His primary focus is on collections as this is the area with the greatest opportunity for change and is the driver of most library cost.
The book takes an international perspective on the massive change currently affecting academic libraries.
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....
Librarians tell the story firsthand of how they managed major change in processes, functions, services, programs, or overall organizations using John Kotter's Eight-Stage Process of Creating Major Change as a framework for examining change ...
2015. Academic library contributions to student success: Documented practices from the field. Prepared by Karen Brown. Contributions by Kara J. Malenfant. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Biemiller, Lawrence.
... president of Wayne State University at the time he wrote this chapter . See David W. Adamany , " Research Libraries from ... The Dilemma of the Deanship , edited by Daniel E. Griffiths and Donald J. McCarty ( Danville , Ill .: Interstate ...
“Managing Library Innovation Using the Lean Startup Method.” Library Management 36, nos. ... Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change. Reading, Mass. ... Middle Managers in Academic Libraries.” Library Management 33, nos.
The book gives librarians leverage to think outside traditional bureaucratic structures and re-think how libraries serve their patrons.
This book will empower and validate academic librarians by demonstrating their indispensable roles as educators
It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.