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Robots in academic libraries advancements in library automation /

"This book provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Iglesias, Edward G., 1966-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2013.
Subjects:
Academic libraries > Automation.
Academic libraries > Effect of technological innovations on.
Academic librarians > Effect of automation on.
Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
Libraries > Case studies. > Automation
Circulation
Collection management
Inter-library loan
Library automation
Open source
Public interface design
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • The inevitability of library automation / Edward Iglesias
  • Beyond the ILS: a new generation of library services platforms / Marshall Breeding
  • Automation and collection management: a short history and recent trends / Annette Bailey ... [et al.]
  • Streamlining access to library resources with LibX / Annette Bailey, Godmar Back
  • Who ever said that ILS migrations had to be stressful? / D Ruth Bavousett
  • Chatbots: automating reference in public libraries / Michele McNeal, David Newyear
  • Managing automated storage in the 21st century library / Carolyn Adams
  • Development of academic library automation in Brazil / Michelângelo Mazzardo Marques Viana
  • Transforming technical services: maximizing technology to minimize risk / Lai Ying Hsiung, Wei Wei
  • Empires of the future: libraries, technology, and the academic environment / Denise A. Garofalo
  • Lending and borrowing library materials: automation in the changing technology landscape / Regina H. Gong, Dao Rong Gong.

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