The Facet LIS Textbook Collection

The Facet LIS Textbook Collection contains ten core textbooks for students studying library and information science. The books included in the Collection are: Introduction to Information Science DAVID BAWDEN and LYN ROBINSON "..an admirable and highly readable introductory source. Accessible, comprehensive, far-reaching and offering an impressive overview of the relevant literature, Introduction to Information Science is an excellent resource that will likely serve as the standard text for the foreseeable future."- Partnership Research Methods in Information, 2nd edition ALISON JANE PICKARD "A strength of the work is its attempt to cover the entire spectrum of research relevant to the LIS community, and Pickard does so very competently ... this work has a clear role in guiding students and practitioners through the research process."- Online Information Review Exploring Digital Libraries Foundations, practice, prospects KAREN CALHOUN "The students studying Digital Libraries and Information Services Master's programme at our University are the first to whom I am recommending this book. I would suggest it also to other library and information science programmes as a course book - it addresses most of the topics related to digital libraries as collections and services."- Information Research Information Resource Description Creating and managing metadata PHILIP HIDER "...an excellent introduction both for students and for practitioners new to the field, and the very readable text is well supported by numerous examples, and lists of additional reading. A welcome addition to the literature in this field."- Vanda Broughton, University College London Introduction to Information Behaviour NIGEL FORD This landmark textbook is an essential primer for students and practitioners interested in information seeking, needs and behaviour, user studies and information literacy. Using a combination of theory and practical context, Introduction to Information Behaviour maps out what information behaviour is and what we currently know about it, before addressing how it can be better understood in the future. Nigel Ford argues that new understandings of information behaviour research may help maximise the quality and effectiveness of the way information is presented, sought, discovered, evaluated and used. Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval, 3rd edition G. G. CHOWDHURY "Chowdhury provides a good understanding of where much of our current systems have come from … this book would be a good resource for a basic information retrieval course."- College & Research Libraries Management Basics for Information Professionals, 3rd edition G. EDWARD EVANS and CAMILA A. ALIRE "For anyone teaching management concepts to library and information science (LIS) students, you could find no better text to assign than Management basics for information professionals. For recent graduates, and those beginning supervisory roles, this is definitely a book to keep in your office."- SLA Leadership and Management Division Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 3rd edition PEGGY JOHNSON "Must now be considered the essential textbook for collection development and management …the first place to go for reliable and informative advice."- Technical Services Quarterly Reference and Information Services, 3rd edition An introduction KAY ANN CASSELL and UMA HIREMATH "Different groups of readers will use the book in different ways. The comprehensiveness of its content may help new instructors to define the scope of a course on reference services, clarify the content of the course sections and design assignments. Library school students will benefit from reading the book cover-to-cover, and the most diligent of them will remember it as an important component of their education."- Collection Building The Information Society, 6th edition A study of continuity and change JOHN FEATHER "The sixth edition of what has now become a standard textbook in its field, this book has been updated about every four years since the first edition was published in 1994...As an introductory textbook that describes how information has been accumulated, analysed and disseminated through the ages, this book is recommended to library and information students."- Australian Academic and Research Libraries

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Information Science Foreword 1. Information science and 21st century information pratices: creatively engaging with information - Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson Foreword 2. The emerging discipline of information - Andrew Dillon Foreword 3. The scope of information science - Jonathan Furner Foreword 4. A fascinating field and a pragmatic enterpirse - Birger Hjorland Foreword 5. A slippery and ubiquitous concept - Fidelia Ibekwe-SanJuan Foreword 6. The future of information science - Maja A Zumer 1. What is information science? Disciplines and professions 2. History of information: the story of documents 3. Philosophies and paradigms of information science 4. Basic concepts of information science 5. Domain analysis 6. Information organization 7. Information technologies: creation, dissemination and retrieval 8. Infometrics 9. Information behaviour 10. Communicating information: changing contexts 11. Information society 12. Information management and policy 13. Digital literacy 14. Information science research: what and how? 15. The future of the information sciences Research Methods in Information, 2nd edition PART 1: STARTING THE RESEARCH PROCESS 1. Major research paradigms Reviewing literature 3. Defining the research 4. The research proposal 5. Sampling 6. Research Data Management 7. Ethics in research PART 2: RESEARCH METHODS 8. Case studies 9. Surveys 10. Experimental research 11. Usability testing 12. Ethnography 13. Delphi study 14. Action research 15. Historical research 16. Grounded theory: method or analysis? PART 3: DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES 