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Creating a Successful E-information Service
  

Creating a Successful E-information Service (Paperback)

by Sheila Pantry (Author), Peter Griffiths (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Facet Publishing (15 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1856044424
  • ISBN-13: 978-1856044424
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,001,033 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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All successful LIS practitioners need to reasses how effective their information services are and to ascertain if they are really delivering the services needed by users. This book is designed for anyone wanting to establish an electronic information service whatever the LIS background or size, and also for those wanting to revamp an existing traditional service into an e-information service. Because of new technology it isno longer necessary to think of an information service in a particular physical location with staff working at that location, ot open during set hours. Instead, this book gives ideas and examples of how an e-information service can be created, maintained and made to succeed in a cost-effective way.


About the Author

Sheila Pantry OBE BA FLA FIInfSc manages an idependant information services consultancy and electronic publishing business. She has a long and varied career in information management in a range of industry sectors and is an experienced trainer, writer, editor and lecturer. Peter Griffiths BA ALA FIInfSc is Assistant Director, Communications Directorate, at the Home Office and Head of Profession for librarians and information scientists.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book, shame about the index, 19 Sep 2002
Many library professionals have a desire to broaden their horizons by making their service available via the Internet or a local intranet, or to offer completely new services that come under the general heading of "e-information". This book will help many to realise that dream.

That said, this is a book of questions rather than answers. That's not a problem, because a book of this nature could not possibly provide a blueprint for everyone's new service. What is needed is a thorough coverage of the factors that must be considered, plus guidance as to where the enquirer might find solutions. This book does a good job of providing exactly that.

There is much more here on the "soft" issues, as opposed to the "hard" ones of the kit you need and the nitty-gritty of building networks, etc. There is plenty of coverage on planning, finance, training, marketing and related issues, and it is written from the perspective of people who have tackled these questions themselves and found the answers.

I withhold the fifth star from my rating because the index is so poor. This is a book that needs a good index, because the reader is unlikely to need it all at once - it's a book to which you would refer when a particular issue arises. A first-class index would have made this book a "must" for the planner of an e-information service. As it is, it only merits a "should"!

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