Building a scholarly communications center : modeling the Rutgers experience / Boyd Collins ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Collins, Boyd.

Rutgers University. Scholarly Communication Center.

Series:

Frontiers of access to library materials ; no. 5.

Frontiers of access to library materials ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and electronic publishing--New Jersey--New Brunswick.

Libraries and electronic publishing.

Scholarly electronic publishing--New Jersey--New Brunswick.

Scholarly electronic publishing.

Libraries--New Jersey--New Brunswick--Special collections--Electronic information resources.

Libraries.

Electronic information resources.

New Jersey--New Brunswick.

Physical Description:

xiii, 161 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : American Library Association, 1999.

Summary:

The academic library of the past must expand to include interlibrary networks and access to electronic resources. This can be accomplished with the inclusion of a scholarly communications center: a comprehensive facility that can provide the modern campus with access to technology, communications networks, and library materials. This unique guide describes the entire planning process of the Scholarly Communications Center at Rutgers University, identifying issues, potential problems, and solutions in planning and development. Among the topics examined are: -- Facilities design-- Funding-- Technology considerations-- Impact on research and instruction

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0838907652

OCLC:

41325961