Positioning The Academic Library Within The University

Author : Leo Appleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000352146

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Positioning the Academic Library within the University by Leo Appleton Pdf

Academic libraries are facing uncertain times. The international higher education environment is very volatile and academic libraries and librarians can play a major role in helping to strategically position their parent institution within it. In doing so, there needs to be clarity as to what the position of the academic library is with regard to the role and function it has within the university and how library leadership can have pan-institutional influence and impact. There are several ways in which the academic library can position itself and this collection demonstrates many of these. Strategic alignment with the university and its mission is a fundamental part of successful positioning, as is being flexible, adaptable and responsive to changing needs, requirements and expectations. Developments in research support and scholarly communications, as well as super-convergences with other academic support departments, are examples of such responsiveness. These topics along with other emerging themes, such as library functions and institutional partnerships and collaborations, are all discussed in the book and provide the reader with a rich variety of reflections and case studies on how academic libraries, from across the globe, have addressed their position within their institution. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal New Review of Academic Librarianship.

Author : Frank Dandraia
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134755110

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The Academic Library Director by Frank Dandraia Pdf

The Academic Library Director: Reflections on a Position in Transition addresses the changing nature of work and the new demands being placed on academic library directors. The authors’broad range of professional experience offers you unique insight on a management position that is truly in transition. Get inside seasoned professionals’heads to save time, effort, and money for yourself and your library. See what these experienced directors did right . . . and learn from their mistakes. The Academic Library Director is the resource that: Considers the challenges of leading an academic library through the transition period between permanent directors; lists the challenges met by interim directors and presents their advice for succeeding in this difficult role. Studies the career paths for academic library directors based on a survey of 21 library directors across the country, with a focus on factors such as gender, education, age, tenure, professional experience, and internal vs. external candidates. Identifies critical criteria for recruiting library leaders for the 21st century. Should your library hire a manager or a leader? Provides a unique, non-librarian perspective on the establishment of a newly configured position of Vice Provost for Information and Dean of University Libraries at a large university. Discusses the perceptions recently appointed academic library directors have about collegiate life vis à vis the realities they’ve encountered since assuming their positions. Shows how a library can thrive in a not-for-profit culture by embracing for-profit principles. The Academic Library Director: Reflections on a Position in Transition will help prepare you and your library for the only sure thing in the future--change. Successful library directors will be the ones who can recognize and thrive on the “management of change.” Unsuccessful directors will find themselves unable to adapt. Use this book to ensure your library comes out on the right side of the line.

Author : Stephen Bales
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Academic librarians
ISBN : 1936117894

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The Dialectic of Academic Librarianship by Stephen Bales Pdf

"Examines the academic library's position as a culturally and historically situated producer and curator of knowledge and its instrumental role in driving social reproduction and the status quo"--

Author : Megan Hodge
Publisher : Assoc of College & Research Libraries
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Academic librarians
ISBN : 0838989578

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The Future Academic Librarian's Toolkit by Megan Hodge Pdf

Students 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 : Stephen E. Atkins
Publisher : UW-Madison Libraries Parallel Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Academic libraries
ISBN : 1893311384

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The Academic Library in the American University by Stephen E. Atkins Pdf

Author : Melissa N. Mallon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798400697111

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The Pivotal Role of Academic Librarians in Digital Learning by Melissa N. Mallon Pdf

The budget-constrained, rapidly evolving climate of higher education and academic libraries makes it a necessity for academic librarians and administrators to communicate the value of their library to the university. This book explains how to execute this critical task. Authored by a library director and director of library liason and instructional services who formerly served as a faculty member, a librarian, and a professional development instructor, The Pivotal Role of Academic Librarians in Digital Learning establishes the library's role in supporting student learning in an increasingly digital environment by exploring theoretical foundations and sharing concrete examples. The chapters focus on strategies and methods for demonstrating the academic library's value through strategic campus partnerships, creation of learning objects such as video tutorials, research instruction designed to facilitate student collaboration, and participation in assessment of learning on campus. All of the topics addressed within a broad range of subject matter fall within the scope of learning in the "digital age," with particular emphasis on utilizing online learning environments--including social media--to teach students critical thinking and research skills as well as to position the academic library as an integral part of the modern learning environment. This book is a must-read for academic librarians in instructional roles, teaching faculty, academic library administrators and managers who need to communicate the value of the library in relation to student learning, and academic administrators who are obligated to demonstrate the important role of libraries in academic excellence.

