This brand new 2004 Update reflects current AACR2 terminology and additional forms of cartographic materials. What's new in the 2004 Update?

• New and updated rules in full concordance with AACR2 2003 and 2004 updates
• Rule revisions for appendices A and K
• "Type and extent of resource" in area 3 for electronic materials eliminated
• Includes area 5 rules for remote access electronic materials
• Revised format for all appendices
• A complete and fully revised index
• New pages to reflect the merger of the National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada
• A checklist of new updates.

Available in convenient loose-leaf format, to allow for easy integration with the original text, the 2004 Update is the essential companion to Cartographic Materials 2004.
April 2005
looseleaf only; 1-85604-575-7; £25.00

Libraries have a tradition of organizing, managing, and making accessible a wide variety of resources. But as the nature of information changes, so does the demand on libraries to modify their functions and processes. This timely and practical new book outlines the characteristics of online information sources and demonstrates how they fit into traditional workflows-including the development, acquisition, description, organization, and administration of collections.
The authors provide step-by-step guidance for analysing, recording, and organizing the bibliographic data of online content. They share best practices for cataloguing electronic monographs, serials, integrated resources, and digitized collections. Chapters explore alternative means of compiling and promoting collections through Web lists, information links, and searches. With a practical focus on a progressive area of library service, this useful guide is an essential addition for any library looking to satisfy the needs of users in the 21st century.

April 2005
230pp paperback 1-85604-556-0 £39.95

The modern academic library stands at the centre of a complex network of relationships, commercial, academic and professional, with external institutions. These relationships are essential to its operation, but can pose major challenges to assuring quality of service. This new book examines these relationships in detail and offers tools, techniques and strategies for their successful management and to achieve and maintain quality.

Based on successful practice in an innovative academic library, this book offers advice on the pressing issues of: managing suppliers, publishers, outsourcing, e-procurement, library consortia purchasing and working with partner organisations.
April 2005; 256pp; hardback; 1-85604-547-1; £39.95

This practical manual, written by one of the leading US experts in the field, suggests innovative ideas for helping library and information staff to optimize online experiences for their users. The book opens by evaluating the information-seeking behaviour of users, and goes on to explore practical ways of building and managing an e-collection that will address rapidly evolving service expectations. Chapters include:
Understanding electronic journals
Understanding users of electronic journals
Shifting library resources
Developing a collection of electronic journals
Trafficking in intellectual property: licensing and user authentication
Ordering and receiving electronic journals
Delivering electronic journals and maintaining access channels
Supporting users and fostering the use of electronic journals
Analysing electronic journal usage and evaluating services.
The option of using outsourcing for managing electronic journals is also discussed, and clear and extensive information is provided on benefits and costs, selection rationales, archiving, cataloguing, and much more. Appendices provide sample collection policies and other management techniques.
This key source offers sound advice and manageable methods for libraries just getting started, tips and shortcuts for institutions struggling to keep their e-journal workload under control, and advanced techniques for those ready to give sophisticated users the best possible integrated access to their literature.
February 2005
438pp paperback 1-85604-541-2 £39.95

This essential new book provides step-by-step guidance on the specification, selection and implementation of content managementsystem software (CMS) for websites and intranets. It covers every aspect of the process, from making the initial business case, writing a Statement of Requirements, assessing the relative merits of open-source, proprietary and internally built software, managing the vendor selection, and ensuring that the implementation achieves the original objectives within an agreed Total Cost of Implementation.
This practical handbook takes advantage of the author's extensive consulting experience of supporting CMS implementations in a wide range of organizations, including government agencies, charities and multi-national businesses. Written from the perspective of an information professional with over 30 years experience in information management, publishing and consulting, this book will be of value to all involved in the process, ensuring that the benefits are realised and the risks inherent in any software implementation are identified and managed appropriately.

January 2005;
224pp; hardback; 1-85604-533-1; £39.95

'The Academic Library should be on every student librarian's core reading list'
INFORMATION WORLD REVIEW

'This book will be useful for students or to those wishing to expand their career options. It will also be of benefit for those updating their knowledge when returning to an academic library environment.'
AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY JOURNAL

'An excellent book … Peter Brophy has achieved a worthy and useful summary of the academic library at the start of the new millennium.'
SCONUL NEWSLETTER

This authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing functions of higher education libraries and the organizational cultures in which they operate. It offers an assessment of the impact of such changes on service delivery from both provider and user perspectives, and considers the future role of the academic library. The new edition has been completely updated, with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive coverage of: accessibility; information literacy; portals; digital libraries; copyright; institutional repositories; virtual and managed learning environments; and management of change.

