The Future of Traditional Technical Services

Moore, Julie and Weinheimer, James . The Future of Traditional Technical Services., 2015 In: Rethinking Library Technical Services : Redefining Our Profession for the Future. Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 1-16. [Book chapter]

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English abstract

We are at a point in technical services librarianship where many of us acknowledge that with so many changes happening, with ideas flying, and new standards swirling around us without any real assurance that any of them will work or will help us to do a better and more efficient job, as staffing and budgets are shrinking and resources are becoming more complex, it feels as though the sky is falling. In this chapter, we share our thoughts and views on the future of traditional technical services and discuss whether there is a future for traditional cataloging, acquisitions and technical services functions.

Item type:	Book chapter
Keywords:	Technical services (Libraries) -- Technological innovations; Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on; Library management; Metadata
Subjects:	H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HM. OPACs. I. Information treatment for information services > IA. Cataloging, bibliographic control. J. Technical services in libraries, archives, museum. L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW. L. Information technology and library technology > LR. OPAC systems.
Depositing user:	James L. Weinheimer
Date deposited:	22 Jun 2015 15:35
Last modified:	22 Jun 2015 15:35
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/25338

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