Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management

Stachokas, George (ed.) Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management. ALA Editions, 2018. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1621-6

Description
This ALCTS monograph gathers a variety of perspectives to examine recent developments in electronic resources management (ERM) and how this work fits into the overall mission of the contemporary academic library.

Table of Contents
1    Trends and Developments in Licensing Electronic Resources, by Lori Duggan
2    “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Managing Electronic Resources across the Institution, by Monica Moore
3    Managing Knowledge Bases and Electronic Resources Metadata, by Richard Guajardo
4    Working with EBSCO Discovery Service, by Regina Koury
5    Managing Discovery Services: Case Studies at Simon Fraser University (Summon) and Acadia University (Primo), by Jennifer Richard, Leanna Jantzi, and Sandra Wong
6    From Electronic Resources Management to Library Services Platforms, by L. Angie Ohler
7    The Library in the Information Marketplace: Cost Containment Strategies, by George Stachokas
8    Using LibGuides to Promote Communication between Public and Technical Services, by Jennifer Bazeley
9    Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarianship, by Sarah W. Sutton
10    Using the Core Competencies for E-Resource Librarians to Reengineer Technical Services, by Christine Korytnyk Dulaney and Kari Schmidt
11    Is “E” for Everybody? Reorganizing to Fit E-Resources across Acquisitions and Resource Sharing, by Judith Emde and Angela Rathmel
12    Managing Freely Available Electronic Resources, by Chris Bulock
13    Developing Staff Skills in E-Resource Troubleshooting: Training, Assessment, and Continuous Progress, by Sunshine Carter and Stacie A. Traill
14    SUSHI: Automating the Retrieval of COUNTER Usage Data, by Oliver Pesch
15    Analytics and Assessment of Electronic Resources, by Geoffrey Timms

Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide

Lemmer, Catherine A. and Carla P. Wale (eds). Digital Rights Management: The Librarian's Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4422-6375-8.

In a world of users that routinely click “I Agree” buttons, librarians may be the lone voice raising an alert to the privacy, use, and ownership issues arising in connection with the design and implementation of digital rights management (DRM) technologies. DRM reflects the efforts of copyright owners to prevent the illegal distribution of copyrighted material – an admirable goal on its face. A common misunderstanding is that DRM is copyright law. It is not. Rather it is a method of preventing copyright infringement; however, if unchecked, DRM has the potential to violate privacy, limit ownership rights, and undermine the delicate balance of rights and policies established by our current system of copyright. All three of these arenas are critical for both librarians and their users.

Reflecting the shift from ownership to access, libraries are increasingly providing access to rights-protected digital content. Libraries strive to provide access to rights-protected content in a manner that protects both the content creator and the privacy of the user. DRM encompasses a variety of technologies and strategies utilized by content owners and managers to limit access to and the use of rights-protected content. Librarians need to understand DRM to effectively enable users to access and use rights-protected digital content while at the same time protecting the privacy of the user.

Designed to address the practical operational and planning issues related to DRM, this guide explores the critical issues and challenges faced by librarians. After reading it, librarians will better understand:

• the digital content rights protection scheme;
• the various DRM technologies and how they are used;
• how to use authentication and authorization standards, strategies, and technologies; and,
• the privacy and security issues related to DRM.

Edited by two librarians who also hold law degrees, this is a best practices guide for front-line librarians on how to best respond to the impact of DRM schemes on collection development, staffing, budget, service, and other library concerns.

Migrating Library Data: A Practical Manual

Bannerjee, Kyle and Bonnie Parks (eds). Migrating Library Data: A Practical Manual. Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1503-5. 

