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Libraries--Information Science

Primary Research Group information science studies focus on the purchasing behavior and management practices of major information consumers. Major scientific, technical, legal, medical, corporate and academic libraries use our reports as benchmarking tools. Major vendors/producers of content and content technology development tools use our studies to grasp market trends and pinpoint opportunities. Recent reports include: Academic Library Website Benchmarks,The Survey of Library Database, Licensing Practices, The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors, Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services, Creating the Digital Art Library, Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film and Photography, and Current Practices and Future Plans of Public Library Webmasters.

Best Practices of Academic Library Information Technology Directors -  
Price:	$75.00   Publication Date:  February 25, 2005   ISBN: 1-57440-072-X
This study is based on interviews with IT directors and assistant directors  of leading college and 
university libraries and consortiums, including The Research Libraries Group, Vanderbilt University,
the University of Texas, Lewis & Clark College, Salt Lake Community College, the University of Washington, 
the California Institute of Technology, Hutchinson Community College and Australia’s Monash University, 
Among the many topics covered are:  investment in and maintenance of workstations, implementation 
of wireless access, policies towards laptops in the library, digitizing special collections, establishing
digital depositories, preserving scholarly access to potentially temporal digital media, use of Ebooks, 
services for distance learning students, use of url resolvers,  web site development and management, 
use of virtual reference, investment in library software, IT staff size and staff skill composition,
range of IT staff responsibilities, use of outsourcing, relations between Library and general University 
IT staff, uses of PHP programming, catalog integration with the web, catalog enhancement software 
and services, web site search engine policies, use of  automated electronic collection management 
software, technology education and training, development of  technology centers and information literacy, 
library printing technology and cost reimbursement, and other issues of concern to library information
technology staff directors.

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