{"product_id":"introduction-to-technical-services-g-edward-evans-9781591588894","title":"Introduction to Technical Services","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsed in library schools worldwide, this standard text provides students with a thorough understanding of technical services. Updated and expanded, the eighth edition further emphasizes the rapidly changing environment in which technical services are conducted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book covers all aspects of the field--from acquisitions to managing the cataloging department--with five new chapters. \"Technical Services Issues\" includes material related to physical space needs; \"E-resources Issues\" examines how the growth of e-materials impact technical services work; \"Copy Cataloging\" reflects the ever increasing need to be more efficient and also to save limited funds for technical services activities; \"Overview and Decisions\" addresses the issue of why and how the local OPAC has become a gateway to the universe of knowledge; and \"Processing Materials\" covers the activities involved in making sure items that go into a library's collection are properly identified as belonging to the library and where the item is physically located in the collection. All other chapters have been extensively rewritten and updated to reflect 2010 technical service functions and activities. Complete with helpful illustrations, statistics, and study guide questions, this text is a must for library and information science students!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Edward Evans, Sheila S. Intner, Jean Weihs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591588898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591588894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libraries Unlimited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2011 pg. 360","brand":"G. Edward Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44068693082367,"sku":"9781591588894","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86155b5f-fafd-4218-81fd-345ba7a7d8c2.jpg?v=1685420461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-technical-services-g-edward-evans-9781591588894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}