Most librarians and staff participate in at least one data migration during their careers. And since the

new systems inevitably work differently than the old ones and require different data to function, it’s always a challenge to plan smooth migrations that position libraries to immediately leverage new system capabilities. Using step-by-step instructions and checklists, this book offers expert advice to help library staff without programming knowledge address common conceptual and technical issues encountered in migrations. An important planning and implementation tool that will help prevent headaches and frustration, this book:

• offers a holistic view of migrating different types of library data in ILSes, institutional repositories, DAMs, and other types of systems used to manage data and operations;
• shows how to analyze, clean, and manipulate data using skills and tools available to most libraries;
• demonstrates how to work with specific data types typically encountered such as MARC, XML, and delimited text;
• examines issues that affect specific areas such as acquisitions, circulation, licensing, and institutional repositories;
• addresses how to handle changes in authentication management or when moving into a wholly new environment such as a shared catalog;
• thoroughly covers testing, the final migration process, and putting the new system into full production;
• offers guidance on planning for system freeze, staff training, and how to deal with fallout;
• provides step-by-step instructions as well as useful checklists for “go live” readiness, post-migration functionality, and more.

Library staff involved with migrating data will feel confident following this guide’s expert advice.

Complete table of contents are available here.

The Subject Liaison’s Survival Guide to Technical Services

Schmidt, Krista and Tim Carstens. Subject Liaison’s Survival Guide to Technical Services. ALA Editions, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1502-8

Description
As it addresses acquisitions, processing, cataloging, and deselection, this book speaks directly to the needs and responsibilities of subject liaisons. It clears away extra information and jargon to bring liaisons up to speed on how technical services staff get things done.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1    Collection Development
Structure
Communication
Policy
Data and Information

Chapter 2    Budgets and Budgeting
Understanding Your Institution’s and Library’s Financial Picture

• Sources of Funds
• Decision Making

Allocating Funds within the Library
Communication and Timing

Chapter 3    Submitting Orders
Organizational Structure
Information and Processes
Timing Is Everything

Chapter 4    Acquisitions Ordering
Organizational Structure (Again)
Record Keeping and Communication
Ordering Processes
Timing Is Everything (Again)

Chapter 5    Receiving and Processing
Receiving and Processing Physical Resources

• Books, Media, and Other Non-serial Items
• Serials
• Collection Designation

Receiving and Processing Electronic Materials

• E-books
• Databases and E-journals

Chapter 6    Cataloging
Copy and Original Cataloging
Enhancing Cataloging Records

• Individual Record Editing
• Batch Editing
• Workflow Edits

Enhancing the Catalog Itself

Chapter 7    Collection Maintenance
Weeding

• Initiation and Planning
• Decision Making
• Withdrawal Processes

Location Changes
Format Updates

Fundamentals of Technical Services

Sandstrom, John and Liz Miller. Fundamentals of Technical Services. Neal-Schuman, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-55570-966-2

Description
Written by librarians working and teaching on the front lines, this guide uses a functional, hands-on approach to lay out the basics of technical services, from acquiring new materials to making them available to library users. A good introduction for those just moving into the profession, or for library staff in need of a brush up!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Managing Technical Services
Chapter 2: Systems
Chapter 3: Collection Development
Chapter 4: Acquisitions
Chapter 5: Cataloging
Chapter 6: Physical Processing
Chapter 7: Authority Control and Catalog Maintenance
Chapter 8: Collection Management

Appendixes

A: Content Standards  
B: Classification Systems and Call Numbers
C: Subject Term Lists
D: MARC Digital Format

Rethinking Library Technical Services: Redefining Our Profession for the Future

Weber, Mary Beth (ed.) Rethinking Library Technical Services: Redefining Our Profession for the Future. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-4422-3863-3

Description
What will technical services look like in thirty years, if it exists at all? This collection of essays from leading experts in the field of technical services takes a look at the future of the field.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Future of Traditional Technical ServicesJulie Renee Moore and James L. Weinheimer  
Chapter 2: The State of Technical Services TodayMary Beth Weber  
Chapter 3: Metadata, MARC, and MoreSylvia Hall-Ellis 
Chapter 4: Restructuring Monograph Acquisitions in Academic Libraries: Innovative Strategies
for the Twenty-First CenturyMichael Luesebrink 
Chapter 5: The Management of Electronic Resources: An OverviewAlice Crosetto 
Chapter 6: Research Data and Linked Data: A New Future for Technical Services?Sherry Vellucci 
Chapter 7: Skills for the Future of Technical ServicesErin E. Boyd and Elyssa Gould 
Chapter 8: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The End of Technical Services?: A Think Piece on the Future of Technical Services Amy Weiss  
Chapter 9: Interviews/feedback from the profession

School Library Day-to-Day Operations

Stephens, Claire G., and Patricia Franklin. School Library Day-to-Day Operations. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-59884-941-7

Publisher's Description

... [This book] provides essential knowledge for anyone running a school library, explaining how to build and maintain a collection that students and teachers alike will be able to use to easily find materials for research and pleasure reading.

