
More Technology for the Rest of Us
A Second Primer on Computing for the Non-IT Librarian
- 180 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
More Technology for the Rest of Us
A Second Primer on Computing for the Non-IT Librarian
About this book
In this valuable book, 11 chapters each overview a technology of interest to librarians working in the field today. From cloud computing to data curation to open-source software, the world of technology offers great opportunity—and potential frustration. Nancy Courtney and her team of IT experts have set out to enhance the former and alleviate the latter. More Technology for the Rest of Us: A Second Primer on Computing for the Non-IT Librarian follows up on Courtney's 2005 technology volume by tackling the most recent advances in IT. Each chapter describes a technology important to the library field, explains how it works in terms a non-IT professional can understand, and describes its uses. The essays in More Technology for the Rest of Us are not meant to make readers experts, but to provide a basic introduction to some of the current technologies impacting libraries and their patrons. Articles are brief and clearly written, and computer jargon is defined and explained. Each chapter lists references for further information, and there is a selected bibliography and glossary at the end of the book.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Web Services
- 2 Digital Data Preservation and Curation
- 3 Cloud Computing: Distributed Power, Remote Storage, and Web Services
- 4 Learning Management Systems
- 5 Authentication and Authorization in Libraries
- 6 Content Management Systems
- 7 Data Visualization
- 8 Sorting through Digital Preservation Systems
- 9 Free and Open Source Software
- 10 Metadata Repurposing Using XSLT
- 11 Communicating Effectively with IT
- Glossary
- Index