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Be on the cutting edge with The Tech Set: Ten practical, fast-paced field guides to today’s hottest new technologies for information professionals- copublished with the prestigious Library and Information Technology Association (LITA, a division of the American Library Association).

Edited by sought-after educator, emerging-technology information consultant, and librarian, Ellyssa Kroski, these start-to-finish primers will have you ready to implement all the essential technologies and tools you need to deliver outstanding new services and remain relevant in the digital age.

All ten Tech Set titles follow a clear five-step learning approach to make new concepts easy to implement in your library!

Learn how to integrate cutting-edge technology with library services.
Because you’ll receive time-saving step-by-step coaching from your Tech Set author, you’ll have time to learn new skills and complete current tasks.

Plan and Implement a New Web 2.0 Technology Today.
Because the Tech Set is written by librarians and for librarians, you don’t have to go it alone in mapping out the ways to actually use new Web 2.0 technology in your library. With an outline of implementation steps and a planning timeline you’ll have a clear path to follow as you launch new services.

Apply the Social Marketing Techniques Used by the Pros.
Have you ever launched a new service or capability only to find it undiscovered or under used? Your Tech Set author, will coach you through proven outreach tactics to attract and satisfy new users. Learn new ways to integrate new Web 2.0 technologies into your libraries current marketing approach and discover innovative new ways to increase your libraries visibility and presence in the community.

Follow Best Practices Established by Library Innovators.
You don’t need to spend hours on research. Tech Set authors give you a complete, round-up of best practices to increase you library’s success rate and speed you towards realizing the Web 2.0 service benefits. With this inspiration, they enable you to focus instead on emulating then adapting best practices to the unique needs of your library customers. Plus with “ best practices” you will have a quick-reference source of answers for years to come.

Measure Your Success.
Where’s the payoff? The Tech Set provides ways to measure results and demonstrate them to library administrators who may be skeptical. There is nothing better than a well-documented and measureable success story to attract more users and more funding.

Every title is accompanied by author wikis, located at http://techset.wetpaint.com packed with new advice and recommended resources. Plus you can hear these gurus’ own words by listening to the Tech Set podcasts, where authors discuss their books, current research, and the latest developments in their fields.

This groundbreaking set will be available March 2010 - Pre-order all ten titles for $385 and save 30% off the list price! At $38.50 per book, you’re saving $165.00, or $16.50 for each title. Invest in The Tech Set and gain ten personal technology coaches right in your library. (To get this special price, use coupon code TSPP10 at checkout. Good through March 31st, 2010.)

Find out more about each on e of the Tech Set’s 10 titles by clicking the links below:
1. Next Gen Library Catalogs by Marshall Breeding
2. Mobile Technology and Libraries by Jason Griffey
3. Microblogging and Lifestreaming in Libraries by Robin Hastings
4. Library Videos and Webcasts by Sean Robinson
5. Wikis for Libraries by Lauren Pressley
6. Technology Training in Libraries by Sarah Houghton-Jan
7. A Social Networking Primer for Libraries by Cliff Landis
8. Library Camps and Unconferences by Steve Lawson
9. Gaming in Libraries by Kelly Czarnecki
10. Effective Blogging for Libraries, by Connie Crosby

 "This set will most likely appeal to system administrators, webmasters, and electronic resource librarians; however, anyone involved in planning future library services and initiatives would surely benefit as well. Whether acquired individually or as a set -- and regardless of library type or size -- these books will become well-thumbed, dog-eared references for anyone charged with determining or implementing the next generation of patron services."
-- Library Journal, June 2010
 
"Individual titles cover microblogging, wikis, gaming, and more, and present a five-step approach to 'the entire life cycle of these initiatives,' not just raising staff awareness but also planning and implementing library services. Written by some of the best-known names in the field, each book has a companion wiki and author podcast. The Tech Set is co-published by LITA."
-- American Libraries, August 2010
 
Info pros can sense Kroski's careful compilation of hot topics and trending technologies by notable experts on timely topics...For those curious about the best practices on using library technologies, The Tech Set is an excellent collection offering expert insight on everything ranging from library catalogs to integrating social networking tools in library services.
-- Information World Review
 
"Editor Ellyssa Kroski has gathered together leaders in the library information technology field to share their knowledge and expertise with us in a must have Tech Set series. This series will answer almost any question a librarian can have about such emerging technologies as mobile computing, next generation catalogs, gaming, microblogging and so much more."
-- Michelle Frisque, President, Library and Information Technology Association and Head, Information Systems, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University
 
"The Tech Set offers ten volumes of current thinking and best practice for a wide range of library-related tech trends. Editor Ellyssa Kroski has assembled a who's who of notable experts.... The titles are well-researched, clearly explained by a cadre of library technologists, offering tips and tricks for diving into blogging, gaming, video production, and more. This set will be a valued addition to any librarian's toolkit for planning emerging technologies."
-- Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University
 

Ellyssa Kroski is an information consultant, Reference Librarian, writer, and international conference speaker, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Long Island University, Pratt Institute, and San Jose State University. She has written about Web technologies and their applications in libraries for major library publications and her book Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals was published in February 2008. She blogs at iLibrarian (http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/) and writes a monthly column called Stacking the Tech for Library Journal's Academic Newswire. She is the author of Web 2.0 for Librarians and Information Professionals (Neal-Schuman 2008).

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