AUTHOR: Sheila S. Intner and Peggy Johnson
STARTED: March 13, 2012
FINISHED: April 3, 2012
PAGES: 159
GENRE: Library Science
FIRST SENTENCE: [From the Preface] This book is intended to be a practical manual for managing a technical services department and can also serve as a textbook for course work in this area.
SUMMARY: [From Barnes and Noble] The processes for acquiring, cataloging, and preserving resources have undergone dramatic changes in the past decade, and library technical services departments have had to evolve quickly in response. Often, librarians asked to take on technical services management roles find themselves both underprepared and without guidance from their institutions.
THOUGHTS: This is a basic, what-you-have-to-know book about technical services. It's no frills, but that means you're getting only the information you need. I appreciate that. I'd rather read a lean and mean book over one that adds unnecessary pages and information. This is a good book for anyone who is new to technical services or who wants an overview of what that library department does.
The book breaks down each specific sub-section of technical services, offers a summary of the activities/responsibilities of that area, where current trends are headed, and offers level-headed advice for success.
It's a simple recipe, but it works.
RATING: 6/10 [Good]
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