03806nam 2200625 450 991046474760332120200520144314.01-78063-270-3(CKB)3450000000003816(EBL)1575062(OCoLC)865332907(SSID)ssj0000747270(PQKBManifestationID)11445014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747270(PQKBWorkID)10703609(PQKB)10293994(MiAaPQ)EBC1575062(CaSebORM)9781843346302(Au-PeEL)EBL1575062(CaPaEBR)ebr10815595(CaONFJC)MIL549020(EXLCZ)99345000000000381620110905d2011 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAcademic branch libraries in changing times /Nevenka Zdravkovska1st editionOxford :Chandos Publishing,2011.1 online resource (231 p.)Chandos information professional seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-84334-630-3 Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.Cover; Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; About the author; Preface; Book organization; 1 Historical overview of academic branch libraries; The beginnings; The state of academic research branch libraries; Evolution of branch libraries at the University of Maryland; References; 2 Types of branch libraries; Definitions; Discipline specific branch libraries; Undergraduate library; Departmental libraries; References; 3 Most common subject branch libraries; Music libraries as special collectionsThe case of the chemistry librariesThe many faces of science and engineering libraries; References; 4 Assessment/review of viability of branch libraries; Published guidelines; Examples of assessment studies; Examples of consolidating/closing branches; Adding new branches; References; 5 Future of academic branch libraries; Publications of note; Twenty-first century creations; Examples of changes; Priddy Library at The Universities at Shady Grove (Author: Irene Munster); Conclusion; References; Appendix A National Center for Education StatisticsAppendix B ARL Academic US Member Libraries/Branch Listing Websites (August 16, 2010)A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Appendix C Engineering Branch Library Example; Engineering and Physical Sciences (University of Maryland); Selected bibliography; IndexAre academic branch libraries going to be extinct in the near future? In these difficult economic times, when collections are digitized rapidly, is there still a need for a separate unit within proximity to the department, school, or college with a subject-based or subject-specific collection? Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times gives a brief historical overview of the role of a branch academic library. It reviews the current situation from a practitioner's point of view and suggests solutions for the future.Provides practical and realistic solutions to academic librariChandos Information Professional SeriesAcademic librariesBranch librariesElectronic books.Academic libraries.Branch libraries.027.7Zdravkovska Nevenka616944MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464747603321Academic branch libraries in changing times1087917UNINA