Thorough, comprehensive, yet highly readable, Information Technology for Librarians and Information Professionals is destined to become the standard textbook for library technology instruction and the go-to handbook for library technologists.

Karen G. Schneider, PhD, dean of the library, Sonoma State University

Jonathan Smith’s Information Technology for Librarians and Information Professionals offers a comprehensive overview of exactly the type of intelligence that library administrators need to best integrate and leverage in-house IT expertise to achieve the library’s mission. The clarity with which each topic is delivered is outstanding and the sequence steadily scaffolds to more in-depth topics. Before you know it you may find that your newly broad understanding of IT starts to infuse into your leadership and work elsewhere.

Tracy Gabridge, deputy director, MIT Libraries

The thoroughness with which the author tackles each subject is impressive… Each well-written chapter provides a robust amount of information that will give the student the background needed to get started in a library career, especially given the ubiquitous nature of information technology in all libraries. Most chapters are illustrated with appropriate photographs, diagrams, and tables. Information Technology for Librarians and Information Professionals is an excellent introduction to IT for students and library staff. It is well-designed, with sections devoted to further reading and notes in each chapter, as well as an index. Every chapter also ends with key terms, review questions, and activities that will help hammer home the concepts discussed, making this book an excellent textbook for use in a course on library technology. In addition to its potential use as a textbook, this book would be appropriate for professional collections in all libraries, or for any library professional who would like to expand their knowledge and expertise in information technology.

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