Books from Facet Publishing

  • Information Law: Compliance for librarians, information professionals and knowledge managers
    By Charles Oppenheim, Adrienne Muir, Naomi Korn

    Information Law: Compliance for librarians, information professionals and knowledge managers provides an overview of important information law issues along with tools and guidance to help readers establish a framework so that their ...

  • Systematic Searching: Practical ideas for improving results
    By Jenny Craven, Paul Levay

    In resource poor, cost saving times, this book provides practical advice on new methods and technologies involved in systematic searching and explores the role of information professionals in delivering these changes The editors bring ...

  • Introduction to Knowledge Organization
    By Claudio Gnoli

    The basic bibliographic elements – authors, title, place and date of publication, publisher – were arranged on the ... subjects and any other element that 88 INTRODUCTION TO KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION 5.2 Subject authority data in online ...

  • Rda Elements Set View

    The RDA Element Set collects relevant information based on cataloging workflow in one place, for ease of use, and offers the full text of selected RDA instructions and examples organized by FRBR and FRAD entity and then alphabetically by ...

  • A-Z Common Reference Questions for Academic Librarians
    By Heather Dawson

    Heather Dawson. COPYRIGHT. Typical. questions. • Which Creative Commons license should I use? • Can I reproduce this ... information professional websites. CILIP www.cilip.org.uk Professional body for UK librarians and information ...

  • Developing Strategic Marketing Plans that Really Work: A Toolkit for Public Libraries
    By Terry Kendrick

    Public libraries are increasingly aware of the need for good marketing. Underlying this is a need for competence in marketing planning.

  • Essential Classification
    By Vanda Broughton

    Readership: This is essential reading for library school students, novice cataloguers and all information workers who need to classify but have not formally been taught how.

  • Cultural Heritage Information: Access and management
    By G. G. CHOWDHURY, Ian Ruthven

    This book provides an overview of various challenges and contemporary research activities in cultural heritage information focusing particularly on the cultural heritage content types, their characteristic and digitization challenges; ...

  • M-Libraries 5: From devices to people
    By Gill Needham, Dr Mohamed Ally

    This brand new edition of the highly successful M-Libraries series brings together cutting-edge international contributions from the leading experts, practitioners and researchers in the field.

  • M-libraries 2: A Virtual Library in Everyone's Pocket
    By Mohamed Ally, Gill Needham

    Readership: This highly topical book should be read by information professionals in all sectors, and by policy makers, researchers, developers, publishers and suppliers.

  • Understanding Healthcare Information
    By Lyn Robinson

    Readership: This book is written primarily for students of library and information science (LIS), studying either at masters or advanced undergraduate level, and also for practising information professionals and specialists who want to ...

  • Access and Identity Management for Libraries: Controlling Access to Online Information
    By Masha Garibyan, John Paschoud, Simon McLeish

    Authorization based on user identity or affiliation Electronic resources: public and not so public Federated access: history, current position and future developments Principles and definitions of identity and access management How to ...

  • Delivering Impact with Digital Resources: Planning your strategy in the attention economy
    By Simon Tanner

    This book provides practical guidance for delivering and sustaining value and impact from digital content.

  • Web Accessibility: Practical Advice for the Library and Information Professional
    By Jenny Craven

    ... web team, if not manage a website themselves. In eight weeks, students go from scratch to XHTML with CSS, covering the W3C and the Web Accessibility Guidelines along the way. While postgraduates may not go on to be web designers ...

  • Open Licensing for Cultural Heritage
    By Gill Hamilton, Fred Saunderson

    This book will be useful reading for staff and policy makers across the gallery, library, archive and museum (GLAM) sector, who need a clear understanding of the open licensing environment, opportunities, risks and approaches to ...

  • Records and Information Management
    By Patricia C. Franks

    This book covers: records and information management: the foundation for information governance -- records and information creation/capture, classification, and file plan development -- records retention strategies: inventory, appraisal, ...

  • Resource Discovery for the Twenty-First Century Library: Case studies and perspectives on the role of IT in user engagement and...
    By Simon McLeish

    It is crucial to the relationship between libraries and their communities. This book will help its readers learn how to adapt in a fast changing area to continue to provide a high level of service.

  • The New Professional's Toolkit
    By Bethan Ruddock

    ... grindhopping' and labour relations), I was able to create something unique. I created surprise and entertainment in that intersection of my topic and the seemingly unrelated ideas. • Writing like a copywriter: I wrote my title first. 29 ...

  • Social Media for Creative Libraries
    By Phil Bradley

    The book includes: - a discussion of authority checking and why information professionals are needed more than ever in a social media world - a guide to creating great presentations online - how online tools can make teaching and training ...

  • The Information Society: A Study of Continuity and Change
    By John Feather

    This latest edition of this standard work has been fully updated to take account of the changing landscape and technological developments since 2008.