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Human rights is a professional ethic that informs the practice of librarianship. [8] The American Library Association (ALA), the profession's voice in the U.S., defines the core values of librarianship as information access, confidentiality/privacy, democracy, diversity, education and lifelong learning, intellectual freedom, preservation, the public good, professionalism, service and social ...
The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance (2003) ALA Editions ISBN 0-8389-0846-2 – This book discusses the issues surrounding traditional library services and the ideas of technology dominance. Gorman's argument is that to comprehend the influence of technology on society and libraries, we need to understand the ...
In order to determine what is important to library users and how satisfied they are with services, resources and physical space, library assessment utilizes a variety of research methods such as: [12] [13] website usability testing, observation, 'In-Library Use' surveys, [14] focus groups, interviews, wayfinding, balanced scorecard, furniture usability, photo and mapping surveys ...
Following the advent of the Digital Revolution, libraries began incorporating electronic information resources into their collections and services.The inclusion of these resources was driven by the core values of library science, as expressed by Raganathan's five laws of library science, especially the belief that electronic technologies made access to information more direct, convenient, and ...
CILIP was formed in 2002 by the merger of the Library Association (abbreviated as LA or sometimes LAUK) – founded in 1877 as a result of the first International Conference of Librarians [3] [4] and awarded a Royal Charter in 1898 [5] [6] – and the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS), founded on 23 January 1958.
Description: creating and adapting records for library materials and licensed content, allowing users to search and discover these resources in the library catalog.These records, often based on MARC standards and available for online public access, include descriptive elements—such as author, title, and subject—to assist users in identifying relevant resources to meet their needs.
Library 2.0 is a proposed concept for library services that facilitate user contributions and other features of Web 2.0, [1] which includes online services such as OPAC systems. The term "Library 2.0" was coined by Michael Casey in 2006 on his blog Library Crunch.