LEADER 03984oam 2200565 450 001 9910810480603321 005 20190911112724.0 010 $a1-78063-471-4 035 $a(OCoLC)919122903 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL9CCI 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000466335 100 $a20150526h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSupporting research in area studies $ea guide for academic libraries /$fLesley Pitman 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aWaltham, MA :$cChandos Publishing,$d[2015] 210 4$d?2015 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 111 pages) 225 1 $aChandos information professional series 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84334-790-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Supporting Research in Area Studies: A guide for academic libraries; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Area studies: The academic landscape; Definitions and controversies; A brief history of area studies; Area studies today; Chapter 2: Area studies librarianship; Recruitment and training; Area librarianship in the staffing structure; Skills and the changing agenda in research support; Chapter 3: Area studies collections 1: Acquisitions; Selection; Budgets and finance; Just-in-case" versus "just-in-time"; National initiatives; Procurement and vendors 327 $aE-booksBarriers to acquisition; Questions of ethics; Chapter 4: Area studies collections 2: Collection management; Collection assessment: judging the quality of an area studies collection; The national and international context, or, where are the collections?; Collaborative collection management; Chapter 5: Digital resources for area studies; Electronic publishing; Digitisation projects; Creating and curating digital content; Chapter 6: Resource discovery and systems: Barriers to access in area studies; Hidden collections; Classification and access; Cataloguing and metadata 327 $aChapter 7: Library support and services for area studies researchersInformation skills training; Designing core services for area studies researchers; Conclusion; References; Appendix List of useful organisations for area studies librarians; AAMES; ACLAIIR; ALC; CEAL; CLIR; CONSALD; CORMOSEA; COSEELIS; MELA; Melcom International; MELCOM (UK); NACIRA; SALALM; SALG; SCOLMA; SEES; WESLINE; WESS; Index 330 $a Supporting Research in Area Studies: A Guide for Academic Libraries focuses on the study of other countries or regions of the world, crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries in the humanities and social sciences. The book provides a comprehensive guide for academic libraries supporting communities of researchers, exploring the specialist requirements of these researchers in information resources, resource discovery tools, information skills, and the challenges of working with materials in multiple languages. The book makes the case that adapting systems and procedures to meet these nee 410 0$aChandos information professional series. 606 $aArea studies libraries$xCollection development 606 $aArea specialist librarians 606 $aAcademic libraries$xCollection development 606 $aAcademic libraries$xRelations with faculty and curriculum 606 $aArea studies 615 0$aArea studies libraries$xCollection development. 615 0$aArea specialist librarians. 615 0$aAcademic libraries$xCollection development. 615 0$aAcademic libraries$xRelations with faculty and curriculum. 615 0$aArea studies. 676 $a025.21877 700 $aPitman$b Lesley$01649927 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810480603321 996 $aSupporting research in area studies$93999018 997 $aUNINA