A handbook for media librarians.9781856046305 A handbook for media librarians See librarian. . Ed. by Katherine Schopflin. Facet Publishing 2008 154 pages $125.00 Hardcover Z675 Media librarians are information workers employed by media organizations such as broadcasters and publishers of newspapers, magazines, and web sites. They are often given titles such as researcher, media manager, or information manager. Schopflin, a veteran media librarian, explores issues of central importance facing media librarians, archivists, catalogers, and researchers. With chapters contributed by nine practitioners who have experienced the media industry firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first , the book will equip e·quip tr.v. e·quipped, e·quip·ping, e·quips 1. a. To supply with necessities such as tools or provisions. b. librarians This is a list of people who have practised as a librarian and are well-known, either for their contributions to the library profession or primarily in some other field. and information professionals with the information they need to address areas such as online subscriptions, news databases, and the cataloging of television programs. Schopflin is former chair of the Association of UK Media Librarians The Association of UK Media Librarians (AUKML) was formed in 1986 to create a network of information professionals in the print and broadcasting industries as up until this point there had been no organised body to represent them. . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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