LIB SERVICES PLATFORMS

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8389-5961-9
Verlag: AMER LIB ASSN

Buch, Englisch, 40 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm

Reihe: Library Technology Reports

The genre of library services platforms helps libraries manage their collection materials and automate many aspects of their operations by addressing a wider range of resources. They take advantage of current technology architectures compared to the integrated library systems that have previously dominated. This seminal category of library technology products has gained momentum in recent years and is positioned to reshape how libraries acquire, manage, and provide access to their collections as they go forward into the next decade. This issue of Library Technology Reports explores this new category of library software, including its functional and technical characteristics. The issues covered include - differences with integrated library systems, which remain viable for many libraries and continue to see development along their own trajectory
- an up-to-date assessment of library services platforms, ranging from those that have well-established track records to those that remain under development
- the relationship between library services platforms and discovery services
- a general overview of major products, discussing their high-level organization of functionality, and adoption patterns relative to size and types
- a look at libraries that have implemented platforms and how these libraries perceive their performance.

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Marshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides, a columnist for Computers in Libraries, and the editor of Smart Libraries Newsletter. He has authored the annual “Automation Marketplace” feature published most recently in American Libraries. He has also edited or authored several books, including Cloud Computing for Libraries. Formerly the director for innovative technology and research for the Vanderbilt University Library, USA he regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations internationally at library conferences. This is his twelfth issue of Library Technology Reports.