Written in a readable and accessible style, the book focuses on:

• the library in the institution;
• users of the academic library;
• the impacts and opportunities of ICTs;
• human resources;
• management and organization of resources;
• collection and access management;
• the academic library building;
• library systems and networks;
• specialist services;
• management and professional issues;
• performance measurement.

This textbook is an indispensable introduction to the range of issues facing academic libraries. Invaluable for new information professionals and for students on information and library studies courses, it also makes stimulating reading for education administrators and academic library managers in both higher and further education.
While the book considers emerging scenarios in the United Kingdom in depth, it also draws examples from institutions elsewhere in the world, and is of broad international interest.

January 2005;
256pp; paperback; 1-85604-527-7; £32.95

The International Yearbook of Library and Information Management (IYLIM) is a thematic, refereed annual publication in the field of library science and information management worldwide. Each volume contains substantive chapters covering current issues, emerging debates and trends, and models of best practice and likely future developments, contributed by an internationally respected panel of researchers, practitioners and academics.
The theme for Volume 5, 'scholarly publishing in an electronic era', has been chosen in view of significant recent changes in the publishing world and the impacts that these changes are having on the management of information provision and on access to information in specific communities.
The first part of the book offers an overview of current trends in scholarly publishing, and the book is divided into a further six parts each covering an area of core interest:

• institutional perspectives on scholarly publishing;
• open access initiatives;
• technical issues in scholarly publishing;
• use of scholarly publications;
• economics and logistics of scholarly publishing;
• international issues.

In this book, John Bowman helps novice and out-of-practiceclassifiers to understand how to use Dewey to classify works He outlines the content of the scheme and its structure and then, through worked examples based on real and imaginary titles, teaches readers how to use the scheme. Fully worked out answers and notes are provided. The book's contents include:

• introduction and background
• outline and description of the schedules
• how to classify simple subjects
• number-building, 1: standard subdivisions
• number-building, 2: other methods
• preference order
• exceptions
• special subjects
• how to cope with difficult items
• WebDewey.

'[this book's] style is grounded in good practice making it immensely valuable not only for practitioners who do not know how to begin a qualitative study, but also for the more experienced researcher.'
MANAGING INFORMATION

'I almost never unreservedly recommend a book in a review that I write. This book is an exception. Go buy it.'
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESEARCH NEWS

In recent years qualitative methodologies have been attracting significant and growing interest as research tools. Until the first edition of this book, there was very little in the field of library and information management that provided an introduction to this method of research. Gorman and Clayton have answered this need with an integrated manual on how to conduct qualitative research. Its extensive coverage includes all aspects of work in this field from conception to completion, and all types of study in a variety of settings from multisite studies to data organization.

The book features many examples and case studies and offers a comprehensive manual of practice designed for LIS professionals. Since the last edition there have been major advances in the volume and quality of web-based information relevant to qualitative research methods and practice. In addition there have been many changes in relevant software applications and resources. These vital changes pervade and inform this new edition, which also contains a new directory of global software applications. The authors have identified a clear need for a new chapter on the evaluation of existing research, as a gateway into new research for information professionals. The new edition covers:

• the nature of qualitative research
• qualitative research design in information organizations
• case studies in information organizations
• laying the foundations for fieldwork in information organizations
• beginning fieldwork and formulating a research plan
• interviewing
• group discussion techniques
• historical investigation
• recording fieldwork data
• analysing qualitative data
• writing research reports
• evaluating qualitative research.

The work concludes with an 'ideal' qualitative case study which exemplifies many of the approaches to qualitative research discussed in earlier chapters.
This book contains a wealth of advice for the beginning researcher, but it also offers a practical refresher in this important area for experienced researchers. It is a useful tool for all library professionals and information managers.
December 2004;
320pp; hardback; 1-85604-472-6; £39.95

Information centres and libraries, irrespective of the sector, are typically viewed as overheads by their management, which is an extremely risky position for them to be in today. For survival and success, it is imperative to get senior management to shift its focus from your expenditure to the value of the information services you provide.
This book will help to show how successful outsourcing can assist managers and staffing in providing the services users want. It shows that the very process of examining the effectiveness of each separate service element (when considering outsourcing as an option) has spin-off benefits for the information service. Illustrated by case studies and checklists, this new book looks at:

• evaluating current operations;
• deciding when information should be outsourced - results of the information audit;
• the nature of outsourcing information services;
• negotiating and formatting outsourcing agreements;
• keeping outsourcing agreements on target;
• keeping users happy with outsourced services;
• communication strategies.

