Academic Libraries

Their Rationale and Role in American Higher Education
Herausgeber: McCabe, Gerard B.; Person, Ruth J.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

At the end of the 20th century, college and university libraries face enormous challenges and opportunities. As campuses move into the information age, the mission and role of the library is being redefined. While the amount of information libraries need to acquire continues to increase, the resources available to do so are insufficient. Moreover, administrators need to assess the relationship between the library and the computer center, as both fight for limited resources. This book offers academic administrators and librarians a better understanding of the issues facing the library during this time of change and the role of the library in the evolving campus of the future. Chapters are written by expert contributors, who reflect a range of perspectives and experience. The authors treat such current and emerging issues as the future of printed material in the library, the role of the library in instruction, the library and the larger campus community, the training and development of personnel for the future, library expenditures at a time when technology quickly becomes obsolete, and the future of academic libraries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 555g
• ISBN-13: 9780313285974
• ISBN-10: 0313285977
• Artikelnr.: 25189550

Autorenporträt

Gerard B. McCabe, Ruth J. Person

Inhaltsangabe

The Academic Library: Its Place and Role in the Institution by Joanne R.
Euster What Community Colleges Need from Their Libraries by David R. Dowell
and Jack A. Scott Benign Neglect of the "Heart of the College": Liberal
Arts College Deans Look at the Library by Lloyd W. Chapin and Larry
Hardesty The Library and the Provost by Peter E. Wagner Professional
Education for Academic Librarians by Anne Woods Worth and Mary Westerman
Training and Development for Library Staff by Tom Wilding Selection, Career
Paths, and Managerial Development in Academic Library Administration:
Forecasting the Needs of the Twenty-first Century by G. Charles Newman
Funding Academic Libraries by Carla J. Stoffle and Kathleen Weibel Academic
Collections in a Changing Environment by Ronald F. Dow, Salvatore
Meringolo, and Gloriana St. Clair Designing Effective Library Organizations
by Charles T. Townley Forecasting, Forestalling, Fashioning: The Future of
Academic Libraries and Librarians by Jordan M. Scepanski A Dialogue
Concerning Two New Sciences: A Shamelss Knock-off with Apologies to Galileo
by Paul M. Gherman and Robert C. Heterick, Jr. Bibliography The Academic
Library in Higher Education: A Selective Annotated Bibliography by Rashelle
S. Karp, Rita Rivera, and Sherry Engle