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Informationen zum Autor Sharon Yang is Associate Professor/Systems Librarian at Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. She received her MS in 1986, Advanced Certificate for Librarianship in 1988, and DLS in 1997, all from the School of Library Service, Columbia University. Her research interests include library systems and technologies, discovery tools, emerging technologies, and the Semantic Web. She is the recipient of the 2012 Research Award from New Jersey Library Association and 2013 Liao Jing Best Research Award in All Media from the Chinese American Librarians Association. Klappentext . Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Guide focuses on practical applications of emerging technologies in libraries! defining the technologies in the context of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area! followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work areas such as advertising! distance learning! metadata and digital libraries. Remaining chapters focus on applications such as mobile computing and web conferencing! followed by a conclusion. This book will serve as a guide for those who want to learn and implement available technologies to enhance library services and what emerging technologies are available for a specific area of work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Emerging Technologies and Libraries Advertising/marketing Information Literacy and Distance Learning Virtual Reference Semantic Web/Metadata management Repositories/Digital libraries Presentation Tools Survey Tools Research Support Location-based social networking Library mobile applications/Mobile computing Web Conferencing Next Generation Library Systems Others Conclusion
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Emerging Technologies and Libraries
Advertising/marketing
Information Literacy and Distance Learning
Virtual Reference
Semantic Web/Metadata management
Repositories/Digital libraries
Presentation Tools
Survey Tools
Research Support
Location-based social networking
Library mobile applications/Mobile computing
Web Conferencing
Next Generation Library Systems
Others
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