TY  - BOOK
AU  - Allison,Dee Ann K.
TI  - The patron-driven library: a practical guide for managing collections and services in the digital age 
SN  - 9781843347361 (pbk.)
AV  - Z678 .A64 2013
U1  - 025.2 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Chandos Pub.
KW  - Libraries
KW  - Aims and objectives
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Libraries and the Internet
KW  - Librarians
KW  - Effect of technological innovations on
KW  - Patron-driven acquisitions (Libraries)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-342) and index; Part 1. Libraries and library users changing with the times -- Chapter 1. From the White House conferences and the golden age of libraries to challenges for libraries in the age of digital information -- Chapter 2. A culture of technology -- Part 2. The rise of the librarian : service over collections -- Chapter 3. A focus on readers -- Chapter 4. Information literacy and social networks -- Chapter 5. Collaborative collections -- Chapter 6. The librarian as advocate -- Chapter 7. Metrics for decisions -- Chapter 8. The extensible library -- Chapter 9. Digital collections -- Chapter 10. Data repositories, open source and the library -- Chapter 11. The new professional librarian -- Chapter 12. Whither the library? -- Conclusion
N2  - "A guide for librarians to develop a new relationship with technology that preserves the core mission of libraries while responding to the needs of a new generation of library clients"--Page xxii
ER  -