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1 online resource (468 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Collaborative Development of Agricultural Information Services at the National Agricultural Library of the United States; Integrating Customized Information into Science and Health Science Curricula: The Essential Role of Library/Faculty Collaboration; Implementing an Institutional Repository: The DSpace Experience at MIT; Scholars and Citizens: Making Research Level Collections Accessible to the Public at SIBL; Academic Meets Corporate: Science and Technology Library Services in the Corporate World |
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IntelliDoc: Integrating CISTI's Information ServicesAlaska Resources Library and Information Services: Pioneering Partnerships on the Last Frontier; Personalized and Collaborative Digital Library Capabilities: Responding to the Changing Nature of Scientific Research; Subject Access Through Community Partnerships: A Case Study; The Evolving Electronic Journal Collection at Drexel University; Evolution of a Revolution: The Movement to 24/7 Web-Based Libraries; Changing the Publishing Paradigm for Science and Technology; Entrepreneurial Librarians: Embracing Innovation and Motivation |
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Taming the Two Cultures: Integrating the Science Divisional Library into the Main LibraryBreaking the Mold: Building a New Engineering Branch Library Focused on Electronic Delivery of Information; Developing a New Branch Agriculture Library at the University of Manitoba; Information Technology and Its impact on Undergraduate Science Education; Generic and Discipline-Specific information Literacy Competencies: The Case of the Sciences; Envisioning Reference at MIT; Learning Communities: An Investigative Study into Their Impact on Library Services |
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Science and Technology Library Innovations Without a Science and Technology LibraryEnhancing Access to IEEE Conference Proceedings: A Case Study in the Application of IEEE Xplore Full Text and Table of Contents Enhancements; Rethinking Interlibrary Loan for the Scientist; Effective Leadership in Postmodern Science/Technology Libraries; Index |
Summary |
Catch up with the many innovations now affecting sci/tech libraries! The twenty-four chapters in Innovations in Science and Technology Libraries discuss the creation of digital collections, e-repositories, personalized Web environments, and discipline-specific Web sites for students and researchers. The book also explores the use of new technologies to improve document delivery and service provision as well as demonstrations of leadership by science librarians who are willing to take risks, adapt to change, control costs, and collaborate with colleagues. Here is just a fracti |
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Science and technology libraries -- Technological innovations -- United States
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Science -- United States -- Information services
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Technology -- United States -- Information services
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
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Science and technology libraries -- Technological innovations
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Science -- Information services
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Technology -- Information services
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United States
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Electronic book
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Author |
Miller, William
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ISBN |
9781317955474 |
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1317955471 |
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