Bridging Worlds
Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe
Published on 30. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-0-8389-8842-8 (ISBN)
Description
Over the past decade, a growing number of American colleges and universities have made international engagement a key facet of their missions, emphasizing global awareness, interconnectedness, and student and community diversity. Universities are establishing campuses, branches, and enhanced programs outside of the United States, and many are partnering with foreign institutions in the Middle East and East Asia to introduce and integrate Western higher education into these regions. These collaborations seek to take advantage of the blending of cultural, social, political, and economic communities, and to chart new territories in research, teaching, and learning.
Academic libraries are playing a key role in many of these undertakings, acting as partners in the development of campus community, student life, and research. Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe presents examples of libraries working to play their part in campus development and international engagement. This book provides practical best practices, lessons learned, and perspectives gained, from collection building to finances to designing spaces, and touches on some of the cultural, political, and social factors at play as institutions work to support these complex organizations.
Academic libraries are playing a key role in many of these undertakings, acting as partners in the development of campus community, student life, and research. Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe presents examples of libraries working to play their part in campus development and international engagement. This book provides practical best practices, lessons learned, and perspectives gained, from collection building to finances to designing spaces, and touches on some of the cultural, political, and social factors at play as institutions work to support these complex organizations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8389-8842-8 (9780838988428)
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Raymond Pun is the first year student success librarian at California State University in Fresno, USA. Previously, he was a reference and research services librarian at New York University Shanghai. He has presented widely at conferences such as ALA, SLA, IFLA, and the American Historical Association. His work has appeared in many publications, including The Huffington Post, Library Hi Tech, Reference Services Review, and Library Trends. His professional and research interests include gamification and emerging technologies in libraries, community engagement, data management, and digital scholarship services.
Scott Collard is Head of Specialized Research Services and Social Sciences at New York University Division of Libraries. Scott received his MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MA in General Studies in the Humanities (Early American History and Literature) from The University of Chicago. His research interests focus on the development of research services in academic libraries.
Justin Parrott has been Technical Services and Research Librarian at New York University Abu Dhabi since December 2012. He received his MLIS from Kent State University. He currently manages the local technical services unit for NYU Abu Dhabi Library and is liaison to the university's Mathematics, Arabic, and Chinese language departments.
Scott Collard is Head of Specialized Research Services and Social Sciences at New York University Division of Libraries. Scott received his MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MA in General Studies in the Humanities (Early American History and Literature) from The University of Chicago. His research interests focus on the development of research services in academic libraries.
Justin Parrott has been Technical Services and Research Librarian at New York University Abu Dhabi since December 2012. He received his MLIS from Kent State University. He currently manages the local technical services unit for NYU Abu Dhabi Library and is liaison to the university's Mathematics, Arabic, and Chinese language departments.