Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 130
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-5296-7 • Hardback • July 2015 • $116.00 • (£89.00)
978-1-4422-5297-4 • Paperback • July 2015 • $62.00 • (£48.00)
978-1-4422-5928-7 • eBook • July 2015 • $58.50 • (£45.00)
Amy Deschenes specializes in making the library more user-friendly. She has worked in libraries since 2009 and is currently the Library User Experience Specialist at Harvard University. Prior to her current role, she led technology projects as the Systems & Web Applications Librarian at Simmons College Library. There, she built responsive websites, implemented countless open source apps, organized the library’s benchmarking statistics, and performed usability testing—all without spending a dime of the library’s budget. She is an advocate for thoughtful adoption of technology solutions and always considering the user’s needs.
Foreword by Ellyssa Kroski
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Chapter 3. Tools & Applications
Chapter 4. Case Studies & Library Examples
Chapter 5. Step-by-Step Projects
Chapter 6. Tips & Tricks
Chapter 7. Future Trends
Recommended Reading
Index
About the Author
I enthusiastically recommend the Library Technology Essentials series. Many libraries will want to invest in the entire set as a professional development resource since they will inevitably face some degree of involvement with each of the volume topics. Library technologists will want one of these books at their side as they launch new projects or initiatives. Ellyssa Kroski has shepherded a collection that makes an important contribution to the professional practice of library technology.
— Marshall Breeding, Independent Consultant, Speaker, and Author; editor Library Technology Guide editor, Computers in Libraries columnist, and Smart Libraries Newsletter editor