Leading the 21st-century academic library : successful strategies for envisioning and realizing preferred futures / edited by Bradford Lee Eden ; contributors, Dr. Carl Antonucci [and twelve others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Eden, Bradford Lee, editor.
• Antonucci, Carl, contributor.

Series:

• Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Academic libraries--Administration.
• Academic librarians--Effect of technological innovations on.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading the 21st Century Academic Library: Successful Strategies for Envisioning and Realizing Preferred Futures will explore the new roles and directions academic libraries are taking in the 21st century as a consequence of visionary leadership in exploring diverse futures.

Contents:

Title Page; Preface; Introduction to Volume 1; Five Essential Skills for the 21st-Century Librarian; What Will Libraries Be When They Grow Up?; The Biology of Librarian Leadership; The Library-Technology Interchange; Beyond Buildings; The University Library's Evolution; Dealing with Workplace Complexities and Engaging Staff; Serendipity and the Semantic Web; The Dawn of the E-science Librarian; Media Librarianship in the Digital Age; Knowledge Organization in Biobanks; Index; Contributors

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-4422-4576-X
• 1-4422-4577-8