Author : Gwen Meyer Gregory
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1573872326

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The Successful Academic Librarian by Gwen Meyer Gregory Pdf

The role of academic librarian is far from cut-and-dried. There are numerous job classifications and widely varying academic focuses and cultures to contend with. While every academic librarian is expected to meet the research needs of an institution's faculty and students, many are expected to assume other obligations as part of a faculty or tenure system. Given the many variants, library school alone ccannot prepare individuals for every aspect and flavor of academic librarianship, and intrepid librarians who find themselves in new places and positions face unique challenges. The Successful Academic Librarian is an antidote to the stress and burnout that almost every academic librarian experiences at one time or another. In its pages, Gwen Meyer Gregory and nearly 20 of her peers take a practical approach to a range of critical topics. Their advice, war stories, tips, techniques, and inspiration will help you thrive in your academic library career. -- from back cover.

Author : Bryce Nelson
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838912232

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The Academic Library Administrator's Field Guide by Bryce Nelson Pdf

The daily administration of an academic library often leaves you needing quick advice on the topic at hand. Nelson, an experienced administrator writing from first-hand knowledge, delivers such advice in 30 topical chapters. Each chapter begins with an “Assertion,” a one-sentence summary allowing you to rapidly scan the book and find what you need. When you’re on the job you can dip into this guide for ready-to-use guidance on the full range of administrator responsibilities, such as How to think and act politically Preparing staff for safety and security procedures Influencing student and faculty's perception of the library as a basic component of education Fostering librarians' professional identity as teachers Communicating effectively, from email messages to meetings Assessment and systematic collection of data Commentary sections in each chapter offer observations and interpretation, with abundant examples of useful advice. If you want to dig further into a topic, a Readings section points you to resources. Packed with insight about the day-to-day operations of the academic library, Nelson's guide will be invaluable to new and experienced administrators alike.

Author : Reg Carr
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781780630991

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The Academic Research Library in A Decade of Change by Reg Carr Pdf

This book starts from the premise that the last decade has brought more changes for the academic research library than any ever previously known. The book provides an authoritative overview and analysis of the issues and challenges affecting academic research libraries from the closing years of the 20th century onwards. While the focus on this period of white water change is primarily British, with a number of case studies based on the transformative initiatives of the UKs Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) and its seminal Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib), as well as on the Bodleian Libraries far-reaching responses to the complex demands of the digital age, the issues themselves are presented in their global context, with implications drawn for research libraries everywhere. Written by one of the worlds leading academic research librarians Provides a comprehensive overview of the factors at work in an exceptionally significant and fast-moving decade of research library development Contains personal insights into many of the key library and information initiatives of recent years

Author : James F Williams Ii
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136580819

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Strategic Planning in Higher Education by James F Williams Ii Pdf

In this refreshing new volume, strategic planning of budget management is looked at with a broad, positive perspective. Whether because of cuts in funding, enrollment decline, or academic cutbacks, the necessity for strategic planning in a university comes out of unfavorable circumstances. The chapters cover the planning process from start to finish, with an emphasis on a final goal of bringing the library’s status from one of an economic competitor to a deserving equal in the eyes of the academic community. The development of programs and long--term goals for various programs with realistic results in mind are stressed in this timely book. Strategic planning can be an effective managing tool in the midst of uncertainty and constant change. Cooperation, collaboration, and communication are all essentials for reaching this goal, and the authors of the 13 chapters describe in detail past instances in which these were successful. Readers will find that several major themes tie the diverse chapters of this book together, such as becoming successful in applying for limited institutional resources; giving the library’s goals a more prominent position among the members of the campus administration; and using the planning exercise to help the members of the academic community better understand the administrative decision-making process. Written by college and university presidents, campus planners, and librarians, this book clearly outlines the methods and benefits of strategic planning and provides an encouraging picture of what can be achieved when the process is used.

