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Improve performance, boost productivity and stay connected with this quintessential guide to the latest library technology topics and tools. Newly revised to include the most recent advancements in the field, this all-in-one resource will guide you on how to successfully conceptualize, purchase, implement and maintain your library’s invaluable “tech” assets. Booklist’s Editors concluded that the prior edition: “...truly succeeds in elucidating the complexities of library technology and should prove a welcome addition to all libraries.”

Author John J. Burke includes updated sections on computers and networks, software and systems, storage devices, electronic resource references and online searches, and provides expanded coverage of increasingly popular tools including blogs, wikis, MP3s, open source software and distance learning. Burke adds new explanations of social networking, mashups, Second Life and Skype, digital cameras, video cameras and podcasts. There is also a new chapter with suggestions for keeping up with technological developments and locating instructional resources plus a forward-looking exploration of the potential for and composition of a next generation library catalog. An extensive glossary of terms, figures and screenshots are provided to help reinforce concepts and aid with practical application.

This comprehensive resource should be at the top of the list for any current or future library professional looking to stay at the forefront of technological advancement.

Instructors: Interested in adopting this textbook? Neal-Schuman Publishers is happy to tell you more about the book or arrange an exam copy. E-mail textbook.consultant@neal-schuman.com for more information.

 "A readable and easy-to-understand introduction and guide...It is a valuable start for the digital immigrant."
-- J Med Libr Assoc 98(3), July 2010
 
"Burke's book is a teaching instrument...He writes clear descriptions of the different technologies and how they are useful...practical and useful."
-- References and User Services Quarterly, Summer 2010
 
"Librarians can find basic definitions, suggested applications and uses, adoption issues, and potential problems by way of troubleshooting. A companion blog is offered to stay updated on resources and materials and may be one of the best resources available in this guide."
-- Christian Library Journal, February 2010
 
"...a one-stop overview of all technologies used in libraries today....not only a valuable reference manual for a practicing librarian but also a potential textbook for a library school course."
-- ARBA Online, March 2010
 
"...is valuable as a source for personal information and for planning inservice."
-- Teacher-Librarian, February 2010
 
"An 'everything you always wanted to know and more' guide to technology for librarians... the true strength of this guide is making technology and its rather arcane jargon understandable and usable to the novice or inexperienced user...The handbook's value and versatility is increased as it could also be used as a supplemental text to teaching the technological aspects of information literacy as each chapter includes "Questions For Review."
-- Catholic Library World, March 2010
 
"Written for the novice but also including updated information for the expert, this edition provides a one-stop overview...a valuable reference manual for practicing librarians and textbook for a library school course. The work addresses all aspects of librarianship and technology - teaching, security, databases, social networking and more."
-- Booklist, January 2010
 
"This edition is revised and explains recent advances, including Library 2.0 technologies, open source software, and MP3s. It contains two new chapters on Web 2.0 and a survey of technologies used by staff members."
-- SciTech Book News, December 2009
 

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