Influence of funding on advances in librarianship [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Danuta A. Nitecki and Eilenn G. Abels

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, : Emerald Group Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.00285
• Soggetto topico: Librarians - Effect of technological innovations on; Libraries - Information technology; Library finance - Government policy; Library science - Technological innovations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AbelsEileen G NiteckiDanuta A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Influence of Funding on Advances in Librarianship; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Federal Support for Library and Information Science Research; I. Introduction; II. History of Funding for LIS: Pre-1998; III. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); IV. National Library of Medicine (NLM); V. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); VI. National Science Foundation (NSF); VII. Evidence of Federal Funding from JASIST Authors; VIII. Advice for Getting Federal Grants; IX. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References ; Chapter 2. The Development and Impact of Digital Library Funding in the United States I. Introduction; II. Prior to the Digital Libraries Initiative; III. The NSF's Digital Libraries Initiatives; IV. Proliferation of Funding Streams; V. Impact of DL Funding; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. A Review of Research Related to Management of Corporate Libraries; I. Introduction; II. Special Libraries Association; III. Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom; IV. Conclusion; References ; Chapter 4. Alternative Funding for Public Libraries: Trends, Sources, and the Heated Arguments that Surround ItI. Introduction and Research Questions; II. Methods; III. Results: Literature Review; IV. Results: A Case Study of the West Chester Public Library's Alternative Funding; V. The Arguments for and Against Alternative Funding for Public Libraries; VI. Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5. From Foundation to Federal Funding: The Impact of Grants on Education for Library and Information Science; I. Introduction; II. Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation of New York ; III. U.S. Office of Education and Title II-B Funding IV. Foundation and Government Funding in the 1970's and 1980's; V. Experimentation and Innovation with Foundation Support in the 1990's; VI. Institute of Museum and Library Services; VII. Accreditation; VIII. Increasing Diversity; IX. Reflections on the Impact of External Funding; X. Implications for the Future of Library and Information Science Education; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Addresses the influence of research funding on advances in libraries and librarianship from two perspectives: funding agents and specific initiatives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Influence of funding on advances in librarianship
• ISBN: 1-280-77129-1; 9786613682062; 1-84855-373-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455293403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in Librarianship, 31