Reimagining the Academic Library
Reimagining the Academic Library by David W. Lewis, published by Bloomsbury Academic on May 12, 2016, is a concise exploration of the evolving landscape of academic libraries. This 170-page book addresses the significant disruptions faced by academic librarians and university administrators, providing a clear overview of the necessary changes and strategies for adapting to these challenges. Lewis aims to present a straightforward picture of the current state of academic library practice and offers guidance on how libraries can enhance their value to campuses.
In this edition, readers will find a survey that emphasizes the importance of collections as a key area for transformation, highlighting the potential for change and cost management within libraries. The book serves as a practical resource for academic librarians and can also be shared with university leaders seeking to understand effective library expenditure strategies. By offering an accessible framework for adapting library practices in a digital environment, Reimagining the Academic Library is designed to be a useful guide for those involved in library and information science.
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Academic libraries are in the midst of significant disruption. Academic librarians and university administrators know they need to change, but are not sure how. Bits and pieces of what needs to happen are clear, but the whole picture is hard to grasp.
Reimagining the Academic Library paints a simple straightforward picture of the changes affecting academic libraries and what academic librarians need to do to respond to the changes would help to guide future library practice. The aim is to explain where academic libraries need to go and how to get there in a book that can be read in a weekend.
David Lewis provides a readable survey of the current state of academic library practice and proposes where academic libraries need to go in the future to provide value to their campuses. His primary focus is on collections as this is the area with the greatest opportunity for change and is the driver of most library cost. Lewis provides an accessible framework for thinking about how library practice needs to adjust in the digital environment.
The book will be useful not only to academic librarians, but also for librarians to share with presidents and provosts who a concise source for understanding where and how to focus their expenditures on libraries.
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