International experts help libraries increase accessibility via virtual tools

(New York, NY) December 2, 2008- The digital age continues to bring tremendous change to libraries and information services. Access, Delivery, Performance: The Future of Libraries Without Walls, to be released by Neal-Schuman Publishers on January 25, 2009, is a timely, forward-looking collection that addresses the significant issues and concerns facing today’s information professionals, and offers practical strategies for succeeding in a digitally dominant era.

Written by a diverse team of recognized experts, Access, Delivery, Performance is based on almost four decades of ground-breaking research from Professor Peter Brophy, an internationally acclaimed pioneer in information studies. Brophy’s vast contributions to the field serve as the foundation for the four fundamental themes covered in the text. Each topic includes related technologies, best practices for real-life application and likely future developments.

The first section focuses on libraries and distance learning, and provides a comprehensive guide to changing content and services in the digital age as well as important background on how libraries have already been evolving to accommodate distance learning The next section covers the widening access to information, and includes a chapter that teaches public libraries to thrive and remain relevant amidst a limitation-free information age as well as section that covers the implementation and benefits of social networking technologies. The book then covers the changing directions of information delivery, including sections on digital preservation and the transformed role of controlled vocabularies. The last section focuses on performance, quality and leadership, and features chapters on developing and using web-based evaluation tools, measuring the quality of academic electronic resources, and achieving influential leadership in academic libraries.

Access, Delivery, Performance demystifies the relationship between information science and digital technology, and is a valuable tool for all academic, public and special libraries.

Access, Delivery, Performance: The Future of Libraries without Walls
ISBN 978-1-85604-647-3.
2008. 6 x 9. 238 pp. $125.00.

About the Editors
Jillian R. Griffiths BA and Jenny Craven MA are Research Associates at the Centre for Research in Library and Information Management (CERLIM), Manchester Metropolitan University.

About Neal-Schuman Publishers and Facet Publishing
Facet Publishing titles are exclusively available in the United States through Neal-Schuman Publishers, a leading provider of library management, Internet, and information technology resources. Facet is the imprint of the prestigious Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (formerly the British Library Association). Founded in 1976, Neal-Schuman Publishers is based in New York City with offices in London, UK.

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