Working in the Virtual Stacks

Thanks in part to technology, the boundaries of library positions are dissolving. It is no longer practical to discuss the profession in terms of traditional library types, and in today's library, the relationship between librarians and technology is stronger than ever. In this informative volume, veteran author Laura Townsend Kane interviews dozens of practicing librarians who are highly involved with technology as part of their day-to-day jobs. Revealing the full richness of the profession, Kane

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Librarians as Subject Specialists	p. 1
Engineering and Computer Science	p. 7
Clinical Medicine	p. 11
Law	p. 16
General Reference	p. 20
Business	p. 23
Veterinary Medicine	p. 27
Health Sciences	p. 33
Cataloging and Astronomy	p. 37
Business	p. 42
Librarians as Technology Gurus and Social Networkers	p. 47
Technology Innovation, Technology Consulting	p. 52
Community Technology Instruction, Web Design	p. 56
Community Technology Outreach	p. 59
Library Systems and IT Operations	p. 62
Instructional Initiatives and Social Software	p. 65
Digital Futures, Web Presence, Social Software	p. 69
Virtual Libraries and Multi-Type Library Systems	p. 72
Multi-Type Library Systems and Virtual Reference	p. 75
Digital Resources and Social Software	p. 79
Online Learning Communities and Technology Consulting	p. 82
Librarians as Teachers and Community Liaisons	p. 87
Graduate Library School Professor	p. 90
School Library Media Specialist	p. 96
Associate Dean of Libraries and Library School Professor	p. 99
User Experience Librarian	p. 103
Outreach Librarian (University Library)	p. 106
Outreach Librarian (Public Library)	p. 111
Librarians as Entrepreneurs	p. 115
The Organized Library, Library Organization Consulting	p. 118
MarketingBase, Market Intelligence Research	p. 122
Wordmaps Indexing, Freelance Indexing	p. 126
Aaron Cohen Associates, Ltd., Library Planning and Consulting	p. 129
Himmel and Wilson, Library Consulting	p. 133
Librarians as Administrators	p. 139
Executive Director, Public Library	p. 143
Academic Dean, University Library System	p. 146
Director, Health Sciences Library	p. 150
Associate University Librarian	p. 156
Index	p. 161
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