Public Services Retreat 2009 proposed readings

Aligning Library Strategy and Structure With the Campus Academic Plan: > A Case Study > Author: Brinley Franklin a > Affiliation: a University Libraries, University of Connecticut, Storrs, > CT, USA > Published in: journal Journal of Library Administration, Volume 49, Issue > 5 July 2009 , pages 495 - 505 > Subject: Librarianship; > You have: ACCESS ACCESS > > Abstract > Colleges and universities' missions are typically comprised of educating > students, training professionals, engaging in scholarship and research, > promoting creative activity, improving healthcare, and providing public > service. Academic libraries exist to support these core functions, yet > most academic libraries are organized based on library functions rather > than the primary missions of their college or university. This article > describes one academic library's attempt to align library strategy and > structure with its university's academic plan. > Keywords: academic libraries; strategic planning; organization structure; > reorganization

What Do Users Want? What Do Users Need? W(h)ither the Academic Research > Library? > Author: James G. Neal a > Affiliation: a Columbia University Libraries, Columbia University, New > York, NY, USA > Published in: journal Journal of Library Administration, Volume 49, Issue > 5 July 2009 , pages 463 - 468 > Subject: Librarianship; > You have: ACCESS ACCESS > > Abstract > What shapes and extends user expectations? How well is the library > positioned to meet and exceed those needs? How are library collections, > services, technology, space, staffing, and organization influenced by > these developments? What new roles and responsibilities are being embraced > and advanced? This article outlines the growing desires and requirements > of the academic research library user under the impact of digital and > network technologies, with a focus on the student, the teacher, and the > researcher.

This is a pdf doc. which is behind the UIC authentication. 2015 - The Future of Medical Libraries Lindberg DAB, Humphreys BL …disappear. But how, where, and by whom will it be done? Here is one evolutionary scenario for the medical libraries of 2015. Everything we envision exists in some form today. In our 2015, health care professionals, patients, educators, students, researchers, and administrators expect easy access to electronic…

The future of the academic library is a topic of continuing concern for the profession, but usually the boundaries of projected visions are set firmly in the issues and debates of the day. What means might be found to break open those constraints and encourage visions projected further into the future?