The revised edition of Sandra Hirsh's Information Services Today: An Introduction is even better than the original. Information services is a broad topic that encompasses a wide variety of subjects, but the layout of the book breaks it down into manageable subtopics and includes issues particularly important today. . . This is a dense, information-heavy volume that should prove to be a valuable resource throughout the career of any information professional. Its primary audience is new students in an information school or LIS program, but this would also be useful for current information professionals who need a refresher, non-LIS professionals who want more insight into the information fields, and instructors in LIS programs. * American Reference Books Annual * If you are looking for an opportunity to learn from some of our best colleagues in libraries these days, this is the book for you-whether you are a student, a member of library staff, or someone fascinated by and in love with libraries and what they do for the communities they serve. -- Paul Signorelli, writer-trainer-presenter-consultant, co-author of Workplace Learning & Leadership: A Handbook for Library and Nonprofit Trainers Information Services Today is an impeccably arranged and edited volume that introduces the reader to the core competencies and values, contexts of practice, emerging trends, and future challenges effecting information professionals and the agencies in which they work. All of the well-prepared contributions are framed for the student experience with summaries, scenarios and discussion questions. I would highly recommend this second edition of Information Services Today as an introductory textbook for programs preparing students for work in libraries. -- Harry Bruce, dean emeritus and professor, The Information School, University of Washington Although this book's title is Information Services Today, it prepares students for future information landscapes. It does so by reflecting on the past and present and suggesting ways in which the future may play out. By the end of the book, students should understand the evolution of the field and be excited by the process of change. -- Michele V. Cloonan, professor and past dean, School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College Information Services Today is an impeccably arranged and edited volume that introduces the reader to the core competencies and values, contexts of practice, emerging trends, and future challenges effecting information professionals and the agencies in which they work. All of the well-prepared contributions are framed for the student experience with summaries, scenarios and discussion questions. I would highly recommend this second edition of Information Services Today as an introductory textbook for programs preparing students for work in libraries. -- Harry Bruce, dean emeritus and professor, The Information School, University of Washington Although this book's title is Information Services Today, it prepares students for future information landscapes. It does so by reflecting on the past and present and suggesting ways in which the future may play out. By the end of the book, students should understand the evolution of the field and be excited by the process of change. -- Michele V. Cloonan, professor and past dean, School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College