Effect of Multiculturalism and Automation on Public Library Collection Development and Technical Services

SUMMARY

The Internet, as well as the proliferation of online resources available for purchase, has significantly changed collection management from selection to acquisitions to cataloging and processing. The nature of this work has become much more complex as our communities have become more culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, as the number of information delivery mechanisms has increased, and as library consumers' expectations for speed of receipt of information have accelerated.     

Accurate Information and Reliable Statistics: Utilizing Microsoft SharePoint to Resolve Data Collection in an Academic Library

ABSTRACT

The Borough of Manhattan Community College Library is using Microsoft SharePoint as an all-encompassing intranet to streamline library operations, maintain quality, and enhance decision-making by organizing, sharing, and managing information. Digitization of collection data was deemed necessary to increase data speed and accuracy, and improve harmony between library departments. The new collection management plan is a good fit because it uses SharePoint's workflow capacity to insure an easy transition from paper-based methods and prevents fear of disruption and non-compliance.     

An Ethos of Access: How a Small Academic Library Transformed Its Collection-Building Processes

This article details the way that a small academic library transformed its collection-building processes and took a fresh look at the objectives of cataloging along the way. The St. Edward's University Library accomplished this by embracing a convergence of new technologies and tools: demand-driven acquisitions, a powerful discovery layer, the robust e-book marketplace for academic libraries, and Amazon's vast stock and two-day shipping.     

Balancing Act for the Future: How the Academic Library Engages in Collection Development at the Local and Consortial Levels

ABSTRACT

Collection development remains a major focus and concern of current interest for all types of libraries. Consortia began as a means of sharing resources and of leveraging purchasing power for its members. How does a library balance its individual collection needs, both present and future, when it is a member of a consortium? Do the expectations of the consortium outweigh the needs of the individual library member? This article will address how an academic library engages in collection development at the local and consortia levels, addresses the benefits and challenges of consortia memberships, and responds to its local patrons in light of its obligations and commitment to a consortium.     

浅谈图书馆数字资源建设中视频与音频信息的采集

本文从模拟信号的数字化、音视频采编的相关标准、视音频信息采集中的文件格式、视音频节目的编辑整理及非线性编辑系统等方面,探讨了数字资源建设中视频与音频信息采集的有关问题.     

House of Cards: The Academic Library Media Center in the Era of Streaming Video

In a time of increasing financial pressures on universities, the expense of library resources—and the potential for cost inflation—threaten the academic library collection. This article asks whether the academic library media center will be able to continue to offer a stable inventory of films, given the legal and commercial structures currently in place. It provides a history of the film industry’s interactions with its intermediaries, forecasts some of the obstacles to ongoing feature film affordability and access in libraries, offers strategies for librarians, and suggests some cause for hope.     

The Yale Law Library,On Demand: A Holistic Approach to Library Services

The Yale Law Library has developed a suite of On Demand access and collection services. This article describes each service in detail, with the intention of assisting other libraries in developing similar services and generating discussion as to the future of library services in the digital era.     

高职院校图书馆馆藏资源建设刍议

分析了当前高职院校图书馆馆藏资源建设的现状及存在的问题，概括论述了高职院校图书馆馆藏资源建设的特征，通过了解和掌握这些特征，针对存在的问题，提出搞好高职院校图书馆馆藏资源建设的思路。     

The Rise and Fall of Academic Law Library Collection Standards

This article provides a history of the American Bar Association (ABA) Accreditation Standards for law library collection development from a simple standard, “adequate for the use of the students,” to a more detailed list of requirements, and back again to simpler mandates. ABA standards are currently under review, and the author argues it is time to end the collection requirements in the ABA standards.     

Representation in the Collection: Assessing Coverage of LGBTQ Content in an Academic Library Collection

Abstract

Academic library collections have been built and shaped by a focus on dominant voices and perspectives. In order for collections to reflect the value librarianship places on diversity as well as represent multiple perspectives and serve users of diverse backgrounds and identities, collections need to be assessed for coverage of content related to diversity. This article discusses the challenges inherent in engaging in such an assessment, discusses collection assessment methods, and describes an analysis performed on the Penn State University Libraries collections focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content.     

So Many Projects,So Few Resources: Using Effective Project Management in Technical Services

Successful project management can lead to improved effectiveness and efficiency in technical services and large-scale collection management. Using project management as a tool helps academic research libraries find overlapping objectives, maximize staffing resources, and accomplish large goals that would otherwise not be possible given ongoing financial constraints. By thinking creatively about the intersection of short-term projects and long-term needs, librarians will be better able to enhance access to collections in meaningful and timely ways.     

