Low cost Internet technology has transformed library services by allowing libraries to play a creative and dynamic role in the delivery of information to their users. This book helps managers, systems personnel, and graduate students understand the challenges of providing digital library services with a number disparate content providers and software systems. It also helps readers understand what libraries must do to deliver a user experience customized to the needs of individual institutions. Key Features: 1. Familiarizes readers with general and library specific technologies required to provide digital library services 2. Helps readers better understand trade offs between in-house and vendor solutions 3. Provides library decision makers with technology staffing guidance 4. Helps decision makers develop a digital library plan The Authors: With three decades of combined library experience, Mark Dahl, Kyle Banerjee, and Michael Spalti are widely recognized for their ability to clearly explain complex technologies and their relevance in a library setting.