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Microform, Video and Electronic Media Librarianship
About This Book
Microform, Video and Electronic Media Librarianship focuses on techniques, measures, and processes in librarianship. The book first discusses librarianship, microforms and microform librarianship, non-book media in libraries, and history of microforms. The text also looks at the place of microforms in libraries. User reaction to microforms; economic advantages of microform acquisitions; and contrast, resolution, and density of microforms are discussed. The book also discusses micropublishing. Changes in publishing methods, abstracting and indexing services, bibliographical services, archives, synoptic journals, and government reports are described. The text underscores library catalogues. British National Bibliography; Scottish Libraries Co-operative Automation Project (SCOLCAP); South West Academic Libraries Co-operative Automation Project (SWALCAP); and benefits of computer-based cataloguing systems are discussed. The book also looks at data services, copyright laws, relationship of information technology and libraries, and archival potential of non-book media. The text is a good reference for readers interested in librarianship.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Microform, video and electronic media librarianship
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- List of Figures
- Chapter One. Introduction
- Chapter Two. The place of microforms in libraries
- Chapter Three. Micropublishing
- Chapter Four. Micropublishers surveyed
- Chapter Five. Library catalogues: COM and on-line
- Chapter Six. Data services
- Chapter Seven. Copying from non-book media
- Chapter Eigh. Information technology and libraries
- Chapter Nine. Archival potential of non-book media
- Chapter Ten. Aids for the user and the librarian
- Chapter Eleven. Convergent technologies
- Glossary
- Index