The Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

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Information & Library Science Library

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Z682.35.T43 V37 2014
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Available

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Summary

While it's inspiring to ponder the libraries of the 22nd century, it's a lot more practical to think ahead to the next five years. That's just what Varnum and his hand-picked team of contributors have done, showing library technology staff and administrators where to invest time and money to receive the greatest benefits.

Contents

Impetus to innovate: convergence and library trends -- Hands-free augmented reality: impacting the library future -- Libraries and archives augmenting the world -- The future of cloud-based library systems -- Library discovery: from ponds to streams -- Exit as strategy: web services as the new websites for many libraries -- Reading and non-reading: text mining in critical practice -- Bigger, better, together: building the digital library of the future -- The case for open hardware in libraries.

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