Research & Markets: Library Technology & User Services: Planning, Integration & Usability Engineering is Delivered From Acade...
March 15 2012 - 11:40AM
Business Wire
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3efcf/library_technology)
has announced the addition of Woodhead Publishing Ltd's new book
"Library Technology and User Services: Planning, Integration, and
Usability Engineering" to their offering.
Written as a technology guide for students, practitioners, and
administrators, the focus of this book is on introducing current
and future trends in library technology and automation within the
larger context of strategic and systems planning, implementation,
and continuous improvement. Technology is an essential resource for
attaining both organizational and patron goals, and planning needs
to emphasize the alignment between the clearly defined goals of
each. For this alignment to occur on a consistent basis goals must
be designed, or engineered, in a systematic fashion where
technology fulfils the need to deliver the desired outcomes in an
efficient, cost-effective manner. The concept of usability
engineering is also examined, where the technology is planned,
designed, and implemented in such a way as to maximize utility and
ease-of-use for users and employees. Readers of this book will
understand both the why and the how of library technology,
planning, and implementation articulated in simple,
easy-to-understand fashion.
Readership: Current library administrators and their technology
practitioners will benefit by reading this book, followed closely
by LIS students and faculty members, as well as non-library
administrators and technology practitioners.
Key features:
- current and emerging technologies are discussed along with
their current and future application in the field of library and
information science
- technology planning and integration is explained using a
systems design process with scenarios and case studies that are
articulated in a step-wise, holistic fashion
- provides an overarching theoretical and application framework
for technology integration emphasizing usability engineering as a
fluid process of planning, implementation, and evaluation for
continuous improvement
- an interdisciplinary approach will integrate library and
information science with performance technology and systems
design
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e3efcf/library_technology