The academic research library in a decade of change /
Reg Carr.
- Oxford : Chandos, 2007.
- xvii, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
- Chandos information professional series .
- Chandos information professional series .
Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes index.
1.The strategic issues: an overview -- 2.Towards the academic digital library: the role of the Joint Information Systems Committee -- 3.What users want -- 4.Case study: modernising Oxford\'s libraries for the new millennium -- 5.Innovation, co-operation, integration: the defining influence of the eLib programme -- 6.Working together for strategic advantage: research library consortia in the digital age -- 7.The past, present and future of the book -- 8.Case study: library fundraising in Oxford -- 9.Scholarly communications and the research library in the digital world -- 10.The digital data deluge: the challenge of e-Science -- 11.Overcoming transience: digital preservation for the long-term future -- 12.Case study: the Bodlein Library from Gutenberg to Google.
Providing an overview and analysis of the issues and challenges affecting academic research libraries from the closing years of the 20th century onwards, this book focuses on this period of 'white water' change and presents the issues in their global context, with implications drawn for research libraries everywhere.
Libraries and the Internet. Digital libraries. Research libraries--Technological innovations Academic libraries--Technological innovations Academic libraries. Research libraries. Libraries and Museums. Library & information services Library, archive & information management