Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion

Robin Hastings is the Library Services Consultant for the Northeast Kansas Library System in the lovely town of Lawrence, KS. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in IT with a Master’s Degree in Library Science. She’s been working in libraries with technology since the last millennium and has written four books, a Library Technology Report, several articles and a couple of contributed chapters on library technology. She’s also presented around the world on a variety of library technology and general library management topics. She served as the Mountain Plains Library Association president for 2024-2025 and as the Koha Users Group President in 2015-2016.

• List of Illustrations Foreword by Maurice ColemanPreface Acknowledgments PART I: Library Technology in ContextChapter 1 The Universe of Library TechnologyPART II: Mission Critical TechnologiesChapter 2 Free Information Resources: Part of the Library ArsenalChapter 3 Library Electronic Resources: E-books, Full-Text Articles, and Streaming MediaChapter 4 Organizing Information to Make It Easier to Find: Library Systems, Discovery Layers, and MoreChapter 5 Computing Devices in Libraries: Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, and Mobile DevicesPART III: Technology That Makes Library Services RunChapter 6 Library Websites and Web ServicesChapter 7 Social Networking and Patron Participation: Marketing and MoreChapter 8 How Library Staff Learn and Teach: Screencasts, Distance Learning, and Learning Management SystemsChapter 9 Makerspaces and LibrariesPART IV: Building and Maintaining the Technology Environment in LibrariesChapter 10 The Right Technology at the Right Time: Planning, Evaluating, Buying, and Implementing TechnologyChapter 11 Meeting and Supporting Patron Technology Needs: Universal Design and Adaptive/Assistive TechnologiesChapter 12 Building the Technology Environment: Infrastructure, Ergonomics, and SustainabilityChapter 13 Protecting Technology and Technology Users: Securing Collections, Enhancing Computer Security, and Protecting PrivacyChapter 14 The Death of Technologies: Preservation Issues and Saying GoodbyePART V: Where Library Technology Is Going and How to Stay InformedChapter 15 Our Technological Futures: Maintaining Library Services in Infinite PossibilitiesChapter 16 Keeping Track of Technology ChangesGlossary About the Author Index