Author : Camila Alire
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838992470

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How to Stay Afloat in the Academic Library Job Pool by Camila Alire Pdf

But whether job-hunters are jumping into the job pool for the very first time, or back in the water after a dry spell, Neely and her crack team of expert contributors have the information needed to stay afloat.

Author : Peter Jordan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351895279

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The Academic Library and Its Users by Peter Jordan Pdf

The many recent changes in higher and further education mean that it is more important than ever to analyse the needs of academic library users, and both promote and provide the service they require. This constructive book, pervaded throughout by the impact of IT on the learning environment, surveys the influences on today's academic library, and explains how to increase user satisfaction through quality management. The author focuses particularly on users' behaviour in the library, the problems they cause or encounter, and how libraries cope. The book examines the varying needs of undergraduate and graduate, mature and part-time students, overseas students, franchised students, distance learners and other groups with special needs, explaining ways in which these needs can be identified and the service evaluated. One chapter is devoted to research and researchers' information demands. The particular requirements of subject communities and their consequences for academic libraries are also investigated, as well as the requirements of teaching staff and ways in which the library can work with them. The author emphasizes the importance of user education programmes and explains how to promote the library effectively with limited resources. For librarians, heads of services and senior library managers in further and higher education, and those, such as subject librarians, responsible for specific student groups, this book provides a comprehensive and realistic guide to providing and promoting a quality service. Students of librarianship and information management will gain valuable insight from this book into user analysis and improving the performance of information provision.

Author : Patrick Lo,Dickson Chiu,Allan Cho,Brad Allard
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780081027479

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Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors by Patrick Lo,Dickson Chiu,Allan Cho,Brad Allard Pdf

Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management presents a series of conversations with the directors of major academic and research libraries. The book offers insight, analysis, and personal anecdote from leaders in the library field, giving a unique perspective on how the modern library operates. Readers will learn about the most up-to-date trends and practices in the LIS profession from the directors of 24 internationally acclaimed academic and research libraries in Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, and the UK and USA. This is the first book focusing on leaders and managers of library institutions to offer a global outlook. Facing the need to respond to the expectations of changing populations that librarians strive to serve, this book aims to develop a new understanding of the core values of academic and research libraries, and asks how librarians can innovate, adapt, and flourish in a rapidly shifting professional landscape. Presents conversations with library leaders from 24 major institutions Offers a global perspective on the operation and management of libraries Discusses the director’s impact on institutional structures and future landscapes Gives insights based on first-hand experience

Author : G. Edward Evans,Stacey Greenwell
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838916681

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Academic Librarianship by G. Edward Evans,Stacey Greenwell Pdf

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 : Tammy Nickelson Dearie,Michael Meth,Elaine L. Westbrooks
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838915592

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Academic Library Management by Tammy Nickelson Dearie,Michael Meth,Elaine L. Westbrooks Pdf

What does successful academic library management look like in the real world? A team of editors, all administrators at large research libraries, here present a selection of case studies which dive deeply into the subject to answer that question. Featuring contributions from a range of practicing academic library managers, this book spotlights case studies equally useful for LIS students and current managers;touches upon such key issues as human resource planning, public relations, financial management, organizational culture, and ethics and confidentiality;examines how to use project management methodology to reorganize technical services, create a new liaison service model, advance a collaborative future, and set up on-the-spot mentoring;discusses digital planning for archives and special collections;rejects "one size fits all" solutions to common challenges in academic libraries in favor of creative problem solving; andprovides guidance on how to use case studies as effective models for positive change at one's own institution. LIS instructors, students, and academic library practitioners will all find enrichment from this selection of case studies.