Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society

Informationen zum Autor Barbara I. Dewey is Dean of Libraries! University of Tennessee! Knoxville. From 1987 until 2000 she held several administrative positions at the University of Iowa Libraries including Director! Information and Research Services and finally Interim University Librarian. Prior to her work at Iowa she held positions at Indiana University! Northwestern University! and Minnesota Valley Regional Library in Mankato! Minnesota. She is the author or editor of six books and has published articles and presented papers on research library topics including digital libraries! diversity! technology! user education! fundraising! organizational development and human resources. Klappentext Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into our vastly different 21st century multicultural environment. "The book presents an optimistic perspective of research libraries that should emerge from the transformational processes with increased responsibilities and possibilities to face them."-Information Research Zusammenfassung Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into our vastly different 21st century multicultural environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Transforming research libraries: an introduction. Part 1 Framing the twenty-first century research library: Advancing from Kumbaya to radical collaboration: redefi ning the future research library; Will universities still need libraries (or librarians) in 2020? Transforming research libraries: Piano! piano! si va lontano; The transformation of academic libraries in China. Part 2 Organization and the university context: Organizational and strategic alignment for academic libraries; Building key relationships with senior campus administrators. Part 3 Partners and collaborative environments: Partnerships and connections; Common spaces! common ground: shaping intercultural experiences in the learning commons. Part 4 Creating accessible and enduring scholarship: New modes of scholarly communication: implications of Web 2.0 in the context of research dissemination; New modes of scholarly communication: implications of Web 2.0 in the context of research dissemination; Confronting challenges of documentation in the digital world: the Human Rights Documentation Initiative at the University of Texas. ...

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Barbara I. Dewey is Dean of Libraries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. From 1987 until 2000 she held several administrative positions at the University of Iowa Libraries including Director, Information and Research Services and finally Interim University Librarian. Prior to her work at Iowa she held positions at Indiana University, Northwestern University, and Minnesota Valley Regional Library in Mankato, Minnesota. She is the author or editor of six books and has published articles and presented papers on research library topics including digital libraries, diversity, technology, user education, fundraising, organizational development and human resources.

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Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of research library transformation needed for successful transition into our vastly different 21st century multicultural environment.

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Transforming research libraries: an introduction. Part 1 Framing the twenty-first century research library: Advancing from Kumbaya to radical collaboration: redefi ning the future research library; Will universities still need libraries (or librarians) in 2020? Transforming research libraries: Piano, piano, si va lontano; The transformation of academic libraries in China. Part 2 Organization and the university context: Organizational and strategic alignment for academic libraries; Building key relationships with senior campus administrators. Part 3 Partners and collaborative environments: Partnerships and connections; Common spaces, common ground: shaping intercultural experiences in the learning commons. Part 4 Creating accessible and enduring scholarship: New modes of scholarly communication: implications of Web 2.0 in the context of research dissemination; New modes of scholarly communication: implications of Web 2.0 in the context of research dissemination; Confronting challenges of documentation in the digital world: the Human Rights Documentation Initiative at the University of Texas.