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1 online resource (x, 237 pages) : illustrations |
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Current topics in library and information practice, 2192-2742 |
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Current topics in library and information practice.
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| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Background -- Chapter 2: The Bod Squad -- Chapter 3: Finance -- Chapter 4: The special collections -- Chapter 5: The purchase of electronic journal backfiles -- Chapter 6: The building of the Book Storage Facility -- Chapter 7: Book Storage Facility ingest and retrievals operations -- Chapter 8: 'And moveth all together, if it move at all': the Bookmoves Project 2010-2011 -- Chapter 9: Barcoding -- the Inventory Control Project -- Chapter 10: The Book Storage Facility Information System -- Chapter 11: Implementation of a new integrated library system -- Chapter 12: Staff relocation -- Chapter 13: The creation of the Weston Library -- Chapter 14: Underground Bookstore and Old Bodleian Access Project -- Chapter 15: Reader services during a time of major changes -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
The transformation of the Bodleian Libraries provides an example of how major libraries can meet twenty-first century challenges: in 2008 it was facing a failed system installation, a failed plan to cope with its storage needs and the threat of losing status as a repository suitable to house important manuscripts. Three years later it had a new state-of-the-art repository already holding 7 million items under full automated control, a new advanced library system, transformed reader spaces and the reconstruction of its major building well under way; This was achieved in record-breaking time wit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
| Subject |
Bodleian Library -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Bodleian Library fast |
| Subject |
Academic libraries -- England -- Oxford -- History
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Administration & Management.
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Academic libraries
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Bibliothek
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England -- Oxford
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Heaney, Michael
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Cannon, Catriona
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| ISBN |
9783110289398 |
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3110289393 |
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3110289210 |
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9783110289213 |
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