This hands-on manual will be invaluable to library clerks in developing sound procedures for preparing books and a wide range of other items—such as magazines, DVDs and audio books, and instructional materials— ready for circulation. The book also offers practical advice for establishing an efficient ordering process, checking in an order, and staying in compliance with school and district financial policies. And, because even the best library clerk can't always do it all on their own, the author identifies effective strategies for getting support.

Highlights
• Provides clearly and simply written information for anyone tasked with running a school library
• Includes top-ten lists
• Supplies answers to frequently asked questions
• Features sidebars with additional helpful resources

Sample Topics
AV Materials
Books
Budgeting
Circulation of Materials
Contents of School Library Collections
Instructional Materials in the Library
Ordering Materials
Periodicals
Policies and Procedures
Processing
Purpose of the School Library
Role of the Library Clerk

Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries

Fountain, Joanna F. Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries. Bilingual 4th ed. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-59158-638-8

Publisher's Description

This resource on subject headings for school and public libraries reflects recent changes in Library of Congress subject headings and authority files, and provides bilingual information essential to reference librarians and catalogers serving Spanish speakers.

Libraries must provide better access to their collections for all users, including Spanish-language materials. The American Library Association has recognized this increasing need. Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: Bilingual Fourth Edition is the only resource available that provides both authorized and reference entries in English and Spanish. A first-check source for the most frequently used headings needed in school and public libraries, this book incorporates thousands of new and revised entries to assist in applying LCSH and CSH headings.

Of the approximately 30,000 headings listed, most include cross-references, and all of the cross-reference terms are translated. MARC21 tags are included for all authorized entries to simplify entering them into computerized catalogs, while indexes to all headings and free-floating subdivisions are provided in translation from Spanish to English. This book gives librarians access to accurate translations of the subject terms printed in books published and cataloged in English-speaking countries—invaluable information in settings with Spanish-speaking patrons.

Highlights
• Presents reliable translations by native Spanish-speaking librarians of thousands of subject terms
• Includes topical terms with all personal name entries to aid in classification
• Provides a supplementary Spanish-to-English index that leads back to English terms for use in non-English library services 

Introduction to Technical Services, 8th edition

 

Evans, G. Edward, Intner, Sheila S. and Jean Weihs. Introduction to Technical Services, 8th edition

Libraries Unlimited, 2011. ISBN: 978-1-59158-888-7

This classic text has been updated and expanded to further emphasize the changing environment in which technical services are now conducted in libraries. Covering acquisitions to cataloging, physical space needs to managing e-resources, OPACs to processing, this book serves as essential reading for anyone looking to build a modern technical services operation. 

Book Repair

Lavender, Kenneth, and Artemis BonaDea. Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual. 2nd ed. rev. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2011. ISBN: 978-1555707477

From the Publisher:
Libraries of all types have books that need to be repaired or conserved, especially in light of budget restrictions that may prohibit purchasing replacements. Limited funds also mean that this activity is increasingly handled in-house. Fortunately, there is a comprehensive source to which you can turn with all your questions: Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual, Second Edition Revised by Kenneth Lavender with revisions by Artemis BonaDea.

Covering both basic book repair techniques and sound preservation practices, this practical, step-by-step manual offers illustrated sections on cleaning, mending, hinge and spine repair, strengthening paperbacks, and more. Other topics include: wet and water-damaged books; mold and mildew; repair of book linings and pamphlet bindings; using acid-free materials to repair damaged books; lining paper objects; affordable repair tools and supplies, and much more. A full discussion of when and how to make repairs is provided, as is a discussion of alternative conservation practices that will enable each librarian to develop procedures appropriate to his or her library.

