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Transforming Technical Services: A Case Study at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
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The author discusses the transformational efforts of Technical Services at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries and concludes with lessons learned and suggestions for other libraries interested in exploring a transformation of their technical services.Abstract:
Technical services in academic libraries face tremendous challenges to transform and move to the next generation of operations and services. Following an overview of the transformational changes affecting library technical services and the strategic shifts that are currently happening, in this article the author discusses the transformational efforts of Technical Services at the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries and concludes with lessons learned and suggestions for other libraries interested in exploring a transformation of their technical services.read more
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The New User Environment: The End of Technical Services?
TL;DR: The advent of new forms of publication and new techniques for providing universal records and universal access to information content made the organizational structure obsolete and is generally credited as being responsible for the dramatic improvement in the quality of library service that has occurred in the first decade of the twenty-first century.
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Technical Service Outreach Strategies for Academic Libraries
Jacqueline Toce,Cindy Schofield +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that in many ways it is now the technical services division that is best positioned to provide outreach services to a community—whether at the university or municipal level.
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New England Technical Services Librarians Spring 2011 Conference: 2020 Vision: A New Decade for Technical Services
TL;DR: The 2011 New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) annual spring conference as discussed by the authors was held on Friday, April 8 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and entitled “2020 Vision: A New Decade for Technical Services.
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