Academic Library

ISBN-13: 9781856045278 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 248 str.

Elizabeth Rippey; Etc Peter Brophy

Opis

This authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the academic library in the Twenty-First Century. Coverage focuses on the role of the library in academia, organizational culture, technology, users, human resources, management of resources, collection development, access, facilities, systems and networks, special services, and more. This new edition has been completely updated with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive and timely coverage of accessibility, information literacy, portals, digital libraries, copyright, institutional repositories, virtual learning environments, and management of change. An indispensable introduction to the range of issues facing academic libraries, this is an essential for new information professionals and LIS students.

Spis treści

1. The higher education context 2. The history of higher education libraries 3. The library in the institution 4. Users of the academic library 5. The impacts and opportunities of information and communications technologies 6. Human resources 7. Resource management 8. Collection and access management and the organization of resources 9. The academic library building 10. Library systems 11. Services 12. Management 13. Performance measurement 14. Professional issues 15. The academic library of the future.