The 14 chapters in this collection report on trends, standards, and technological advancements in special libraries and information centers around the world. Librarians and others from the Middle East, Asia, the US, and France address standards and competencies, including technological competencies and skills for children's and youth librarians; knowledge management and partnerships, including the knowledge management programs of medical health libraries and electronic resource sharing in special library consortia; the management of law libraries, with discussion of e-government services and management in consortia; social media tools, uses in special collections, and the social media literacy of agricultural librarians; cloud-based library system platforms, services management systems, innovative products, and open environments; and special topics: local studies centers, cartographic collections, preservation management, and news agency libraries.
– ProtoView Reviews
The book is an excellent piece and contributes greatly to the library and information science field, especially to special libraries and special librarians. It elaborates the various ways special libraries share and make information resources available and accessible to users. It indicates the necessity for special librarians to always update their skills to meet the demand for current information in this information age.
– Bongnda Winifred Menyong, Chief Librarian, University of Bamenda, Cameroon