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McAllister, Lorrie; Laster, Shari – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2018
The online catalog, commercial discovery layers, the open Web, and books available for browsing in libraries all aid in the process of discovery of resources. An absence of books means one fewer discovery method available. It is important, therefore, that libraries retain physical books in open stacks to offer communities a hands-on opportunity to…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Library Materials, Educational Facilities Design, Library Development
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Stoffle, Carla J.; Renaud, Robert; Veldof, Jerilyn R. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Nearly all academic librarians agree that academic libraries have to change in order to respond successfully to the new realities of the higher education environment, rapidly developing information and telecommunications technologies, and the crisis in scholarly communications. But there is little agreement on what must change, how the changes…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Libraries, Educational Environment, Organizational Change
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 2007
With the pileup of responsibilities that range from programming to outreach to web management, more and more librarians are finding vendor-based book selection enticing. Most librarians see vendor-based selection as an option to relieve the pressure and still provide good collections to their patrons. However, using vendors to help facilitate…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Vendors, Librarians
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Situ, Ping; Voyles, Jeanne – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2008
Libraries need to weigh the benefits, usage, and cost-effectiveness of owning collections against seeking alternatives to deliver the information needed by customers. The University of Arizona Library investigated different approaches for meeting the research needs of East Asian Studies faculty and students under great pressure of physical space…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Asian Studies, Chinese, Library Services