Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction; Defrosting the Digital Library: Bibliographic Tools for the Next Generation Web; Technology Mediator: A New Role for the Reference Librarian?; Using Geographic Information Systems to Identify Prospective Marketing Areas for a Special Library; The Use of Free Resources in a Subscription-Based Digital Library: A Case Study of The North Carolina AHEC Digital Library; The Excitement of Google Scholar, the Worry of Google Print; A Case Study for Teaching Information Literacy Skills; Subject Access Through Community Partnerships: A Case Study

Librarians as Knowledge Builders: Strategic Partnering for Service and Advocacy1. The Data Librarian: Laboratories Today-the Need for the Librarian; 2. The Data Librarian: Introducing the Data Librarian; Persuasive Evidence: Improving Customer Service through Evidence Based Librarianship; An Emerging Theory for Evidence Based Information Literacy Instruction in School Libraries, Part 1: Building a Foundation; Using Rubrics to Collect Evidence for Decision-Making: What do Librarians Need to Learn?

Effective Methods for Teaching Information Literacy Skills to Undergraduate Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisFaculty Motivations: An Exploratory Study of Motivational Factors of Faculty to Assist with Students' Research Skills Development; It Takes a Library to Raise a Community; Promoting Professionalism and Academic Librarianship: Observations on the Marketing of the M.L.S.; Building an Undergraduate Book Approval Plan for a Large Academic Library; Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries; Back Cover

Library and Information Science: Parameters and Perspectives focuses on how libraries function today, covering the most significant aspects of the field. The book includes chapters on the digitization of library materials, how technology has changed the role of libraries and librarians, Google's book and information applications, library user fees, customer service in the library, teaching information literacy and research skills, and more.

Readers receive a broad understanding of the roles and functions of libraries and librarians today.