Reimagining the academic library /

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"Academic libraries are in the midst of significant disruption. Academic librarians and university administrators know they need to change, but are not sure how. Bits and pieces of what needs to happen are clear, but the whole picture is hard to grasp. Reimagining the Academic Library paints a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lewis, David W., 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Subjects:
Academic libraries > Administration.
Academic libraries > Effect of technological innovations on.
Academic libraries > Forecasting.
Libraries and colleges.
Bibliothèques universitaires > Administration.
Bibliothèques universitaires > Effets des innovations sur.
Bibliothèques universitaires > Prévision.
Bibliothèques et universités.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Academic libraries > Administration
Academic libraries > Effect of technological innovations on
Academic libraries > Forecasting
Libraries and colleges
Academic libraries > Collection development
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: there is a road
  • Part one. The forces we face
  • Force one: disruption
  • Force two: digital documents
  • Force three: the book is changing
  • Force four: the new scholarly record
  • Force five: the economics of information
  • Force six: demographics
  • Interlude: a conjecture on the nature of digital information
  • Part two. Steps down the road
  • Step one: defining the job
  • Step two: creating the library as place
  • Step three: retiring the legacy print collection
  • Step four: preserving digital content
  • Step five: making the money work
  • Step six: working with the smart machine
  • Conclusion: ten things to do now.

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