The State and the Academic Library
Published on 16. November 1993
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-313-28108-2 (ISBN)
Description
Academic libraries must frequently interact with state government. This book overviews the role of state government with respect to academic libraries, analyzes the impact of state government on significant functions within the academic library, and provides examples of how academic libraries can effectively interact with the state.
The first part of the book looks closely at the nature of state government and its operations, so as to provide a meaningful context for the chapters that follow. The second section focuses more clearly on the interaction between state government and academic libraries and gives special attention to such topics as funding, automation, and networking. The third section contains case studies of how academic libraries have worked cooperatively with the state to achieve their goals. Appendices list addresses for state agencies important to academic libraries.
The first part of the book looks closely at the nature of state government and its operations, so as to provide a meaningful context for the chapters that follow. The second section focuses more clearly on the interaction between state government and academic libraries and gives special attention to such topics as funding, automation, and networking. The third section contains case studies of how academic libraries have worked cooperatively with the state to achieve their goals. Appendices list addresses for state agencies important to academic libraries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
485 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-28108-2 (9780313281082)
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Person
VICKI L. GREGORY is Assistant Professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at the University of South Florida. Her previous publications have appeared in journals such as Southeastern Librarian, College and Research Libraries, and the Journal of Library Administration.
Content
Introduction The Nature and Function of State Government as It Relates to Academic Libraries The State Governmental Environment--Governors and State Legislatures State Coordinating Agencies State Libraries The Interaction between State Government and Academic Libraries State Funding--The Key to Control Academic Library Networking and Automation--An Academic Approach to the Funding Conundrum Multitype Library Networks--The Use of Overarching Agencies Program Review--Macromanagement or Micromanagement? Case Studies of the Interaction between State Government and Academic Libraries The Florida Center for Library Automation--A Relationship That Ultimately Succeeds Public Academic Libraries in Massachusetts--Reorganization Redux Networking in the University System of Georgia--A Case Study in Successful Interaction CARL: the Role of the State Appendix A: Acronyms Used in this Work Appendix B: State Coordinating Agencies of Higher Education Appendix C: State Library Agencies Bibliography