The Concise AACR2 4th edn is intended to promote a basic set of cataloguing rules and this new edition of the classic text takes into account all the changes and updates made to AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules), Second Edition, 2002 Revision.
It incorporates the changes made to AACR2 in key areas such as electronic resources, serials, and cartographic materials while the Appendices on capitalization, the glossary, and the comparative table of rule numbers have also been fully updated since the last edition.

The concise version conveys the essence and basic principles of AACR2 while simplifying the rules to make them more accessible. Those rules taken from the full text have been rewritten and supplied with new examples designed to highlight those more commonly encountered library materials. Although the presentation may be different the end result of using the full or concise versions of AACR2 should be the same.
With easy-to-follow examples of rules, the Concise AACR2 is an essential resource for cataloguing students, smaller libraries without full-time cataloguers and occasional cataloguers in libraries of all types and sizes worldwide.

October 2004
176pp; paperback; 1-85604-540-4; £29.95

Classification is an essential skill for all information workers but a difficult concept to grasp - and it's even more difficult to put that theory into practice. This practical guide shows the reader how to go about classifying a document from scratch.
Essential Classification guides the novice cataloguer through the practice of subject cataloguing, with an emphasis on practical document analysis and classification. It deals with fundamental questions as to the purpose of classification in different situations, and the needs and expectations of end users. The reader is introduced to the ways in which document content can be assessed, and how this can best be expressed for translation into the language of specific indexing and classification systems.

The characteristics of the major general schemes of classification (LCC, DDC, UDC and BC1) are discussed and their suitability for different classification needs. Some basic issues of theory are included to support practical considerations. The emphasis in the chapters on the major classification schemes is on the practical application of those schemes.
Key areas discussed are:

• the need for classification
• the purpose of classification
• the rightness of classification
• controlled indexing languages
• concept based retrieval and word based retrieval
• the structure of classification
• varieties of classification 1: the enumerative scheme
• varieties of classification 2: the analytico-synthetic scheme
• varieties of classification 3: the faceted scheme
• management aspects of classification.

October 2004
336pp; paperback; 1-85604-514-5; £18.71


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In today's information world, the importance and need for archival collections and professionals to care for them cannot be understated. Noted professor and author Richard J. Cox provides an insightful guide to the new roles, responsibilities, and considerations for archival management. Cox examines the role of archival collections in public scholarship, distance learning, and the digital era. He explores the need for modern organizations that collect historical materials. Chapters guide readers through the creation of job descriptions and the hiring an archivists and consultants. Cox delineates the role of the archivist in the knowledge age; the profession's changing credentials and specialties; and the growing base of knowledge found in the field's scholarly works. Informative and timely, this guide contains vital new information for archivists, records managers, students, and all information workers who are interested in understanding the important roles archivists play in modern institutions and the information profession.
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Libraries are continuing to evolve as a result of the dual pressures of technology and user access. The new digital media forms are enabling librarians to find new methods of information delivery. Libraries and librarians need to be aware of the legal ramifications of the new technologies that are available. This book provides an authoritative and practical guide to the subject. Despite the negative prognosis for libraries during the early 1990s in the face of digital technology, libraries have proved to be surprisingly resilient, and have begun the long process of incorporating digital technologies into their service. The legal ramifications, however, always need to be considered. This book does just that.Key Features: (1) Deals with the important and topical ramifications of the law and digital media, with specific focus on the impact upon - and the future role of - libraries (2) It provides an accessible but theoretical base that gradually builds into a practical guide for copyright law and the role of technology in libraries (3) It provides analysis of all of the current and future technologies and the legal implications (4) Is written from a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field (5) Most of the books written on the topic have been written from a US perspective only; this book provides a European and British perspective. The Author: Mark Van Hoorebeek works at Derby University, researching the general areas of Intellectual Property Law and Cyberspace law. His interest fields include the interplay between libraries, the law and digital media. Readership: Library staff of all levels and librarianship students.Law practitioners and management staff Contents: Introduction - a brief history of technological influences on libraries, the role of libraries in society, and the aims and objectives of the book What is copyright: an introduction to intellectual property rights (IPRs) - an introduction to law, an introduction to the intellectual property of intangible products and an introduction to copyright European and American influence on intellectual property and library practices Technological advances in media delivery and the resulting library development - use of VDU, use of catalogues, the Internet and the proposed death of libraries in the 1990s, use of eBooks and publishing house strategies The impact of copyright on library practices - practical strategies for maximum utility of digital technologies, ISSN and archives and the battle for the commodification of copyrights The future of information management, law and libraries - the next generation of technology, the role of planning for the future and conclusion
March 2005
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February 2005
Oxford University Press
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