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OverviewToday's library is still at the heart of all university activities, helping students and faculty become better learners, teachers, and researchers. In recent years there has emerged the formalizing of one or more of these activities into an Academic Commons. These centers of information have been labeled variously but they all share a commonality: the empowerment of students and teachers. In Creating the Academic Commons: Guidelines for Learning, Teaching, and Research, Thomas Gould gives a detailed outline of the various roles and activities that take place in commons located within the administrative umbrella of the library. Gould provides a roadmap for libraries seeking to establish their own Academic Commons, complete with suggestions regarding physical structure and software/hardware options. And to ensure new ideas are examined, evaluated, and adopted broadly, Gould shows how the Millennial Librarian can be at the center of this evolutionary library. Including information regarding the latest technological advances, this book will be an invaluable guide for librarians. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas H. P. GouldPublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780810881082ISBN 10: 081088108 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 14 June 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAlthough there are many materials out there on the information/academic/learning commons, this handy resource should not be dismissed as extraneous. The author divides the various functions into separate chapters, and he calls the result the millennial library. With the presumption that the technology is changeable and unpredictable, all plans need to be open-ended and under continuous revision. Librarians using all the old skills in conjunction with the new styles should take the lead. There are chapters on e-books and the devices they require, copyright issues in the electronic age, and marketing the new services to all stakeholders on campus. It ends with a discussion of the long-term challenges of keeping up and keeping current. Useful appendixes follow: one listing resources for assessment; one with case studies of the early adaptors of information commons. For all academic libraries. Booklist Although there are many materials out there on the information/academic/learning commons, this handy resource should not be dismissed as extraneous. The author divides the various functions into separate chapters, and he calls the result the millennial library. With the presumption that the technology is changeable and unpredictable, all plans need to be open-ended and under continuous revision. Librarians using all the old skills in conjunction with the new styles should take the lead. There are chapters on e-books and the devices they require, copyright issues in the electronic age, and marketing the new services to all stakeholders on campus. It ends with a discussion of the long-term challenges of keeping up and keeping current. Useful appendixes follow: one listing resources for assessment; one with case studies of the early adaptors of information commons. For all academic libraries. Booklist Creating the Academic Commons is a representative and valuable compilation of leading university library phenomena and practical illustrations. Australian Library Journal Although there are many materials out there on the information/academic/learning commons, this handy resource should not be dismissed as extraneous. The author divides the various functions into separate chapters, and he calls the result the millennial library. With the presumption that the technology is changeable and unpredictable, all plans need to be open-ended and under continuous revision. Librarians using all the old skills in conjunction with the new styles should take the lead. There are chapters on e-books and the devices they require, copyright issues in the electronic age, and marketing the new services to all stakeholders on campus. It ends with a discussion of the long-term challenges of keeping up and keeping current. Useful appendixes follow: one listing resources for assessment; one with case studies of the early adaptors of information commons. For all academic libraries. * Booklist * Creating the Academic Commons is a representative and valuable compilation of leading university library phenomena and practical illustrations. * Australian Library Journal * Although there are many materials out there on the information/academic/learning commons, this handy resource should not be dismissed as extraneous. The author divides the various functions into separate chapters, and he calls the result the millennial library. With the presumption that the technology is changeable and unpredictable, all plans need to be open-ended and under continuous revision. Librarians using all the old skills in conjunction with the new styles should take the lead. There are chapters on e-books and the devices they require, copyright issues in the electronic age, and marketing the new services to all stakeholders on campus. It ends with a discussion of the long-term challenges of keeping up and keeping current. Useful appendixes follow: one listing resources for assessment; one with case studies of the early adaptors of information commons. For all academic libraries. Booklist Creating the Academic Commons is a representative and valuable compilation of leading university library phenomena and practical illustrations. Australian Library Journal Author InformationThomas H.P. Gould is associate professor of Mass Communications at Kansas State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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