The Changing Academic Library
Operations, Culture, Environments
2nd Edition
Published on 13. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-0-8389-8612-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Changing Academic Library, Second Edition, number 65 in the ACRL Publications in Librarianship (PIL) series, is a completely revised, enhanced, and updated edition of John Budd s The Changing Academic Library (PIL # 56, 2005). This book has been completely updated and revised to reflect the dynamic states of higher education and academic libraries.
It presents a critical examination of major issues facing colleges and universities and the unique challenges that their libraries must come to grips with. Current practice is reviewed, but it is examined in the broader context of educational needs, scholarly communication, politics and economics, technology, and the nature of complex organizations.
The book may be used as a text in library and information science courses, as well as an introduction for new professionals and academic administrators.
It presents a critical examination of major issues facing colleges and universities and the unique challenges that their libraries must come to grips with. Current practice is reviewed, but it is examined in the broader context of educational needs, scholarly communication, politics and economics, technology, and the nature of complex organizations.
The book may be used as a text in library and information science courses, as well as an introduction for new professionals and academic administrators.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
Publishing group
American Library Association
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8389-8612-7 (9780838986127)
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Person
John M. Budd is an associate professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA is the winner of the 2002 Highsmith Library Literature award (formerly the G.K. Hall Award for Library Literature). He has authored numerous publications and articles in professional and scholarly journals and has given presentations at national and state conferences.