Using Technology in the Library Workplace : An Introduction for Support Staff - Marie Keen Shaw

Using Technology in the Library Workplace

An Introduction for Support Staff

By: Marie Keen Shaw

Hardcover | 7 July 2021

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Libraries today, regardless of their type or location, are reliant on technology. Almost every process or procedure in the library is dependent upon skilled use of computers, hardware, and software. Integrated library and discovery systems enable patrons to manage activities such as creating lists and holds, to perform self-checkout, and to search multiple library catalogs and databases simultaneously.

This text is written for the library support staff who are the backbone of technology success. Each chapter provides a practical overview of how the technology advances library services. With abundant examples of how to apply the technology in real situations, it is an essential handbook for students entering into the library profession as well as for those who seek to become more confident and competent with these technologies and more:

  • Computer hardware and peripherals
  • Integrated Library and Discovery systems
  • Software applications
  • Open Source
  • Cloud Computing
  • Mobile applications
  • Networking Infrastructure
  • Online Meetings
  • Social Media
  • Mobile Technologies
  • Digital media equipment
  • STEM/STEAM Makerspaces
  • Coding and Robotics
  • Cybersecurity

The Library Support Staff series is aimed for staff that work in libraries and want to enhance their skills, college professors who teach library support staff instruction, and students who seek new learning in the library profession. Each book in the series addresses a specific topic in an academic curriculum for library support staff. Content of each book in the series is aligned with American Library Association competencies for accredited programs and learning for library support staff (ALA-LSSC). The text is written in clear language with practical examples of how performance can contribute to exemplary library service.

Industry Reviews

Dr. Marie Shaw has excelled for years in keeping up with the current technology needs of library support staff. Students in the community college course I instruct and develop have been relying on her wide variety of coverage on library technology topics for over five years. From the terminology to the discussion prompts, Dr. Shaw has covered her bases in meeting the needs of those pursuing a career in the profession.

--Austin Stroud, public library director, Monon Town and Township Public Library, and adjunct faculty in library programs at Ivy Tech Community College and IUPUI

Library support staff students must meet the challenges that have impacted our libraries since COVID-19. Marie Shaw's textbook, Using Technology in the Library Workplace: An Introduction for Support Staff, has succeeded in doing just that. Her book provides LSS students with a strong foundation on technology trends and developments and how they impact library function and services.

--Anastasia Weigle, assistant professor, University of Maine, Augusta

Technology skills and knowledge are crucial in most workplaces, but especially in libraries. This addition to the series aimed at library support staff is aligned with the competencies for the Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Program. Like the other titles in the series, it is practical rather than theoretical and covers a wide range of issues that library staff will encounter.... This text will be useful in LSSC programs; also a solid practical guide for anyone wishing to understand the basics of technologies used in libraries.

-- "Library Journal"

Using Technology in the Library Workplace: An Introduction for Support Staff is a very thorough and up-to-date overview of all the types of technology support staff may encounter in their daily work. It is useful for workers in all types of libraries - public, academic, and school (K-12), whether for new learning or review.

--Sandra Rosado, librarian, head of technical services, Eastern Connecticut State University

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Published: 13th October 2021

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