Supporting research in area studies : a guide for academic libraries / / Lesley Pitman
| Supporting research in area studies : a guide for academic libraries / / Lesley Pitman |
| Autore | Pitman Lesley |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 111 pages) |
| Disciplina | 025.21877 |
| Collana |
Chandos information professional series
Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Area studies libraries - Collection development
Area specialist librarians Academic libraries - Collection development Academic libraries - Relations with faculty and curriculum Area studies |
| ISBN | 1-78063-471-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front 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
E-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 Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797418903321 |
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| Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Supporting research in area studies : a guide for academic libraries / / Lesley Pitman
| Supporting research in area studies : a guide for academic libraries / / Lesley Pitman |
| Autore | Pitman Lesley |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 111 pages) |
| Disciplina | 025.21877 |
| Collana |
Chandos information professional series
Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Area studies libraries - Collection development
Area specialist librarians Academic libraries - Collection development Academic libraries - Relations with faculty and curriculum Area studies |
| ISBN | 1-78063-471-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front 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
E-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 Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810480603321 |
Pitman Lesley
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| Waltham, MA : , : Chandos Publishing, , [2015] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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