Robots in academic libraries : advancements in library automation /

"This book provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Iglesias, Edward G., 1966- (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-4666-3938-6
Summary: "This book provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole"--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: PDFs (221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781466639393 (ebook)
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: Z675
CLC: G258.6
Contents: The inevitability of library automation / Edward Iglesias -- Beyond the ILS: a new generation of library services platforms / Marshall Breeding -- Automation and collection management: a short history and recent trends / Annette Bailey ... [et al.] -- Streamlining access to library resources with LibX / Annette Bailey, Godmar Back -- Who ever said that ILS migrations had to be stressful? / D Ruth Bavousett -- Chatbots: automating reference in public libraries / Michele McNeal, David Newyear -- Managing automated storage in the 21st century library / Carolyn Adams -- Development of academic library automation in Brazil / Michel angelo Mazzardo Marques Viana -- Transforming technical services: maximizing technology to minimize risk / Lai Ying Hsiung, Wei Wei -- Empires of the future: libraries, technology, and the academic environment / Denise A. Garofalo -- Lending and borrowing library materials: automation in the changing technology landscape / Regina H. Gong, Dao Rong Gong.