The importance of standards in many sci-tech libraries is highlighted in this work, which addresses the need for standards in libraries and provides critical guidelines for developing standards collections. The contributors explore the role of standards in different types of library.
Required reading for any librarian who has been asked to identify standards and specifications, this unique new book highlights the importance of standards in many sci-tech libraries. Collections of standards in sci-tech libraries encompass a great variety—from the most narrow subject fields, to those covering many, and from collections of American standards only, to those with an international array. Role of Standards in Sci-Tech Libraries addresses the need for standards in libraries and provides crucial guidelines for developing standards collections.
