Personalising library services in higher education : the boutique approach / edited by Andy Priestner and Elizabeth Tilley.
Material type: TextPublication details: Farnham : Ashgate, c2012.Description: xiv, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781409431800 (hbk.) :
- 9781409431817 (ebook) :
- 027.7 PRI
- 027.7 23
- Z675.U5 P473 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
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