Now in an extensively updated and significantly expanded seventh edition, Introduction To Technical Services by librarians G. Edward Evans, Sheila S. Intner, and Jean Weihs is a exhaustive reference and guide written especially for those involved in library and information services, and offers invaluable, practical advice, a wealth of technical details, and innovative strategies for upgrading the ability to manage data to keep up with the twenty-first century. Individual chapters address contrasts between the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Library of Congress Classification systems, how to efficiently manage the cataloging department, print based and electronic serials, dealing with distributors and vendors, and much, much more. An excellent all-around primer, Introduction To Technical Services is an important and core addition to any Library Science collection, and highly recommended for academic, corporate, and community librarians charged with the responsibility of coping with the rapidly evolving technologies relevant to all aspects of library operations.

This is the worst text I have ever read. There's a distinct difference between being difficult to read and understand and being completely uncomprehensible. This book is the latter.

The authors assume that before reading this book the reader has vast knowledge of the subject matter. It is completely inadequate for the beginning cataloger. Even the examples confuse rather than enlighten. The background information and the basic explanations are missing.

I bought this book solely because it was a required text for a introduction to cataloging class. I find it hard to believe that the professor read this book before requiring students purchase it. I would recommend that in the future students band together as a class and demand the professor choose another book.

I would have liked to rate this book as a minus zero.

This textbook in my opinion deserves only one star. It was difficult to read and understand. I had to read other books to get an understanding of simple concepts presented in the textbook. My understanding of cataloging was not helped at all by reading this textbook.

This textbook in my opinion deserves two stars. It was very complex to read and comprehend. The textbook was not understandable. I had to use online resources to understand easy concepts stated in the text. I would not recommend this text to any future media specialist. The author(s) should re-write the whole book and explain cataloging in simple terms.