Academic Librarianship Today

Description

Intended for use by both librarians and students in LIS programs, Academic Librarianship Today is the most current, comprehensive overview of the field available today. Key features include: ·Each chapter was commissioned specifically for this new book, and the authors are highly regarded academic librarians or library school faculty- or both ·Cutting-edge topics such as open access, copyright, digital curation and preservation, emerging technologies, new roles for academic librarians, cooperative collection development and resource sharing, and patron-driven acquisitions are explored in depth ·Each chapter ends with thought-provoking questions for discussion and carefully constructed assignments that faculty can assign or adapt for their courses The book begins with Gilman's introduction, an overview that briefly synthesizes the contents of the contributors' chapters by highlighting major themes. The main part of the book is organized into three parts: The Academic Library Landscape Today, Academic Librarians and Services Today, and Changing Priorities, New Directions. Contents Editorial Advisory Board Figures and Tables Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The Academic LibraryLandscape Today Ch01. Historical Context and Contemporary Challenges Ch02. College and University Governance Ch03. Organization, Administration, Management, and Planning Ch04. Funding and Budgeting Ch05. Faculty Research and Scholarly Communication Part II. Academic Librarians and Services Today Ch06. Reference, Instruction, and Outreach Ch07. Collection Development Ch08. Challenges Facing Technical Services Ch09. Librarians and Services in College and Community College Libraries Part III. Changing Priorities, New Directions Ch10. Recruitment, Retention, Diversity, and Professional Development Ch11. Library as Place1 Ch12. Serving Campus and Remote Students and Faculty Ch13. Open Access, Institutional Repositories, E-Science and Data Curation, and Preservation Ch14. Assessment and Evaluation, Promotion, and Marketing of Academic Library Services Ch15. A Vision for the Future Index About the Editor and Contributors