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Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: Serials Vision and Common Sense is a compilation of presentations from the proceedings of the 13th annual North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. Conference held June 18-21, 1998, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. From this informative book, you will discover technology trends that will impact the relationship among authors, publishers, and libraries including the shift to digital masters; the rising importance of the web and its impact on the economics, manufacturing, and distribution of publishing; and the growth of the World Wide Web as the gateway to what people get from libraries. Through Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground, you wil...
This book, first published in 1988, examines serials publishing. By exploring the relationships among the librarian, publisher, and vendor, it builds a better understanding of these three positions. Discussions include the economics of journal publishing, the challenge of cataloguing computer files, and the developments in the bibliographic control of serials. Technical processing, cataloguing, pricing and budgeting, and career development topics are also explored.
Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries demonstrates that public librarians can promote learning by combining the elements of Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) with traditional practices of public libraries. This approach contributes to the information enfranchisement of patrons and enhances the fulfillment of the traditional goals and purposes of libraries. Donna L. Gilton provides background on ILI and current developments in public library instruction and also examines educational theories and practices derived from the fields of behaviorism, cognitive psychology, constructivism, and educational humanism. Additional chapters delve into practices developed to deal with diverse groups an...
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