Academic Librarianship

by G. Edward Evans, Stacey Greenwell

Overview

Ideal for practitioners looking to advance their careers and for use in LIS programs, this "comprehensive overview" (Journal of Access Services) has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a timely exploration of the characteristics of academic librarianship and its place in the ever-changing environment of higher education. Evans and new coauthor Greenwell guide readers towards understanding what is required to have a successful career in academic librarianship, explaining why academic libraries are distinct from other types of libraries and lending practical insight into their unique political and operational characteristics. The text offers comprehensive coverage of such key issues as

• teaching faculty roles and the status of the academic librarian;
• governance and the growing tension on some campuses between faculty and administration;
• curriculum, with a discussion of the balance between general education requirements and applied courses;
• the student body;
• collections, data management, digitization, and metadata;
• scholarly communication, plus alternative models such as open educational resources (OERs);
• providing quality service, and the role of user experience (UX) in assessment;
• ACRL's Information Literacy Framework;
• funding, including how and where to find detailed higher education expenditure data;
• classrooms, common learning spaces, and other facilities;
• staffing and professional development;
• technology and IT support;
• career development, with advice on preparing a vita and undergoing a successful interview; and
• the future of academic librarianship.

This updated edition enables readers to understand how academic libraries deliver information, offer services, and provide learning spaces in new ways to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty, and other communities of academic library users.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780838916674
Publisher:	American Library Association
Publication date:	01/16/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	284
File size:	867 KB

About the Author

G. Edward Evans, PhD, is a semi-retired, award-winning author and Fulbright Scholar. He holds several graduate degrees in anthropology and library and information science (LIS). Throughout his career, he has been an administrator, researcher, teacher, and writer. As a researcher, he has published in both anthropology and librarianship. He held a Fulbright Fellowship in librarianship as well as a National Science Foundation Fellowship in archaeology. His teaching experience has also been in both fields in the United States and the Nordic countries. Of note, he completed the faculty ladder (assistant to full professor) while teaching at the Graduate School of Librarianship and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Evans has extensive administrative experience in private academic libraries such as Harvard University and Loyola Marymount University. He retired from full-time work as associate academic vice president for libraries and information resources at Loyola Marymount University. Evans spends his semi-retirement years volunteering at the Museum of Northern Arizona, serving on the Foundation board for the Flagstaff City– Coconino County Library System, and doing professional writing.

Stacey Greenwell, EdD, has served the University of Kentucky Libraries since 2001 in several roles, including associate dean for academic affairs and research, head of the Information Commons, and head of Desktop Support. Recently she began working with the information literacy and assessment department to provide instructional design support, teach, and work on research projects. Dr. Greenwell is a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association and has held numerous leadership roles in the organization including chair of the Information Technology Division and founding chair of the Academic Division. She is a standing committee member for the Education and Training Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) and is a standing member of the Programme Committee for the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL). She is a frequent conference presenter and has taught an academic libraries course for the iSchools at Syracuse University and the University of Kentucky.

Table of Contents

Academic Librarianship, Second Edition Title Page Copyright Page Contents Tables Preface to the Second Edition Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Context HIGHER EDUCATION VARIATIONS Student Debt Immediacy versus Long-Term Degrees versus Badges Socioeconomic Gap among Students and Graduates Funding Challenges, Doing More with Less, and Amenities WHAT MAKES AN ACADEMIC LIBRARY ACADEMIC? ACADEMIC LIBRARY CHALLENGES REFERENCES 2. Higher Education’s Historic Legacy WHERE IT ALL BEGAN FRENCH INFLUENCE ENGLISH INFLUENCE GERMAN INFLUENCE HOW THE TRANSPLANTS TOOK ROOT IN THE UNITED STATES (1636–1770) POST–WAR OF INDEPENDENCE TO 1865 1860S TO WORLD WAR II WARS AND HIGHER EDUCATION RETRENCHMENT AND REALIGNMENT (1960–1990) The Rise and Decline of For-Profit Education New Emphasis on an Old Concept REFERENCES 3. Faculty FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES Service Teaching Research THE LADDER AND TENURE Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty DIVERSITY REFERENCES 4. Students STUDENT THOUGHTS ON HIGHER EDUCATION RECRUITMENT AND ADMISSIONS FINANCIAL AID RETENTION STUDENT SERVICES STUDENT GROUPS COLLEGIATE SPORTS KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES WHAT IS GENERAL EDUCATION? DEBATING THE CURRICULUM MODIFYING THE CURRICULUM CONTINUING EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION REFERENCES 6. Governance ROLE OF THE STATE THOSE WHO ADMINISTER THOSE WHO DO CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON CAMPUS GOVERNANCE REFERENCES HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCES GRANTS AND RESEARCH ENDOWMENTS THE BUDGET PROCESS The Budget as a Control Device Budget Preparation Presenting and Defending the Budget Request INCOME GENERATION PLANNING AND BUDGETING KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES 8. Facilities HOW ACADEMIC LIBRARIES DIFFER FROM OTHER CAMPUS BUILDINGS PLANNING FOR RENOVATIONS MANAGING THE FACILITY Managing Risk and the Unexpected HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SECURITY Crime Disaster Management DEFERRED MAINTENANCE TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPACES KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES 9. Technology ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY LONG-TERM TECHNOLOGY PLANNING CONTROLLING TECHNOLOGY COSTS FUTURE DIRECTIONS REFERENCES ACCREDITATION INFORMATION LITERACY AND ACCREDITATION BEYOND ACCREDITATION Benchmarking Quality Management Balanced Scorecard Work Analysis LIBRARY VALUE AND USER STUDIES KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES 11. Collections PAST AND PRESENT PRACTICE IMPACT OF WORLD WAR II AND ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES COOPERATIVE PROJECTS DEVELOPING ACADEMIC LIBRARY COLLECTIONS Collection Policy Collection Balance Collection Funding Acquisition Procedures Assessment Remote Storage Preservation Issues LICENSING CONSIDERATIONS KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES 12. Services CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERENCE SERVICES CIRCULATION SERVICES Handling Confrontational Situations Confidentiality Reserve Services LIBRARY LIAISON SERVICES REFERENCES 13. Staffing LIBRARIANS SUPPORT STAFF OTHER FULL-TIME STAFF STUDENT EMPLOYEES THE STAFFING PROCESS Orientation Training and Staff Development PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES 14. Career Development Marketing Yourself with a CV and Cover Letter The Search Committee The Interview ADJUSTING TO THE POSITION STARTING YOUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN Mentors Self-Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Career Breaks MOVING FORWARD KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER REFERENCES About the Authors About the Coauthor of the First Edition About the Advisory Board Index

Editorial Reviews

Often librarians spend too much time contemplating the detailed mechanisms of their own libraries and much less time considering the larger environment. Refreshingly, Alire (past president, American Library Association; Serving Latino Communities) and Evans (Developing Library and Information Center Collections), a semiretired academic librarian, do an excellent job of balancing an overview of the academic library's place within the university and higher education as a whole, while also examining the details of the library's inner workings. Though not a library-management manual, this is an excellent text—covering topics such as funding, facilities, staffing, services, and collections, as well as academic career development—for preparing librarians to take their places in academia, particularly as academic library directors. Each chapter is dense with information though very readable and ends with a list of additional readings termed a "Launching Pad." VERDICT Essential reading for academic librarians.—Margaret Sylvia, St. Mary's Univ. Lib., San Antonio, TX

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