Janelle Sander, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt

Going Beyond Loaning Books to Loaning Technologies

A Practical Guide for Librarians

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a standalone guide that provides the steps, guidance, templates, examples, and best practices for planning and executing a successful loanable technology program, including: preparing a needs assessment; selecting appropriate equipment; cataloging, processing, and housing equipment; developing forms for billing; and assessing the program.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 479g
• ISBN-13: 9781442244993
• ISBN-10: 1442244992
• Artikelnr.: 41398733

Autorenporträt

Janelle Sander manages the Loanable Technology program at the Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a BA in English-Teaching with a minor in School Library Media Studies from the University of Northern Iowa and a MLIS from UW-Milwaukee.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Establishing a Loanable Technology Program
Chapter 2. Identifying Need
Chapter 3. Determining Types of Equipment to Purchase
Chapter 4. Budgeting
Chapter 5. Cataloging Items
Chapter 6. Processing, Packaging, and Housing Loanable Technology
Chapter 7. Creating Policies
Chapter 8. Reserving, Checking Out, and Checking In Loanable Technology
Chapter 9. Billing, Fines, and Communication with Patrons
Chapter 10. Training and Support
Chapter 11. Assessing the Program
Appendix A: Stages of the Loanable Technology Program at the Undergraduate
Library at the University of Illinois
Appendix B: Sample Surveys
Index
About the Authors