Mary Beth Weber and Melissa De Fino, "Library Technical Services: Future Forward" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
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Mary Beth Weber and Melissa De Fino, "Library Technical Services: Future Forward" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 21, 202647 min
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Library Technical Services: Future Forward (Bloomsbury, 2025) edited by Mary Beth Weber and Melissa De Fino looks at the future of technical services post-pandemic and at the brink of technological disruptions through a diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility lens. Libraries have undergone a tremendous transformation that has been driven by multiple factors that include technological developments, and societal impacts such as declining college enrollment and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has introduced changes to how technical services professionals work and provide services. Whereas the library is often perceived by users as a building to house print books and...

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Welcome to the New Books Network. Welcome to the New Books Network. I'm your host, Michael LaMagna. As libraries continue to navigate

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rapid technological change, shifting collection strategies, emerging metadata practices, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence,

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technical services work is being redefined in important and sometimes unexpected ways. Whether you're working in cataloging, acquisitions, collection development, metadata, electronic resources, or even library leadership,

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