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Academic branch libraries in changing times /

Are 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? Acade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zdravkovska, Nevenka
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2011.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
Subjects:
Bibliothèque Universitaire Moretus Plantin
Universidad Sergio Arboleda
Academic libraries.
Branch libraries.
Bibliothèques universitaires.
Succursales (Bibliothèques)
academic libraries (institutions)
branch libraries (institutions)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Academic libraries
Branch libraries
Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek
USA
Management
Zweigbibliothek
Zweischichtiges Bibliothekssystem
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Historical overview of academic branch libraries
  • Types of branch libraries
  • Most common subject branch libraries
  • Assessment/review of viability of branch libraries
  • Future of academic branch libraries
  • Appendix A: National Center for Education statistics
  • Appendix B: ARL academic US member libraries/branch listing websites (August 16, 2010)
  • Appendix C: Engineering branch library example : Engineering and Physical Sciences (University of Maryland).