17. Interviews 18. Questionnaires 19. Observation 20. Diaries 21. Focus groups 22. Analysis of existing, externally created material PART 4: DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH PRESENTATION 23. Qualitative analysis 24. Quantitative analysis 25. Presenting the research PART 5: GLOSSARY AND REFERENCE Exploring Digital Libraries 1. Emergence and definitions of digital libraries 2. Outcomes of digital libraries’ first decade 3. Key themes and challenges in digital libraries 4. Digital Library Collections: Repositories 5. Hybrid Libraries 6. Social Roles of Digital Libraries 7. Digital Libraries and their Communities 8. The Prospects of Open Access Repositories 9. Digital Libraries and the Social Web: Scholarship 10. Digital Libraries and the Social Web: Collections and Platforms. Information Resource Description 1. Definitions and scope 2. Information resource attributes 3. Tools and systems 4. Metadata sources 5. Metadata quality 6. Sharing metadata 7. Metadata standards 8. Vocabularies 9. The future of metadata Introduction to Information Behaviour 1. Introduction 2. What is information behaviour and why do we need to know about it? 3. Changing conceptions of information needs 4. Information seeking and acquisition are key components of information behaviour 5. Information behaviour can be collaborative 6. Factors influencing information behaviour 7. Models and theories in information behaviour research 8. Research approaches 9. Research methodologies in action 10. Using knowledge of information behaviour to design information systems 11. Conclusion Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval, 3rd edition 1. Basic concepts of information retrieval systems 2. Database technology 3. Bibliographic formats 4. Cataloguing and metadata | Subject analysis and representation 5. Automatic indexing and file organization 6. Vocabulary control 7. Abstracts and abstracting 8. Searching and retrieval 9. Users of information retrieval 10 .User-centred models of information retrieval 11. User interfaces 12. Evaluation of information retrieval systems 13. Evaluation experiments 14. Online and CD-ROM information retrieval 15. Multimedia information retrieval 16. Hypertext and markup languages 17. Web information retrieval 18. Natural language processing and information retrieval 19. Natural language processing applications in information retrieval 20. Citation analysis and information retrieval 21. Information retrieval in digital libraries 22. Trends in information retrieval Management Basics for Information Professionals, 3rd edition PART I: MANAGERIAL ENVIRONMENT 1. Introduction 2. Operating environment 3. Legal issues and library management PART II: MANAGERIAL SKILL SETS 4. The planning process 5. Power, accountability and responsibility 6. Delegating 7. Decision making 8. Communicating 9. Changing and innovating 10. Assessment, quality control and operations 11. Marketing and advocacy PART III: MANAGING PEOPLE 12. Motivating 13. Leading 14. Building teams 15. Addressing diversity 16. Staffing PART IV: MANAGING THINGS 17. Managing money 18. Managing technology 19. Managing and planning physical facilities PART V: MANAGING YOURSELF AND YOUR CAREER 20. Ethics 21. Planning your career Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management, 3rd edition 1. Introduction to collection management and development 2. Organizational models, staffing, and responsibilities 3. Planning, policy, and budgets 4. Developing collections 5. Managing collections 6. Marketing, liaison activities, and outreach 7. Collection analysis: evaluation and assessment 8. Cooperative collection development and management 9. Scholarly communication Reference and Information Services, 3rd edition PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS 1. Introduction to Reference and Information Services 2. Determining the Question: In-Person, Telephone, and Virtual Reference Interviews 3. Finding the Answer: Basic Search Techniques. PART 2: INTRODUCTION TO MAJOR REFERENCE SOURCES 4. Answering Questions about Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Libraries and Publishing, and Bibliographic Networks: Bibliographic Resources 5. Answering Questions about Anything and Everything: Encyclopedias 6. Answering Questions That Require Handy Facts: Ready Reference Sources 7. Answering Questions about Words: Dictionaries, Concordances, and Manuals 8. Answering Questions about Events and Issues, Past and Present: Databases (and Indexes) 9. Answering Questions about Health, Law, and Business: Special Guidelines and Sources 10. Answering Questions about Geography, Countries, and Travel: Atlases, Gazetteers, Maps, Geographic Information Systems, and Travel Guides 11. Answering Questions about the Lives of People: Biographical Information Sources 12. Answering Questions about Government and Related Issues: Government Information Sources PART 3: SPECIAL TOPICS IN REFERENCE AND INFORMATION WORK 13. When and How to Use the Internet as a Reference Tool 14. Readers' Advisory Services - Cindy Orr 15. Reference Sources and Services for Children and Young Adults - Meghan Harper 16. Information Literacy in the Reference Department PART 4: DEVELOPING AND MANAGING REFERENCE COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES 17. Selecting and Evaluating Reference Materials 18. Ethics in Reference - Angela Ecklund 19. Managing Reference Departments 20. Assessing and Improving Reference Services 21. Reference 2.0 22. The Future of Information Service The Information Society, 6th edition PART 1: THE HISTORICAL DIMENSION 1. From script to print 2. Mass media and new technology PART 2: THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION 3. The information market-place 4. Access to information PART 3: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION 5. Information rich and information poor 6. Information, the state and the citizen PART 4: THE INFORMATION PROFESSION 7. The information profession: A domain delineated 8. Afterword: An information society?