Bridging worlds : emerging models and practices of U.S. academic libraries around the globe / edited by Raymond Pun, Scott Collard, and Justin Parrott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pun, Raymond, 1985- editor.

Collard, Scott, editor.

Parrott, Justin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries--United States--International cooperation.

Academic libraries.

Libraries and colleges--United States--International cooperation.

Libraries and colleges.

Academic libraries--International cooperation--Case studies.

Academic libraries--Planning.

Library cooperation.

International librarianship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Association of College and Research Libraries, [2016]

Summary:

Bridging Worlds: Emerging Models and Practices of U.S. Academic Libraries Around the Globe presents examples of libraries working to play their part in international campus development and engagement. This book provides practical best practices, lessons learned, and perspectives gained, from collection building to finances to designing spaces, and touches on some of the cultural, political, and social factors at play as institutions work to support these complex organizations.

Contents:

Envisioning the new global campus library : a conversation / Lucinda Covert-Vail and Roddy Austin

Creating global delivery strategy : services, systems and practices / Beth Daniel Lindsay, Kristina Rose, Sydney Thompson, and Shoshannah Turgel

Taking interlibrary loan abroad / Beth E. Clausen

Integrating academic technology services into the global network university library : a conversation / Beth Russell, Ron Berry, and Brian Lewis

Licensing electronic resources in the global environment : a conversation / William Maltarich and Angela M. Carreo

Collection development for global campus libraries / Ree DeDonato and Michael Hughes

Participatory archives : building on traditions of collaboration, openness, and accessibility at the American University in Cairo / Stephen Urgola and Carolyn Runyon

Creating special collections : a case study from New York University Abu Dhabi / Virginia Danielson and Michael Stoller

Managing copyright in the international campus library / April M. Hathcock

Reference and research services in a global campus environment / Scott Collard, Ilka Datig, and Amani Magid

Library instruction program at American-style academic libraries outside of the United States / Amanda B. Click and Meggan Ann Houlihan

Supporting library user needs in an expanding global network / Paul Feid and Daniel Perkins

Developing a global integration strategy for resource acquisitions / Nina Servizzi

Global strategy for technical services / Justin Parrott, Wenchao P Jia, and Heng (Helen) Ge

Resource description and access : internationalizing, teaching and learning RDA cataloging abroad / Sheau-yueh J. Chao.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8389-8843-1

OCLC:

959150172