Research Librarianship Books

New and Published Books

1. The FRBR Family of Conceptual Models

   Toward a Linked Bibliographic Future

   Edited by Richard P. Smiraglia, Pat Riva, Maja Žumer

   Since 1998 when FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) was first published by IFLA, the effort to develop and apply FRBR has been extended in many innovative and experimental directions. Papers in this volume explain and expand upon the extended family of FRBR models including...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Weaving Libraries into the Web

   OCLC 1998-2008

   Edited by Jay Jordan

   The year 1997 found the members of the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) cooperative in an expansive mood. More than 1,000 library leaders attended the OCLC President’s Luncheon in San Francisco, where they celebrated OCLC’s 30th anniversary. There were more than 25,000 libraries participating...

   Published November 27th 2011 by Routledge
3. Freedom of Information

   Open Access, Empty Archives?

   Edited by Andrew Flinn, Harriet Jones

   The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act has been broadly welcomed by contemporary British historians as a means of increasing access to public records within the thirty-year rule. But the benefits of this formal commitment to open government are untested, and experiences in other countries with FOI or...

   Published April 26th 2009 by Routledge
4. Digital Scholarship

   Edited by Marta Mestrovic Deyrup

   Series: Routledge Studies in Library and Information Science

   Collecting important original essays by librarians and archivists – all of whom are actively engaged in building digital collections – Digital Scholarship details both challenges and proven solutions in establishing, maintaining, and servicing digital scholarship in the humanities. This volume...

   Published December 11th 2008 by Routledge
5. Medical Librarian 2.0

   Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in Reference Servics

   Edited by M. Sandra Wood

   Widespread use and acceptance of the World Wide Web in the home and office has eclipsed many other technological advances. Next-generation applications like wikis, podcasting, streaming video, virtual reference, RSS feeds, and blogs sit on the cutting edge of changes that will—and have already...

   Published October 16th 2008 by Routledge
6. Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship

   Edited by M. Sandra Wood

   Get the foundational knowledge about health sciences librarianship. The general term “health sciences libraries” covers a wide range of areas beyond medical libraries, such as biomedical, nursing, allied health, pharmacy, and others. Introduction to Health Sciences Librarianship provides a sound...

   Published March 2nd 2008 by Routledge
7. Print vs. Digital

   The Future of Coexistence

   Edited by Sul H. Lee

   Libraries are currently confronted by the challenges of managing increasing amounts of electronic information. Print vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence presents the expert perspectives of eight of America’s leading library administrators on ways to effectively manage digital flow and offers...

   Published September 25th 2007 by Routledge
8. An Introduction to Reference Services in Academic Libraries

   Edited by Elizabeth Connor

   An introductory text on various aspects of reference services—that requires your students to think!An Introduction to Reference Services in Academic Libraries is a comprehensive textbook that presents compelling case studies and thought-provoking essays that teach the principles of reference...

   Published August 9th 2006 by Routledge
9. Reference Librarianship

   Notes from the Trenches

   By Peter Sprenkle, Charles R Anderson

   A daily diary of actual interactions between a reference desk librarian and his patronsReference Librarianship documents a year in the life of a young librarian working in the “trenches” at a library in the Midwestern United States. This one-of-a-kind book provides a daily diary of every librarian/...

   Published July 30th 2006 by Routledge
10. Prestatehood Legal Materials

    A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, Volumes 1 & 2

    Edited by Michael Chiorazzi, Marguerite Most

    Explore the controversial legal history of the formation of the United StatesPrestatehood Legal Materials is your one-stop guide to the history and development of law in the U.S. and the change from territory to statehood. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this book...

    Published March 27th 2006 by Routledge