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Envisioning future academic library services : initiatives, ideas and challenges / edited by Sue McKnight.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Facet, 2010.Description: xxii, 247 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781856046916 (hbk.) :
  • 1856046915 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 027 MCK
LOC classification:
  • Z665
Contents:
Introduction: We create the future!. Sue McKnight. 1.Waiting for the barbarians: seeking solutions or awaiting answers? Derek Law 2.The delete generation: how citizen-created content is transforming libraries. Penny Carnaby 3.Libraries as places: challenges for the future. Andrew McDonald 4.Web 2.0: redefining and extending the service commitment of the academic library. James G. Neal and Damon E. Jaggars 5.Second life and libraries: boom and bust? P. Charles Livermore 6.Some new business ideas in the HSS publishing space: what may librarians expect? Frances Pinter 7.Loosely joined: the discovery and consumption of scholarly content in the digital era. Paul Coyne 8.Knowledge management, universities and libraries. Helen Hayes and Philip G. Kent 9.Libraries and the management of research data. Martin Lewis 10.The leadership of the future. Liz Wright 11.Adding value to learning and teaching. Sue McKnight 12.In search of the road ahead: the future of academic libraries in China. Michael Robinson
Summary: 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 the province of the library.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 027 MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00213084

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: We create the future!. Sue McKnight. 1.Waiting for the barbarians: seeking solutions or awaiting answers? Derek Law 2.The delete generation: how citizen-created content is transforming libraries. Penny Carnaby 3.Libraries as places: challenges for the future. Andrew McDonald 4.Web 2.0: redefining and extending the service commitment of the academic library. James G. Neal and Damon E. Jaggars 5.Second life and libraries: boom and bust? P. Charles Livermore 6.Some new business ideas in the HSS publishing space: what may librarians expect? Frances Pinter 7.Loosely joined: the discovery and consumption of scholarly content in the digital era. Paul Coyne 8.Knowledge management, universities and libraries. Helen Hayes and Philip G. Kent 9.Libraries and the management of research data. Martin Lewis 10.The leadership of the future. Liz Wright 11.Adding value to learning and teaching. Sue McKnight 12.In search of the road ahead: the future of academic libraries in China. Michael Robinson

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 the province of the library.

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