The 21st Century Academic Library: Global Patterns of Organization and Discourse (Chandos Information Professional Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (903 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0081018665 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Most libraries still have public services and technical services, and are still very print-based in their organization, while their collections and services are increasingly electronic and virtual. The organization of the library follows the path of a print book or journal: acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, reference, instruction, preservation and general administration. This book gathers information on organizational patterns of large academic libraries in the US and Europe, providing data that could motivate libraries to adopt innovative organizational structures or assess the effectiveness of their current organizational patterns.Contributes to the literature on the globalization of information and of library and information scienceAnalyzes and presents data in a way that allows librarians and library administrators to consider what organizational patterns are the most effective for the goals they are pursuingIncludes emerging patterns that are not widely seen in the academic library population. The 21st Century Academic Library: Global Patterns of Organization and Discourse discusses the organizatio
Dr. Bolin is Professor, and Catalog and Metadata Librarian, in the Digital Initiatives and Special Collections Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). . Mary K. Dr. She is also an instructor in the School of Information at San José State University. Bolin has worked at UNL since 2004 and was previously a me
About the Author Dr. Mary K. She is also an instructor in the School of Information at San José State University. Dr. Bolin has worked at UNL since 2004 and was previously a member of the library faculty at the University of Idaho from 1986 to 2004, and at the University of Georgia from 1981 to 1986. Bolin is Professor, and Catalog and Metadata Librarian, in the Digital Initiatives and Special Collections Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).