Emerging technologies for academic libraries in the digital age / LiLi Li.
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TextSeries: Publication details: Oxford : Chandos, c2009.Description: xxiii, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1843343207 (pbk.)
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This book is written to promote academic strategic management and envision future innovations for academic library resources, services and instructions in the digital age. It provides academic executives, consultants, instructors, IT specialists, librarians, LIS students, managers, trainers and other professionals with the latest information for developing trends of emerging technologies applied to student-centred and service-oriented academic learning environments. This book explores various fields where key emerging technologies may have great implications on academic library information technologies, academic library management, academic library information services, and academic library internal operations.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references, webography and index.
pt. 1. Overview : Emerging and cutting-edge technologies and academic libraries. Emerging and cutting-edge technologies : concepts and features -- Understanding academic libraries in the changing world -- pt. 2. Emerging technologies for academic libraries in the digital age. Where will emerging technologies lead in academic libraries? -- Emerging technologies for academic libraries in the digital age -- pt. 3. Impacts of emerging technologies. Impacts on academic library administrators and executives -- Impacts on management information systems in academic libraries -- Impacts on academic library information services -- Impacts on academic librarians -- pt. 4. Outlook for the future. The eve of drastic changes -- Leveraging academic library information services in the digital age.
LiLi Li explores various fields where key emerging technologies may have great implications on academic library information technologies, academic library management, academic library information services, and academic library internal operations.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of figures and tables (p. xiii)
- Acknowledgements (p. xv)
- Preface (p. xvii)
- About the author (p. xxiii)
- Part 1 Overview: Emerging and Cutting-Edge Technologies and Academic Libraries
- 1 Emerging and cutting-edge technologies: concepts and features (p. 3)
- Introduction (p. 4)
- Defining emerging and cutting-edge technologies (p. 5)
- Who's who: emerging vs cutting-edge technologies (p. 8)
- Tracks left by emerging and cutting-edge technologies (p. 10)
- Real-world examples (p. 11)
- Summary (p. 15)
- Exercises (p. 16)
- Case studies (p. 16)
- References and further information (p. 18)
- 2 Understanding academic libraries in the changing world (p. 19)
- Introduction (p. 19)
- An academic library's new mission (p. 20)
- New functions in academic libraries (p. 22)
- New academic library user services (p. 24)
- Real-world examples (p. 26)
- Summary (p. 29)
- Exercises (p. 31)
- Case studies (p. 32)
- References and further information (p. 33)
- Part 2 Emerging Technologies for Academic Libraries in the Digital Age
- 3 Where will emerging technologies lead in academic libraries? (p. 37)
- Introduction (p. 38)
- Where to follow emerging technologies in academic libraries? (p. 38)
- Academic library information technology architectures (p. 39)
- Two golden keys to solving puzzles (p. 42)
- Real-world examples (p. 44)
- Summary (p. 46)
- Exercises (p. 49)
- Case studies (p. 49)
- References and further information (p. 51)
- 4 Emerging technologies for academic libraries in the digital age (p. 53)
- Introduction (p. 54)
- Artificial intelligence (p. 54)
- Computer technology: hardware (p. 57)
- Computer technology: software (p. 62)
- Digital technology (p. 73)
- Instructional technology (p. 76)
- Multimedia technology (p. 79)
- Nanotechnology (p. 81)
- Network technology (p. 83)
- Telecommunication technology (p. 86)
- Video technology (p. 92)
- Web and web technologies (p. 94)
- Real-world examples (p. 101)
- Summary (p. 102)
- Exercises (p. 103)
- Case studies (p. 104)
- References and further information (p. 106)
- Part 3 Impacts of Emerging Technologies
- 5 Impacts on academic library administrators and executives (p. 115)
- Introduction (p. 116)
- Impacts on academic library administrators and executives (p. 117)
- Emerging technology projects in the academic world (p. 124)
- Challenges for academic library administrators and executives (p. 126)
- Real-world examples (p. 133)
- Summary (p. 134)
- Exercises (p. 135)
- Case studies (p. 136)
- References and further information (p. 138)
- 6 Impacts on management information systems in academic libraries (p. 141)
- Introduction (p. 142)
- Fundamental concepts for information and information systems (p. 142)
- MIS in academic libraries (p. 144)
- Impacts on MIS in academic libraries (p. 147)
- Real-world examples (p. 151)
- Summary (p. 152)
- Exercises (p. 153)
- Case studies (p. 153)
- References and further information (p. 155)
- 7 Impacts on academic library information services (p. 157)
- Introduction (p. 157)
- Current academic library information services (p. 158)
- Impacts on academic library information services (p. 160)
- Leading emerging technology projects for academic libraries (p. 163)
- Real-world examples (p. 165)
- Summary (p. 166)
- Exercises (p. 167)
- Case studies (p. 168)
- References and further information (p. 169)
- 8 Impacts on academic librarians (p. 171)
- Introduction (p. 172)
- Academic librarians in the digital age (p. 173)
- Impacts on academic librarians (p. 178)
- Real-world examples (p. 185)
- Summary (p. 186)
- Exercises (p. 187)
- Case studies (p. 187)
- References and further information (p. 189)
- Part 4 Outlook for the Future
- 9 The eve of drastic changes (p. 193)
- Introduction (p. 193)
- Larry Ellison's dream: the collapse of the Microsoft empire (p. 194)
- Google: a new giant in the digital age (p. 196)
- Google's super-weapon: the network operating system (p. 198)
- Real-world examples (p. 199)
- Summary (p. 200)
- Exercises (p. 201)
- Case studies (p. 202)
- References and further information (p. 203)
- 10 Leveraging academic library information services in the digital age (p. 205)
- Introduction (p. 206)
- Developing trends in information technology in academic libraries (p. 206)
- Future web-based information technology architecture in academic libraries (p. 208)
- Leveraging academic library information services in the digital age (p. 211)
- Real-world examples (p. 221)
- Summary (p. 222)
- Exercises (p. 225)
- Case studies (p. 226)
- References and further information (p. 228)
- Appendices
- 1 Selected guide to information resources for emerging technologies (p. 229)
- 2 Academic libraries in 100 of the world's most famous universities (p. 233)
- Glossary (p. 247)
- Index (p. 277)