University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning Library Strategies with Institutional Directions
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| Title: | University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning Library Strategies with Institutional Directions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Malpas, Constance (ORCID |
| Source: | OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 2018. |
| Availability: | OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. 6565 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017. Tel: 800-848-5878; Fax: 614-764-6096; e-mail: support@oclc.org; Web site: http://www.oclc.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 122 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Higher Education, Classification, Student Characteristics, Age, Sex, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Enrollment, Educational Research, Liberal Arts, Career Education, Full Time Students, Part Time Students, On Campus Students, Institutional Characteristics, Student Needs, Distance Education |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55653-076-0 |
| Abstract: | "University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions" establishes a new framework for understanding the fit between emerging library service paradigms and university types. It examined the impact of increased institutional differentiation in universities on the organization of academic libraries and the services they provide. As libraries move away from a collections model in which libraries measure their success by how large their collections are, this report puts a framework around library services, explores emerging patterns in different institutional settings, and gauges the importance of these services areas--now and for the future--according to surveyed library directors. The work has three main components: (1) a working model of US higher education institutions that is characterized by educational activity (Research, Liberal Education, Career-directed) and mode of provision (traditional-residential and new-traditional-flexible); (2) a library services framework that covers nine key areas; and (3) comparison of the above two to test the hypothesis that the services portfolio of libraries map onto the institutional priorities of their host university. [This report was produced in collaboration with Ithaka S+R.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | ED593883 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | "University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions" establishes a new framework for understanding the fit between emerging library service paradigms and university types. It examined the impact of increased institutional differentiation in universities on the organization of academic libraries and the services they provide. As libraries move away from a collections model in which libraries measure their success by how large their collections are, this report puts a framework around library services, explores emerging patterns in different institutional settings, and gauges the importance of these services areas--now and for the future--according to surveyed library directors. The work has three main components: (1) a working model of US higher education institutions that is characterized by educational activity (Research, Liberal Education, Career-directed) and mode of provision (traditional-residential and new-traditional-flexible); (2) a library services framework that covers nine key areas; and (3) comparison of the above two to test the hypothesis that the services portfolio of libraries map onto the institutional priorities of their host university. [This report was produced in collaboration with Ithaka S+R.] |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-55653-076-0 |