信息服务业发展视角下的图书馆信息服务发展路径研究

近年来我国信息服务业快速发展,但其对图书馆的信息服务影响有限,适应社会信息服务业发展的需求,找到图书馆的生存和发展空间,图书馆行业需在资源数字化与服务体系立体化建设的基础上,以现代信息技术应用为手段,以革新的信息服务理念为指导,走合作共享之路,推动图书馆信息服务事业。     

高校图书馆馆藏发展政策状况调查及实践

本文从我国在信息技术飞速发展的环境下图书馆馆藏发展政策的现状出发,通过网络调查法对全国部分高校的图书馆馆藏发展政策的状况进行调查分析,内容涉及高校图书馆现阶段对馆藏政策的认识,馆藏政策制定机构、制定原则、制定人员及内容,并对馆藏发展政策制定实践中应该注意的几个问题提出了看法。对了解我国高校图书馆馆藏政策,针对性地进行研究提供了事实数据资料,可为高校图书馆制定适合时代发展要求的馆藏发展政策提供帮助。     

E-Preferred Approval Plan at a Large Academic Library: Assessment and Collection Development Implications

Academic libraries acquiring e-books through approval plans and other acquisition methods might question whether their collections are properly balanced between e-books and print books since patron needs vary across subject areas. This study examines seven years of monograph purchases at Texas A&M University Libraries (TAMU) through the approval plan vendor. Acquisition and use data are analyzed across subject areas. Study results inform how to balance print and e-collections to effectively support academic programs. TAMU purchased 78% of the monographs in print despite adopting an e-preferred approval plan, though most subject areas had higher e-book use compared to print.     

新时期高校图书馆文献资源的收藏与利用

进入新世纪，随着信息化、网络化技术的发展，高校图书馆文献资源建设应关注从传统到现代的理念转变，藏用并重，以用为先。     

澳大利亚图书馆资源共建共享情况及对我国高校图书馆的启示

澳大利亚图书馆在资源共建共享方面有着悠久和成功的历史。文章介绍了澳大利亚网络资源档案数据库、澳大利亚图像数字图书馆、澳大利亚舞蹈、澳大利亚音乐、澳大利亚图书馆资源共享系统、澳大利亚图书馆门户、澳洲虚拟参考服务系统等项目建设情况；说明了澳大利亚馆际资源共享规则和Web2．0技术的应用情况。简要分析了我国图书馆现状及存在的问题，对我国高校图书馆的工作提出了建议。     

图书馆信息推送服务的潜力与开发策略

网络时代,图书馆的信息推送服务面临严峻的挑战。文章阐述了我国图书馆信息推送服务的同业竞争现状,比较了图书馆与其主要竞争对手—学术搜索引擎、知识服务网及其他类型信息服务商在信息推送服务上的优劣,分析了图书馆信息推送服务的潜在优势,提出了开发图书馆信息推送服务的策略。     

Acquisition and Management of Digital Content at the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has been actively building digital content within its collection for some years now. This article addresses this digital collection building, covering both the technical means and the practical results. It discusses the underlying philosophies that are guiding the Library of Congress and identifies the areas in which the Library wishes to expand its operations along with the key questions it faces currently in meeting this goal. Finally, it seeks to share the lessons it has learned in the process.     

Library Technical Services: Key Ingredients in the Recipe for a Successful Institutional Repository

For years, academic institutions have established and maintained institutional repositories (IRs) to collect, preserve, and showcase their institution's research and scholarly output. Tammy Sugarman, Associate Dean for Collections at Georgia State University Library, presented “Library Technical Services: Key Ingredients in the Recipe for a Successful Institutional Repository” at the Mississippi State University Libraries eResource & Emerging Technologies Summit held at Mississippi State University, Mitchell Memorial Library on August 3, 2012. Sugarman provided historical background on IRs and explored the professional and organizational changes taking place in academic libraries to support IR programs, focusing on contributions of technical services units.     

高校视频资源数据库的建设——以北京第二外国语学院图书馆自建校内视频资源数据库为例

以北京第二外国语学院图书馆校内视频资源数据库为例，介绍流媒体技术原理和视频资源的各种编码格式，阐明RMVB编码格式和 REAL网络流媒体平台的优越性能，并对视频资源数据库建设中的技术环节进行研究探讨，提出视频资源的数字采集、编辑加工、格式转换、视 频连接、资源发布等的解决方案。