Academic Librarianship

by Evans, G. Edward

• ISBN13: 9781555707026
• ISBN10: 1555707025
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-30
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Summary

Information Architect...Usability Specialist...Web Services Librarian...Digital Curator...Search Engineer. These are just a few of the new and emerging careers the "Information Revolution" has ushered in. This book's progressive approach, unmatched scope, and up-to-date guidance will open the doors to a wide range of exciting information-age careers to students, advisors, parents, and others who are interested in exploring emerging career paths.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Background and Historic Context	p. 1
Background	p. 3
Future of Higher Education and Its Libraries	p. 4
Future of Academic Librarians	p. 7
Why Bother Studying the Subject If Everything Will Change?	p. 9
What Makes an Academic Library Academic?	p. 9
Higher Education Variations	p. 11
Key Points to Remember	p. 13
References	p. 14
Launching Pad	p. 14
Historic Context	p. 17
Where It All Began	p. 18
Italian Influence	p. 18
French Influence	p. 19
English Influence	p. 20
German Influence	p. 21
How the Transplants Took Root in the United States, 1636-1770	p. 22
Post-War of Independence to 1860	p. 24
1860s to World War II	p. 28
Wars and Higher Education	p. 30
Retrenchment and Realignment	p. 32
Basic Issues in Higher Education	p. 35
References	p. 35
Launching Pad	p. 36
Higher Education Today	p. 39
Faculty	p. 41
Faculty Responsibilities	p. 43
Service	p. 44
Teaching	p. 46
Research	p. 49
The Ladder and Tenure	p. 54
Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty	p. 55
Diversity	p. 58
Key Points to Remember	p. 58
References	p. 59
Launching Pad	p. 60
Students	p. 61
Student Attitudes Regarding Higher Education	p. 62
Today's Potential Students	p. 63
Recruitment, Admission, and Retention	p. 64
Financial Aid	p. 67
Keeping Students	p. 68
Social Side	p. 71
Sports and the Academy	p. 73
Student Discipline	p. 76
Key Points to Remember	p. 77
References	p. 78
Launching Pad	p. 79
Curriculum	p. 81
What Is General Education?	p. 82
Debating the Curriculum	p. 84
Modifying the Curriculum at the Micro Level	p. 87
Continuing/Adult Education	p. 91
Distance Education	p. 92
Internationalizing the Curriculum	p. 96
Key Points to Remember	p. 97
References	p. 97
Launching Pad	p. 98
Governance	p. 101
Role of the State	p. 102
Those Who Establish Guidelines	p. 103
Those Who Administer	p. 107
Those Who Do	p. 110
Concluding Thoughts on Campus Governance	p. 113
Key Points to Remember	p. 114
References	p. 115
Launching Pad	p. 116
Campus and Library Commonalities	p. 117
Funding	p. 119
Higher Education Finances	p. 120
Expenditures	p. 121
Expenditure Categories	p. 126
Grants and Research	p. 136
Endowments	p. 142
Budget Process	p. 143
Budget as a Control Device	p. 144
Budget Cycle	p. 146
Budget Preparation	p. 146
Presenting and Defending the Budget Request	p. 148
Income Generation	p. 151
Planning and Budgeting	p. 155
Key Points to Remember	p. 156
References	p. 157
Launching Pad	p. 158
Facilities	p. 159
Planning for New Space	p. 161
Managing the Facility	p. 164
Housekeeping Matters	p. 165
Managing Risk and the Unexpected	p. 166
Health, Safety, and Security	p. 167
Crime	p. 169
Disaster Management	p. 170
Assigning Space	p. 172
Deferred Maintenance	p. 173
Key Points to Remember	p. 174
References	p. 174
Launching Pad	p. 174
Technology	p. 177
Academic Libraries and Information and Communication Technology	p. 180
