Library Management

This section provides a brief insight into the world of library management. It is by no means an exhaustive list of topics, but rather a taste of some of the more common and interesting topics in the field.

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Contents

1. THE BOOKLESS LIBRARY
   Myth or reality?
2. ELECTRONIC BOOKs (eBooks)
   Update 2005
3. ELECTRONIC JOURNALS (eJournals)
   Reducing the cost of changeable information to libraries
4. THE USER/CATALOGUE INTERFACE
   Can we do more for library users?
5. THE USER PAY SYSTEM
   Should access to information be free or paid for?
6. SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
   Current awareness services
7. PRESERVATION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION
   A new approach
8. BOOK REVIEWS
   What to include
9. REFERENCE QUESTIONS
   Dealing with questions from library users
10. THESAURUS CONSTRUCTION
    Theory and practical steps
11. GENDER ISSUES
    A basic psychological explanation of gender differences in the library
12. THE INFORMATION EXPLOSION
    Could databases provide the key to managing the world of information?
13. THE SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN
    What do they do?
14. HISTORY OF LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
    The Essentials
15. THE SEARCH STRATEGY
    How to find information
16. BIBLIOGRAPHY