An international team of contributors addresses some of the challenges facing the library and information science profession. Topics covered include: e-learning; virtual learning spaces; new models for services and funding; and dealing with information that is not traditionally …
Selecting materials for library collections
"This is a comprehensive overview that has been revised and updated to offer coverage of topics like teaching faculty roles and the status of the academic librarian, curriculum, collections, data management, digitization, and metadata, as well as scholarly communication"--
Showcases strategies for successfully embedding librarians and library services across higher education. Chapters feature case studies and reports on projects from a wide variety of colleges and universities. --from publisher description.
This book defines the role of customer service in the academic library, focusing on how to build relationships, meet customer needs, develop people, measure impact, and more.
The rapid development of the Web and Web-based technologies has led to an ongoing redefinition of reference services in academic libraries. A growing diversity of users and the need and possibility for collaboration in delivering reference services bring additional pressures for…
"In a collection of scholarly essays, this volume examines how academic libraries assess liaison activities and offers recommendations for documenting the impact of programs and services. Individual chapters address liaison activities relating to collection development, library …
How do college students really conduct research for classroom assignments? In 2008, five large Illinois universities were awarded a Library Services and Technology Act Grant to try to answer that question. The resulting ongoing study has already yielded some eye-opening results.…
