"This book provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole"--Provided by publisher.
Library, information, and computer scientists, mostly in the US but with a voice from Brazil, sift through those tasks at libraries that can be reduced to algorithms and so assigned to machines, and those that require skills only humans can be expected to acquire over the next generation or so of both humans and machines. Their topics include the inevitability of library automation, a short history with recent trends of automation and collection management, the myth that information and library science has to be stressful, the development of academic library automation in Brazil, maximizing technology to minimize risk, and lending and borrowing library materials. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
In recent years, automation has played a vital role in library systems that handle tasks of acquisition, cataloging, serials, and circulation. The automation of these operations has, in turn, minimized the demand for human interaction. Robots in Academic Libraries: Advancements in Library Automation provides an overview on the current state of library automation, addresses the need for changing personnel to accommodate these changes, and assesses the future for academic libraries as a whole. This book is essential for library leaders, technology experts, and library vendors interested in the future of library automation and its impact on the decline of human interaction in libraries.
