The top technologies every librarian needs to know / Kenneth J. Varnum.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 10, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Impetus to Innovate: Convergence and Library Trends / A.J. Million and Heather Lea Moulaison -- Hands-Free Augmented Reality: Impacting the Library Future / Brigitte Bell and Terry Cottrell -- Libraries and Archives Augmenting the World / William Denton -- The Future of Cloud-Based Library Systems / Steven K. Bowers and Elliot J. Polak -- Library Discovery: From Ponds to Streams / Kenneth J. Varnum -- Exit as Strategy: Web Services as the New Websites for Many Libraries / Anson Parker, V.P. Nagraj, and David Moody -- Reading and Non-Reading: Text Mining in Critical Practice / Devin Higgins -- Bigger, Better, Together: Building the Digital Library of the Future / Jeremy York -- The Case for Open Hardware In Libraries / Jason Griffey.

While it's inspiring to ponder the libraries of the 22nd century, it's a lot more practical to think ahead to the next five years. That's just what Varnum and his hand-picked team of contributors have done, showing library technology staff and administrators where to invest time and money to receive the greatest benefits. Their ideas will stimulate strategic thinking and help library staff make informed decisions about meeting user expectations and delivering services.

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