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Author: G. Edward Evans
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2018-01-16
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0838916686
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis updated edition enables readers to understand how academic libraries deliver information, offer services, and provide learning spaces in new ways to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty, and other communities of academic library users.
Author: Suzanne M. Ward
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0838912982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIs your institution’s library bursting at the seams with books that have not been touched for decades, microfilm that nobody uses, and print journals that have been superseded by electronic access? Have you wondered how best to identify what physical material to retain and what to withdraw to maintain an inviting collection of relevant material for your users? Then it’s time to rightsize! Ward identifies the challenges and proposes solutions to shaping physical collections for today’s academic library. Filled with sage advice and ready-to-implement guidance, this book Introduces the concept of rightsizing, a strategic and largely automated approach that uses continuous assessment to identify the no- and low-use materials in the collectionWalks you through crafting a rightsizing plan, from developing withdrawal criteria and creating discard lists to managing workflow and disposing of withdrawn materialsShows how to identify stakeholders, plus strategies for winning them overOffers tips for working with consortial partners on collaborative print retention projectsDiscusses how growing electronic collections can enhance legacy print collectionsAdvises what to do with print journals after your library licenses perpetual access rights to the electronic equivalentLooks ahead to the future of physical collections in academic librariesBy learning how to rightsize, you will ensure that your institution’s collection meets the needs of your library’s users.
Author: Todd Gilman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-02-02
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1442278765
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntended for use by both librarians and students in LIS programs, Academic Librarianship Today is the most current, comprehensive overview of the field available today. Key features include: Each chapter was commissioned specifically for this new book, and the authors are highly regarded academic librarians or library school faculty— or both Cutting-edge topics such as open access, copyright, digital curation and preservation, emerging technologies, new roles for academic librarians, cooperative collection development and resource sharing, and patron-driven acquisitions are explored in depth Each chapter ends with thought-provoking questions for discussion and carefully constructed assignments that faculty can assign or adapt for their courses The book begins with Gilman’s introduction, an overview that briefly synthesizes the contents of the contributors’ chapters by highlighting major themes. The main part of the book is organized into three parts: The Academic Library Landscape Today, Academic Librarians and Services Today, and Changing Priorities, New Directions.
Author: Steven J. Bell
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2007-07-02
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780838909393
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScenarios, case studies, and profiles throughout illustrate the successes that real "blended librarians" are having on campuses. This practical, hands-on guide expands the possibilities for academic librarians in public service, reference, instruction, information literacy, and even library and information science students.
Author: Paul Glassman
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1783302003
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Art and Design Librarianship integrates theory and practice to offer guidelines for information professionals working in art and design environments who need to support and anticipate the information needs of artists, designers, architects and the historians who study those disciplines. Since the first edition of this title, the world of art and design libraries has been transformed by rapid advances in technology, an explosion in social media and the release of new standards and guidelines. This new edition, offering mostly entirely new chapters, provides an accessible, fully updated, guide to the world of academic art and design libraries from a range of international experts who reflect current practice at a global level. Coverage includes: case studies and library profiles, providing benchmarks for developing facilitiesteaching and learning, including the ACRL Framework, teaching with specialcollections, meta-literacies, instructional design and cultural differencesdevelopments in institutional repositories, digital humanities and makerspacescontemporary library design, spaces for collaboration and sustainability. This book will be useful reading for students taking library and information science courses in art librarianship, special collections, and archives, as well as practising library and information professionals in art and design school libraries, art museum libraries and public libraries.
Author: G. Edward Evans
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2018-12-20
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0838915639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIdeal for practitioners looking to advance their careers and for use in LIS programs, this "comprehensive overview" (Journal of Access Services) has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a timely exploration of the characteristics of academic librarianship and its place in the ever-changing environment of higher education. Evans and new coauthor Greenwell guide readers towards understanding what is required to have a successful career in academic librarianship, explaining why academic libraries are distinct from other types of libraries and lending practical insight into their unique political and operational characteristics. The text offers comprehensive coverage of such key issues as teaching faculty roles and the status of the academic librarian;governance and the growing tension on some campuses between faculty and administration;curriculum, with a discussion of the balance between general education requirements and applied courses;the student body;collections, data management, digitization, and metadata;scholarly communication, plus alternative models such as open educational resources (OERs);providing quality service, and the role of user experience (UX) in assessment;ACRL's Information Literacy Framework;funding, including how and where to find detailed higher education expenditure data;classrooms, common learning spaces, and other facilities;staffing and professional development;technology and IT support;career development, with advice on preparing a vita and undergoing a successful interview; andthe future of academic librarianship. This updated edition enables readers to understand how academic libraries deliver information, offer services, and provide learning spaces in new ways to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty, and other communities of academic library users.
Author: Megan Hodge
Publisher: Assoc of College & Research Libraries
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780838989579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudents are emerging scholars whose work should be recognized and shared in conversation with work done by established scholars. Broken into four sections--Library as Laboratory, Library as Forum, Library as Archive, and Articulating the Value of Student Work-Scholarship in the Sandbox contains case studies and discussions from diverse perspectives including students, classroom professors, academic staff, and librarians from across North America--back cover.
Author: Celia Ross
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2020-07-15
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0838919421
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the guide to keep at your side when serving business students, job-seekers, investors, or entrepreneurs in your library.
Author: Meggan Press
Publisher:
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780838948408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Budd
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781563084577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamining the academic library within a contextual framework (of colleges, universities, and American society), this work provides analysis of the institution's content and function. Rather than concentrating on management issues, this book emphasizes the structure, organization, decision making and operations of academic libraries.
