The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purposes & Its Operation (Library and Information Science Text) [Paperback]

John Budd (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1563084570 | ISBN-13: 978-1563084577 | Publication Date: January 1998

Examining the academic library within a contextual framework (of colleges, universities, and American society), this work provides analysis of the institution's content and function. Rather than concentrating on management issues, this book emphasizes the structure, organization, decision making and operations of academic libraries. The author surveys the history, organization and cultures of the academic environment as well as the communities served by the academic library and the university. He reviews the role of the academic librarian; the governance, administration, and financial operations of the library; and the library collection. Special attention is given to processes of scholarly communication and the library's effort to provide information to the academic community. The book concludes with "A Look Ahead" to the possibilities and realities of distance education, copyright issues, academic library services, and other current trends.

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About the Author

JOHN M. BUDD is professor at the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563084570
• ISBN-13: 978-1563084577
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #980,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well worth reading for all LIS students., April 11, 2002

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This review is from: The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purpose, and Its Operation (Hardcover)

I am reading this book for a class, and am highly impressed.
It is an excellent guide to any LIS student interested in academic librarianship. Budd is very aware of key issues & challenges facing the field today and argues forcefully for the mission and purpose of academic libraries in Higher Education.

This book is MUCH superior to Stueart & Moran's book on
Library & Information Agency management; Budd's discussions of library management take a more critical, skeptical stance towards

business jargon & buzzwords, and embraces library values that are often markedly different from corporate values--a refreshing view in a field where so-called "Information Science" gets all the fame & attention while traditional Library Science gets marginalized.