Throughout the book, more than 110 detailed diagrams, photographs, and drawings illustrate each repair technique.

Previous editions of Kenneth Lavender’s Book Repair: A How-To-Do-It Manual have firmly established this as the go-to reference. This revision not only provides a comprehensive compendium of book repair topics and illustrated processes, but also contains updates throughout, a brand-new glossary, and a wealth of leads for Web-based informational resources.

Summary Table of Contents:

• The Basics: Tools and Techniques
• Paper Cleaning
• Treatment of Water-Damaged Books and Papers and Removal of Mold and Mildew
• Paper Mending
• Hinge and Spine Repair
• Protective Enclosures

Broken Pieces: a Library Life, 1941-1978

Gorman. Michael. Broken Pieces: a Library Life, 1941-1978. Chicago: ALA, 2011. 020.92 Gorma ISBN 978-0-8389-1104-4

From his earliest reading memories in wartime Britain through five decades of librarianship, eminent librarian and former ALA President Michael Gorman offers insights from his extraordinary career in this new memoir. Gorman relates his personal and professional journey in prose that is by turns charming, opinioned, and revealing. He made perhaps his most significant contribution to librarianship as editor of the 1978 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, a major development that receives detailed attention here. The debates and arguments that would shape professional practice for years to come are dramatically presented, with a vivid cast of characters including leading librarians from two continents. Broken Pieces, Gorman s account of being on the front lines of many of the most important decisions made in librarianship during his career, is a timely and entertaining read.

Teams in Library Technical Services

Bazirjian, Rosann and Mugridge, Rebecca, eds. Teams in Library Technical Services. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2006. 025.02 Teams ISBN 978-0-8108-5294-5

Team management entered libraries in the mid-1980s in the wake of shrinking budgets, rising costs, and changing technology, among other factors. Here, editors Bazirjian and Mugridge present research and case studies indicating why and how teams apply to technical services, especially in academic libraries. Additionally, the book examines the relationships between professional and support staff and the changing roles of librarians today, including the impact of technology, and the ever-present issues surrounding performance evaluations, hiring, workloads and work flow, and reward and recognition. Sections cover "Theoretical/Historical Perspectives on Teams," "Effectiveness of the Team Structure," "Reevaluation of the Team Structure," and "Special Purpose Teams." Chapter contributors come from various sizes of academic libraries. Written for managers and administrators, this useful title emphasizes the need for an ongoing review of the organization's structure and its effectiveness in improving the performance of technical service units.

Sanchez, Elaine R., ed. Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2011. 025.3 Conve ISBN 978-1-59884-702-4

Conversations with Catalogers in the 21st Century contains four chapters addressing broad categories of issues that catalogers and metadata librarians are currently facing. Every important topic is covered, such as changing metadata practices, standards, data record structures, data platforms, and user expectations, providing both theoretical and practical information. Guidelines for dealing with present challenges are based on fundamentals from the past. Recommendations on training staff, building new information platforms of digital library resources, documenting new cataloging and metadata competencies, and establishing new workflows enable a real-world game plan for improvement.

KidzCat (book)

Karpuk, D.J. (2008). KidzCat: A how-to-do-it manual for cataloging children's materials and instructional resources. New York: Neal-Schuman.

At last--practical cataloging guidance specifically for youth materials!

This user-friendly introduction to the basics of cataloging children ’s materials will help you and your staff keep your collections organized, accessible, and manageable. In 13 information-packed chapters, Karpuk covers everything you need to know about cataloging —description, authority control, automation systems and retrieval, MARC, subject headings,classification, and more. Each chapter includes illustrative exercises (with answers) to help librarians learn to catalog their most important and popular resources, like:

* Board and picture books
* Sound recordings, including children’s music and audio books
* DVDs, including animations
* Computer programs, including games and rewriting software
* Multimedia kits
* Series books
* Children ’s Web sites, Internet portals, and online resources

Additional coverage includes outsourcing, local policy issues, future directions, and more. This is an essential resource for both new and seasoned librarians charged with cataloging children ’s materials. (Book Description)