ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science

by Michael Levine-Clark (Editor), Toni Carter Dean (Editor)

Overview

The only things librarians encounter more often than acronyms are strings of jargon and arcane technical phrases--and there are so many floating around that even just reading an article in a professional journal can bewilder experienced librarians, to say nothing of those new to the profession! The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science presents a thorough yet concise guide to ghe specific words that describe the materials, processes and systems relevant to the field of librarianship. Written by a panel of experts from across the LIS world, and updated to include the latest technology and internet-related terms, this handy book will become an essential part of every library's and librarian's reference collection and will also be a blessing for LIS students and recent graduates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838911112
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	05/21/2013
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michael Levine-Clark is the collections librarian at the University of Denver’s Penrose Library and has also held positions as a reference and documents librarian. He has an MS in library and information science from the University of Illinois, and an MA in history from the University of Iowa. He has recently completed a two-year term as the president of the Faculty Senate at the University of Denver, and has also held elected positions in RUSA’s Collection Development and Evaluation Section. With colleagues from the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries, he founded the open access journal Collaborative Librarianship, and currently serves as coeditor for scholarly articles. He has published and presented widely on various aspects of collections use and analysis, and is particularly interested in how these analyses can inform practice.