Description

Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with a number disparate content providers and software systems. It also helps readers understand what libraries must do to deliver a user experience customized to the needs of individual institutions.

Familiarizes readers with general and library specific technologies required to provide digital library services
Helps readers better understand trade offs between in-house and vendor solutions
Provides library decision makers with technology staffing guidance