After the Book

The book argues that librarians need to change what they know, how they work, and how they are perceived in order to succeed according to the terms of this new paradigm. Zusammenfassung The book argues that librarians need to change what they know! how they work! and how they are perceived in order to succeed according to the terms of this new paradigm. Introduction: The challenge of electronic resources; Diversions and half measures; The problem for libraries in the 21st Century: The need to accept a paradigm shift; Solving the problem. Part 1 Professional identity and preparation; Solving the problem. Part 2 Reorganizing libraries to serve users; Solving the problem. Part 3 Adapting to scarcity; The Digital Divide; Conclusion.

Auteur

George Stachokas is Head of Resource Services at Purdue University - West Lafayette, USA and has also served as the Electronic Resources Librarian at Indiana State University and Chair of the Resource Advisory Committee for the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI) consortium. His research about organizational change in libraries and electronic resource management has appeared in such publications as Serials Review, the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, and Managing Electronic Resources: A LITA Guide. George holds an MLIS degree from the University of Illinois, an MA in History from Indiana State University, and a BS in Economics from Purdue University, USA.

Contenu

Introduction: The challenge of electronic resources; Diversions and half measures; The problem for libraries in the 21st Century: The need to accept a paradigm shift; Solving the problem. Part 1 Professional identity and preparation; Solving the problem. Part 2 Reorganizing libraries to serve users; Solving the problem. Part 3 Adapting to scarcity; The Digital Divide; Conclusion.