The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purpose, and Its Operation (Library and Information Science Text Series) - Hardcover

Budd, John M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156308614X ISBN 13: 9781563086144

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Intended as a text in courses on academic libraries and librarianship, this book provides a fresh look at the environment of colleges and universities that can benefit practicing academic librarians. In an astute examination of the content and function of academic libraries, the author includes a detailed analysis of the workings of higher education as they affect libraries and information services. Rather than focusing on management issues, Budd considers the organizational culture of colleges and universities and of their libraries. Throughout the text he pays special attention to the creation and structure of scholarly communication in all media (print and electronic) and to the communities served by academic libraries. Of necessity, the analysis includes political and social as well as intellectual forces that operate in higher education.

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About the Author

JOHN M. BUDD is professor at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156308614X
• ISBN 13: 9781563086144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372