(Apologies for cross posting)
New for July from Facet Publishing
The Library and Information Professional's Internet Companion
Alan Poulter, Debra Hiom and David McMenemy
The internet has transformed the role of the library and information professional out of all recognition. Its reach extends into every aspect of service delivery: purchasing of stock; renewal of items on loan; accessing e-journals; and reader development websites. It would be difficult to imagine going back to the days before the internet streamlined and enhanced such services for the customer.
This new desk reference book will keep practitioners ahead. It opens with snapshot illustrations of instant messaging and portals to show just what can and is being achieved at the heart of service provision in the 21st century library.
July 2005; 200pp; paperback; 1-85604-509-9; £34.95 (£27.96 to CILIP Members)
Managing Academic Support Services in Universities
The convergence experience
Edited by Terry Hanson
The converged management of academic libraries and computer services emerged as a popular model in universities in the late 1980s. Today over half of the higher education sector in the UK has adopted a converged structure and yet there has been little analysis of this radical approach and what it means for the services involved.
This timely book takes stock of some twenty years of experience of convergence. It explores management practice throughout the sector in order to assess how extensive the converged model has become, and what variations in the model exist: the reasons for converging - or de-converging, or deciding not to converge at all; the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the model adopted; and what lessons have been learned.
July 2005; 224pp; hardback; 1-85604-525-0; £44.95 (£35.96 to CILIP Members)
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