The changing academic library : operations, culture, environments

"In this newly revised and expanded third edition, The Changing Academic Library: Operations, Culture, Environments, number 74 in ACRL's Publications in Librarianship series, presents a critical examination of major issues facing colleges and universities and the unique challenges their libraries face. In twelve chapters--including a completely new second chapter on the state of higher education--the book presents an overview of higher education and the role of libraries within the institution, covering academic models from private colleges to public universities; discusses governance models, financing, and organizational culture, and the library's place within them; examines changes in scholarly communication; looks at the impact of the library on its community; and explores issues affecting library collections, access, services, and staffing"--

1. Introduction and a Little History -- 2. The State of Higher Education -- 3. Organizational Culture and Higher Education -- 4. Governance -- 5. The Organization and Management of Academic Libraries -- 6. Libraries and Money -- 7. The System of Scholarly Communication -- 8. Collections and Access -- 9. Digital Information and Academic Libraries -- 10. The Communities of the Academic Library -- 11. The Academic Librarian -- 12. A Look Ahead.