Academic librarianship

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.

• List of Tables p. xi
• Preface p. xiii
• Acknowledgments p. xv
• Part I Background and Historic Context p. 1
• Chapter 1 Background p. 3
• Future of Higher Education and Its Libraries p. 4
• Future of Academic Librarians p. 7
• Why Bother Studying the Subject If Everything Will Change? p. 9
• What Makes an Academic Library Academic? p. 9
• Higher Education Variations p. 11
• Key Points to Remember p. 13
• References p. 14
• Launching Pad p. 14
• Chapter 2 Historic Context p. 17
• Where It All Began p. 18
• Italian Influence p. 18
• French Influence p. 19
• English Influence p. 20
• German Influence p. 21
• How the Transplants Took Root in the United States, 1636-1770 p. 22
• Post-War of Independence to 1860 p. 24
• 1860s to World War II p. 28
• Wars and Higher Education p. 30
• Retrenchment and Realignment p. 32
• Basic Issues in Higher Education p. 35
• References p. 35
• Launching Pad p. 36
• Part II Higher Education Today p. 39
• Chapter 3 Faculty p. 41
• Faculty Responsibilities p. 43
• Service p. 44
• Teaching p. 46
• Research p. 49
• The Ladder and Tenure p. 54
• Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty p. 55
• Diversity p. 58
• Key Points to Remember p. 58
• References p. 59
• Launching Pad p. 60
• Chapter 4 Students p. 61
• Student Attitudes Regarding Higher Education p. 62
• Today's Potential Students p. 63
• Recruitment, Admission, and Retention p. 64
• Financial Aid p. 67
• Keeping Students p. 68
• Social Side p. 71
• Sports and the Academy p. 73
• Student Discipline p. 76
• Key Points to Remember p. 77
• References p. 78
• Launching Pad p. 79
• Chapter 5 Curriculum p. 81
• What Is General Education? p. 82
• Debating the Curriculum p. 84
• Modifying the Curriculum at the Micro Level p. 87
• Continuing/Adult Education p. 91
• Distance Education p. 92
• Internationalizing the Curriculum p. 96
• Key Points to Remember p. 97
• References p. 97
• Launching Pad p. 98
• Chapter 6 Governance p. 101
• Role of the State p. 102
• Those Who Establish Guidelines p. 103
• Those Who Administer p. 107
• Those Who Do p. 110
• Concluding Thoughts on Campus Governance p. 113
• Key Points to Remember p. 114
• References p. 115
• Launching Pad p. 116
• Part III Campus and Library Commonalities p. 117
• Chapter 7 Funding p. 119
• Higher Education Finances p. 120
• Expenditures p. 121
• Expenditure Categories p. 126
• Grants and Research p. 136
• Endowments p. 142
• Budget Process p. 143
• Budget as a Control Device p. 144
• Budget Cycle p. 146
• Budget Preparation p. 146
• Presenting and Defending the Budget Request p. 148
• Income Generation p. 151
• Planning and Budgeting p. 155
• Key Points to Remember p. 156
• References p. 157
• Launching Pad p. 158
• Chapter 8 Facilities p. 159
• Planning for New Space p. 161
• Managing the Facility p. 164
• Housekeeping Matters p. 165
• Managing Risk and the Unexpected p. 166
• Health, Safety, and Security p. 167
• Crime p. 169
• Disaster Management p. 170
• Assigning Space p. 172
• Deferred Maintenance p. 173
• Key Points to Remember p. 174
• References p. 174
• Launching Pad p. 174
• Chapter 9 Technology p. 177
• Academic Libraries and Information and Communication Technology p. 180
• Planning and Controlling Costs p. 181
• Long-Term Technology Planning p. 181
• Controlling Technology Costs p. 183
• Security p. 186
• Staff Background and Training p. 188
• Collaboration p. 191
• Key Points to Remember p. 192
• References p. 192
