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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826307703321

Titolo

Leadership in academic libraries : proceedings of the W. Porter Kellam Conference, the University of Georgia, May 7, 1991 / / William Gray Potter, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-93995-6

1-315-85952-1

1-317-93996-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (100 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PotterWilliam Gray

Disciplina

027.7/0973

027.70973

Soggetti

Academic libraries - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Developments in Library Services; Emerging Technologies; The Evolution of Academic Library Architecture: A Summary; Library Cooperation; Panel Discussion; Reminiscences from the Professional Experiences of an Erstwhile Academic Librarian

Sommario/riassunto

Here is a fascinating first-hand perspective of the dramatic changes that have occurred in academic library administration over the past five decades. In Leadership in Academic Libraries, distinguished directors of academic and research libraries pay tribute to W. Porter Kellam, Director Emeritus of the University of Georgia, by presenting an overview of the course of academic and research libraries over the span of his 50 year career. Administrative leaders in academic librarianship including Stuart Forth, Richard Chapin, Frank Grisham, and Ken Toombs offer a frank, perceptive, and witty acco