Handbook of information management

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Handbook of information management

Aslib-IMI, c2001

8th ed. / edited by Alison Scammell

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Handbook of special librarianship and information work

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Previous ed. published as: Handbook of special librarianship and information work. 1997

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is effectively the eighth edition of Aslib's flagship reference work, Handbook of Special Librarianship and Information Work, which has provided the seminal text on modern information theory, practice, and procedure since 1957. Scammell draws on a substantial background of research and best practice to provide a pragmatic approach to information management in the workplace. This volume covers strategic, legal, management, and marketing issues and highlights the importance of new web-based delivery mechanisms. It includes contributions from outside the UK, mirroring the global nature of information management. Includes: * essential reference to core theories and principles of information organization, retrieval and dissemination * a new chapter exploring the legal issues involved with information on the Internet * new topics including: freedom of information, project management, digital library research, the hybrid library, the effective website and the intranet.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Digital library services: an overview of the hybrid approach
  • Staffing the special library
  • Organising access to information by subject
  • Information needs assessment
  • Information audits
  • Performance measurement and metrics
  • Knowledge management working at the speed of 'e'
  • Records management
  • The enquiry service
  • The use of the Internet in special librarianship
  • Selecting information resources for the special library
  • Acquiring information resources for the special library
  • Current awareness services in an electronic age - the whole picture
  • Financial planning
  • Project management
  • Marketing the information service
  • Library management systems
  • Intranets: the bigger picture
  • The effective web site
  • Copyright
  • Data protection
  • Liability for information provision
  • Freedom of Information Act 2000
  • Legal issues of the Internet
  • Digital library research
  • The information 'player': a new and timely term for the digital information user
  • Index.

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