• Launching Pad p. 193
• Chapter 10 The Academy, Accreditation, and Accountability p. 195
• Accreditation p. 196
• How the Process Works p. 199
• Information Literacy and Accreditation p. 201
• Beyond Accreditation p. 203
• Benchmarking p. 205
• Quality Management p. 208
• Sigma Six-Lean Six Sigma p. 208
• Balanced Scorecard p. 209
• Cost Analysis p. 209
• Work Analysis p. 210
• Key Points to Remember p. 210
• References p. 211
• Launching Pad p. 212
• Part IV The Academic Library Today p. 215
• Chapter 11 Collections p. 217
• Past and Present Practice p. 218
• Impact of World War II and ARL Cooperative Projects p. 219
• Developing Academic Library Collections p. 222
• Assessing Needs p. 223
• Collection Policy p. 223
• E-resources p. 235
• Key Points to Remember p. 237
• References p. 238
• Launching Pad p. 239
• Chapter 12 Services p. 241
• Customer Service p. 243
• Reference Services p. 245
• Organization of Reference Services p. 247
• Access to Reference Services p. 248
• Web/Library 2.0 p. 249
• Circulation Services p. 251
• Handling Confrontational Situations p. 251
• Confidentiality p. 253
• Document Delivery p. 254
• Reserve Services p. 254
• Liaison Programs p. 258
• Key Points to Remember p. 259
• References p. 260
• Launching Pad p. 262
• Chapter 13 Staffing p. 265
• Staffing Categories p. 265
• Librarians p. 268
• Faculty Status p. 269
• Paraprofessional/Support Staff p. 271
• Other Full-Time Staff p. 274
• Part-Time Staff p. 276
• Students p. 276
• Staffing Process p. 278
• Retention, Diversity, Training, and Staff Development p. 279
• Retention p. 280
• Diversity p. 281
• Training and Staff Development p. 283
• Performance Appraisal p. 284
• Discipline and Termination p. 285
• Key Points to Remember p. 286
• References p. 287
• Launching Pad p. 288
• Chapter 14 Current Themes and Issues p. 291
• Change p. 292
• People p. 292
• Institutional p. 293
• Communication p. 295
• Personal p. 295
• Advocacy/Marketing p. 296
• Scholarly Communication p. 298
• Institutional Repositories p. 300
• Governance p. 300
• Teams in the Workplace p. 301
• Collaboration p. 302
• Learning Commons p. 303
• External Collaboration p. 304
• Google Book Project p. 305
• Key Points to Remember p. 306
• References p. 306
• Launching Pad p. 308
• Chapter 15 Career Development p. 309
• From Student to Academic Librarian p. 311
• Marketing Yourself p. 311
• Search Committees p. 312
• Selecting the Pool p. 314
• The Interview p. 314
• Interviewing p. 315
• Adjusting to the Position p. 318
• Starting Your Career Development Plan p. 319
• Mentors p. 319
• Self-Assessment of Knowledge and Skills p. 321
• Changing Views of a "Career" p. 322
• Career Breaks p. 323
• Work/Life Debate p. 323
• Moving Forward p. 324
• Key Points to Remember p. 325
• References p. 325
• Launching Pad p. 326
• Chapter 16 Leaders Look Toward the Future p. 327
• Future of Academic Libraries: Library Directors' Perspectives p. 328
• Challenges to Change p. 330
• Technology Challenges p. 332
• Digitization Challenges p. 334
• Physical Space Challenges p. 335
• Financial Challenges p. 337
• Creating Positive User Experiences Challenges p. 339
• New Skills for Staff Challenges p. 340
• Collaboration Challenges p. 343
• Advocacy Challenges p. 345
• Connecting Challenges p. 346
• Mission Challenges p. 348
• Print/Digital Challenges p. 349
• Final Thoughts on the Future of Academic Librarianship p. 352
• References p. 352
• Launching Pad p. 353
• Contributors' Essays p. 354
• Index p. 355
• About the Authors p. 383