
The role of partnerships in the governments Modernising Government agenda.
Equality of Access
Addressing equality in public libraries.
Introduction to Filtering
An explanation of what filtering is, how it works and why it is an issue
for public libraries
Collecting Internet Resources
The issues for UK public librarians creating collections of virtual
resources.
________________________________________________________________________
The EARL Consortium for Public Library Networking
http://www.earl.org.uk
Linda Berube
Research and Development Co-ordinator
[log in to unmask]
Gun Court 4th Floor
70 Wapping Lane
London E1W 2RS
tel: 020 7702 2020
fax:020 7702 2019
|