Definition of the Library Technical Services

Library technical services is a term used to describe, in general, the processing and maintenance of a library's physical collection. Tech services may handle maintenance of an online catalog, creation and maintenance of MARC records in the catalog, labeling, covering, security processing, and/or distribution of materials. Tech services sometimes covers the tasks involved in maintaining a library's technology resources, such as servers, OPACs, circulation scanners, and other devices (Wikipedia

The Future Role of the Library Profesional in Technical Services

With many technical procedures and standardized and automated and with original cataloging largely centralized at the National Library and other large research libraries. there has been much concern as to whether is indeed a future for the professional in technical services, and if so, what future? Among the challenges are the changing information demand of the users, technological advancement, the revolution of the function, introduction of the new services, the development of the digital library and so forth.

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