Bücher der Reihe Lita Guides

Knowing about the open source alternative to integrated library systems and being able to make accurate comparisons can save a library tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year while more closely matching the library's functional needs.

As most institutions contemplate an enterprise digital content strategy for a growing number of digitized surrogates and born-digital assets, libraries, archives, and museums understand that these expanding needs can only be met by more flexible approaches offered by a multicomponent digital asset management ecosystem (DAME).

Regardless of age and experience, young adults must be mindful of their digital presence in the expanding digital world. This book provides a guide for librarians, educators, counselors, and administrators to guide secondary and higher education students in successfully practicing responsible citizenship and civics in the digital world.

This book offers a thorough and engaging introduction to Universal Design and concrete examples of how these principles can be applied at libraries of all sizes, types, and budgets.

This authoritative LITA guide introduces all aspects of integrating universal design and accessibility principles into online library instruction. In light of new legislation, it is vital that library instructors in school, public, special, and academic libraries ensure compliance with universal design for learning principles.

This guide is designed to equip practitioners with the strategies they need to master interpersonal and technical interdependencies. Learn how to socialize technological changes within your library, assess the core competencies and comfort levels of colleagues, direct reports, and end users, and methodically optimize both library technologies.

Library Technology Planning for Today and Tomorrow is a practical LITA guide that helps librarians achieve success in selecting, implementing and managing new technologies. This step-by-step manual walks readers through each step of creating and carrying out a plan that is customized to meet the needs of their community.

Digital Preservation Made Easy outlines simple steps for accomplishing practical digital preservation projects for those with little experience, time, or resources. Following a general introduction, step-by-step guides for completing commonplace digital preservation projects are covered.

This book is written for librarians, by librarians: understanding that diverse communities use libraries, museums, and archives for a variety of different reasons. It makes augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality applications much more accessible to professionals in libraries, museums, and archives.

This book provides detailed plans for purposefully integrating technology into the academic environment by utilizing examples from a variety of institutions. Included case studies and further readings provide everything needed to create, grow, and sustain a holistic plan for integrating technology within the academic library setting.

Big Data Shocks examines the roots of big data, the current climate and rising stars in this world. The book explores the issues raised by big data and discusses theoretical as well as practical approaches to managing information whose scope exists beyond the human scale.

The LITA Guide to No- or Low-Cost Technology Tools for Libraries provides a practical guide on how to find and use technology tools for a variety of purposes in libraries and education. Each topic showcases two technology tools in detail, discusses additional tools, and provides examples of how to use them in libraries and schools.

This guide will help library managers understand the underpinnings of technology and how to powerfully manage tech to serve patrons and staff alike. You'll find easy-to-follow exercises and tools that have been tested in real-world situations. Step-by-step instructions for crucial processes including technology planning are included.

This book explores how patrons are using innovative technologies utilizing real-life case studies from a variety of academic institutions. Discover which technologies they are using, how they are using them, and the purposes of use. Authors include best practices on designing space, marketing the technology, and collaborating to enhance the use.

This book explores how patrons are using innovative technologies utilizing real-life case studies from a variety of academic institutions. Discover which technologies they are using, how they are using them, and the purposes of use. Authors include best practices on designing space, marketing the technology, and collaborating to enhance the use.

This book is an easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to understanding how the Dark Web works and why you should be using it! Readers are led on a tour from how to download the platform for personal or public use, to how it can best be utilized for finding information. This guide busts myths and informs readers, remaining jargon-free.

This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. It gives real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution.

This book examines how the unequal distribution of resources between communities can limit access to emerging technologies. It gives real world examples of libraries going the extra mile to bring more than just email access to their communities, regardless of economic status or geographic distribution.

The LITA Leadership Guide will help librarians at every level of the career ladder and will supplement leadership and skill-based training workshops. Library leadership teams interested in the development of their staff as a means of improving their organizational performance will find it to provide context for growth, training, and collaboration.

The LITA Leadership Guide will help librarians at every level of the career ladder and will supplement leadership and skill-based training workshops. Library leadership teams interested in the development of their staff as a means of improving their organizational performance will find it to provide context for growth, training, and collaboration.

In Using Social Media to Build Library Communities, a constellation of perspectives are brought together to explore community building through social media. This book will guide library professionals who want to take social media beyond marketing and promotion to build an engaged community of library users.

In Using Social Media to Build Library Communities, a constellation of perspectives are brought together to explore community building through social media. This book will guide library professionals who want to take social media beyond marketing and promotion to build an engaged community of library users.

The Librarian's Introduction to Programming Languages presents case studies and practical applications for using the top programming languages in library and information settings. The languages covered are JavaScript, PERL, PHP, SQL, Python, Ruby, C, C#, and Java.

This LITA Guide offers readers guidance on a wide range of topics, including foundations of privacy in libraries; data collection, retention, use, and protection; laws and regulations; privacy instruction; contracts with third parties; and use of in-house and internet tools including social network sites, surveillance video, and RFID.

This LITA Guide offers readers guidance on a wide range of topics, including foundations of privacy in libraries; data collection, retention, use, and protection; laws and regulations; privacy instruction; contracts with third parties; and use of in-house and internet tools including social network sites, surveillance video, and RFID.