Remote access technologies for library collections tools for library users and managers /

• Main Author: Fulkerson, Diane M., 1957-
• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), [2012]
• Subjects: Academic libraries > Information technology.; Academic libraries > Effect of technological innovations on.; Libraries > Special collections > Electronic information resources.; Libraries and distance education.; Online library catalogs > Remote access.; Digital libraries.; Copyright > Electronic information resources > United States.; Modern library users; Developing online or digital collections; Limitations of digitization; Open access; Copyright protection; Course management software; Social networks; Mobile technologies; Virtual libraries; Remote access technology problems
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"This book is crucial to understanding changes and the new expectations that library users have in the 21st century, including identifying, implementing and updating new technologies, understanding copyright and fair use laws, creating metadata for access to digital collections, and meeting use...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Distance education and library services
• 2. Meeting user needs
• 3. Copyright
• 4. Collection development policies
• 5. Developing digital collections
• 6. Technology for remote access
• 7. Remote access and course management software
• 8. Social networks and Web 2.0 tools
• 9. Mobile technologies
• 10. Virtual libraries
• 11. Remote access technology problems
• 12. Conclusion.