"This book is crucial to understanding changes and the new expectations that library users have in the 21st century, including identifying, implementing and updating new technologies, understanding copyright and fair use laws, creating metadata for access to digital collections, and meeting user needs"--Provided by publisher.
This volume on remote access and online tools for libraries provides library personnel and users with an overview of current and emerging technologies. Divided into concise, stand alone chapters, the work covers topics such as distance education and library services, users' needs assessments, copyright and legal issues, collection development, technology for remote access, course management software, social networking, mobile technologies, and virtual libraries. A collection of reading resources is included. Fulkerson is the social science and education librarian at the University of South Florida Polytechnic, Lakeland. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)