Planning and Controlling Costs	p. 181
Long-Term Technology Planning	p. 181
Controlling Technology Costs	p. 183
Security	p. 186
Staff Background and Training	p. 188
Collaboration	p. 191
Key Points to Remember	p. 192
References	p. 192
Launching Pad	p. 193
The Academy, Accreditation, and Accountability	p. 195
Accreditation	p. 196
How the Process Works	p. 199
Information Literacy and Accreditation	p. 201
Beyond Accreditation	p. 203
Benchmarking	p. 205
Quality Management	p. 208
Sigma Six-Lean Six Sigma	p. 208
Balanced Scorecard	p. 209
Cost Analysis	p. 209
Work Analysis	p. 210
Key Points to Remember	p. 210
References	p. 211
Launching Pad	p. 212
The Academic Library Today	p. 215
Collections	p. 217
Past and Present Practice	p. 218
Impact of World War II and ARL Cooperative Projects	p. 219
Developing Academic Library Collections	p. 222
Assessing Needs	p. 223
Collection Policy	p. 223
E-resources	p. 235
Key Points to Remember	p. 237
References	p. 238
Launching Pad	p. 239
Services	p. 241
Customer Service	p. 243
Reference Services	p. 245
Organization of Reference Services	p. 247
Access to Reference Services	p. 248
Web/Library 2.0	p. 249
Circulation Services	p. 251
Handling Confrontational Situations	p. 251
Confidentiality	p. 253
Document Delivery	p. 254
Reserve Services	p. 254
Liaison Programs	p. 258
Key Points to Remember	p. 259
References	p. 260
Launching Pad	p. 262
Staffing	p. 265
Staffing Categories	p. 265
Librarians	p. 268
Faculty Status	p. 269
Paraprofessional/Support Staff	p. 271
Other Full-Time Staff	p. 274
Part-Time Staff	p. 276
Students	p. 276
Staffing Process	p. 278
Retention, Diversity, Training, and Staff Development	p. 279
Retention	p. 280
Diversity	p. 281
Training and Staff Development	p. 283
Performance Appraisal	p. 284
Discipline and Termination	p. 285
Key Points to Remember	p. 286
References	p. 287
Launching Pad	p. 288
Current Themes and Issues	p. 291
Change	p. 292
People	p. 292
Institutional	p. 293
Communication	p. 295
Personal	p. 295
Advocacy/Marketing	p. 296
Scholarly Communication	p. 298
Institutional Repositories	p. 300
Governance	p. 300
Teams in the Workplace	p. 301
Collaboration	p. 302
Learning Commons	p. 303
External Collaboration	p. 304
Google Book Project	p. 305
Key Points to Remember	p. 306
References	p. 306
Launching Pad	p. 308
Career Development	p. 309
From Student to Academic Librarian	p. 311
Marketing Yourself	p. 311
Search Committees	p. 312
Selecting the Pool	p. 314
The Interview	p. 314
Interviewing	p. 315
Adjusting to the Position	p. 318
Starting Your Career Development Plan	p. 319
Mentors	p. 319
Self-Assessment of Knowledge and Skills	p. 321
Changing Views of a "Career"	p. 322
Career Breaks	p. 323
Work/Life Debate	p. 323
Moving Forward	p. 324
Key Points to Remember	p. 325
References	p. 325
Launching Pad	p. 326
Leaders Look Toward the Future	p. 327
Future of Academic Libraries: Library Directors' Perspectives	p. 328
Challenges to Change	p. 330
Technology Challenges	p. 332
Digitization Challenges	p. 334
Physical Space Challenges	p. 335
Financial Challenges	p. 337
Creating Positive User Experiences Challenges	p. 339
New Skills for Staff Challenges	p. 340
Collaboration Challenges	p. 343
Advocacy Challenges	p. 345
Connecting Challenges	p. 346
Mission Challenges	p. 348
Print/Digital Challenges	p. 349
Final Thoughts on the Future of Academic Librarianship	p. 352
References	p. 352
Launching Pad	p. 353
Contributors' Essays	p. 354
Index	p. 355
About the Authors	p. 383
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