Library Management in the Information Technology Environment - 9780367426194

Name: Library Management in the Information Technology Environment - 9780367426194
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Library Management in the Information Technology EnvironmentIssues, Policies, and Practice for Administrators\nAuthor(s): Brice G. Hobrock\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367426194, 978-0367426194\nSynopsis\nThis book, first published in 1992, equips library managers in all types of libraries to make the administrative changes necessary to deal with new information technologies. Despite financial difficulties due to inflation and declining budgets, electronic/optical information formats and the hardware and software to support them are a reality for many libraries. Libraries are designing and implementing prototypes of the electronic library and are introducing new technologies as a growing adjunct to traditional text formats and services. It analyses administrative adjustments to the new technological information culture. Chapters in this resource that deal with issues not easily grasped by non-computing speci.