Personalising library services in higher education :  the boutique approach / 
edited by Andy Priestner and Elizabeth Tilley. 
 - Farnham :  Ashgate,  c2012. 
 - xiv, 229 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introducing the boutique approach / Andy Priestner and Elizabeth Tilley -- Face-to-face value : personalised communication strategies / Andy Priestner -- Library space and designing for a boutique library service in the USA / Beatrice Pulliam -- Case studies (I). Students as consultants : SKOLKOVO Moscow School of Management / Helen Edwards -- Research postcards at London School of Economics / Michelle Blake and Nicola Wright -- Boutique at the Faculty of Education / Angela Cutts -- Personal space for study : meeting real needs / Elizabeth Tilley -- Library technologies for boutique services / Tim Wales -- Maximising value, enhancing learning : boutique teaching and training / Chris Powis -- Digital literacy support for researchers : the personalised approach / Jane Secker -- Case studies (II). A voice in the wilderness : personalised library services in a virtual environment / Margaret Westbury -- Integrating information skills into the curriculum : the next step / Veronica Lawrence -- Online outreach and tailored training : the English Faculty Library at Oxford University / Kerry Webb -- Boutique influences on structures and lifelong learning at Australian Catholic University / Tatum McPherson-Crowie -- Marketing personalised services / Emma Thompson -- The cost-effective service : is personalised possible? / Elizabeth Tilley -- Evaluating the impact of the boutique library / David Streatfield -- Implementing and managing boutique / Andy Priestner and Elizabeth Tilley. 
<br/><br/> In an economic climate where cuts are becoming the norm, a 'boutique' library service may seem a contradiction. This book unpacks the boutique model and is supported by a variety of case studies reflecting international practice. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. <br/>ebrary <br/>2011 <br/>Available via World Wide Web <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409431800 (hbk.) :  �55.00 9781409431817 (ebook)  :  �50.00 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Academic libraries--Case studies<br/>Public services (Libraries)<br/>Libraries and colleges.<br/>Academic libraries.<br/>Academic libraries--Aims and objectives<br/>Academic libraries--Administration<br/>Public services (Libraries)--Case studies<br/>Libraries and Museums.<br/>Library & information sciences / Museology
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z675.U5  / P473 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>027.7 PRI 027.7