{"product_id":"academic-library","title":"Academic Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis authoritative and wide-ranging textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the changing functions of higher education libraries and the organizational cultures in which they operate. It offers an assessment of the impact of such changes on service delivery from both provider and user perspectives, and considers the future role of the academic library. The new edition has been completely updated, with a new chapter on performance measurement and more extensive coverage of: accessibility; information literacy; portals; digital libraries; copyright; institutional repositories; virtual and managed learning environments; and management of change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a readable and accessible style, the book focuses on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe library in the institution \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eusers of the academic library \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe impacts and opportunities of ICTs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman resources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanagement and organization of resources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollection and access management \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe academic library building \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elibrary systems and networks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003especialist services \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanagement and professional issues \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperformance measurement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e: This textbook is an indispensable introduction to the range of issues facing academic libraries. Invaluable for new information professionals and for students on information and library studies courses, it also makes stimulating reading for education administrators and academic library managers in both higher and further education. While the book considers emerging scenarios in the United Kingdom in depth, it also draws examples from institutions elsewhere in the world, and is of broad international interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The higher education context \u003cbr\u003e2. The history of higher education libraries \u003cbr\u003e3. The library in the institution \u003cbr\u003e4. Users of the academic library \u003cbr\u003e5. The impacts and opportunities of information and communications technologies \u003cbr\u003e6. Human resources \u003cbr\u003e7. Resource management \u003cbr\u003e8. Collection and access management and the organization of resources \u003cbr\u003e9. The academic library building \u003cbr\u003e10. Library systems \u003cbr\u003e11. Services \u003cbr\u003e12. Management \u003cbr\u003e13. Performance measurement \u003cbr\u003e14. Professional issues \u003cbr\u003e15. The academic library of the future\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45589143421166,"sku":"9781856045278","price":109.6,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781856045278.jpg?v=1721219172","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/academic-library","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}