STUDIES IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

The Set
This set of four volumes has been compiled from the
best of AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION books
which are of utmost importance to students of Library
and Information Science.
It will be a real boon to all Librarians and Cataloguers.
They will find it of interest to learn about various state-
of-the-art techniques and processes of running and
maintaining libraries, especially with large collections
and of many different subjects.
The Volume
The processes for acquiring, cataloguing, and
preserving resources have undergone dramatic
changes in the past decade, and library technical
services departments have had to evolve responses
quickly. Often, librarians asked to take on technical
services management roles find themselves both
under-prepared and without guidance from their
institutions.
In Fundamentals of Technical Services Management,
the author examines the roles and responsibilities of
the technical services manager. This authoritative
handbook
• Gives new managers the tools necessary to
effectively run the technical services department
• Provides guidance on working with and evaluating
staff, vendors, and department outputs
Suggest ways to boost department visibility
Offers easy-to-scan tips, lists, and sidebars,
including numerous tales from the field
Includes chapter-level bibliographies for more in-
depth study
Focusing on strategies for success, the information
offered here can be applied to all types of libraries.
Newly appointed technical services managers, library
practitioners seeking to advance their careers, and
library school students will benefit from this practical,
step-by-step approach