Research Catalog

Title

Fundamentals of technical services / John Sandstrom and Liz Miller.

Author

Sandstrom, John

Publication

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.

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Additional Authors

Miller, Liz, 1958-

Description

xiii, 213 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

Written by librarians working and teaching on the front lines, this guide uses a functional, hands-on approach to lay out the basics of technical services, from acquiring new materials to making them available to library users. Perfect for those just moving into the profession, as well as library staff in need of a brush up, Fundamentals of Technical Services concisely examines: What precisely Technical Services are, with a brief history of the field; Collection development and acquisitions, including budgeting, ordering, and receiving; Metadata and cataloging, from MARC to RDA; Dealing with different kinds of materials, including books/monographs, serials, video, audio, and electronic/e-resources; The basics of physical processing; Systems such as ILS, ERM, and EDI; Collection maintenance issues such as book repair/preservation and weeding; Authority control and database maintenance; Vendors, contracts, workflow, and other administrative functions; Forward-looking analysis of important trends and developments such as pricing, consortia/co-ops, languages of materials, and outsourcing. Complete with a handy glossary, this primer provides essential coverage of the broad array of technical services and how the library's back-office operations work together.

Series Statement

ALA fundamentals series

Uniform Title

ALA fundamentals series

Subject

• Technical services (Libraries)
• Library Technical Services

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Managing technical services -- Systems -- Collection development -- Acquisitions -- Cataloging -- Physical processing -- Authority control and catalog maintenance -- Collection management.

ISBN

• 9781555709662
• 1555709664

LCCN

^^2015011083

OCLC

894201386

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library