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The Value Of Using Interns In The Academic Library, Antje Mays
The Value Of Using Interns In The Academic Library, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
Graduate programs in library and information science programs provide strong theoretical foundations in information systems, library organization, library history, management, collection management to support user needs, reference, information literacy instruction, and specialized information resources. While practical course projects create approximations of professional librarianship, the best hands-on learning experiences include work-based learning through internship placements in actual libraries. Internships immerse students in valuable hands-on practical work in real-workd settings. Internships also learn from the interns' perspectives on library processes and challenges, while also providing library professionals with enriching opportunities to mentor library students and convey knowledge to future generations of professionals.
Brave New World, 2050: The Implications Of Shifting To Electronic Collections, Antje Mays
Brave New World, 2050: The Implications Of Shifting To Electronic Collections, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This futuristic article discusses the shift in academic and research libraries to electronic collections in the context of information access, costs, publication models, and preservation of content. Certain factors currently complicate the shift to electronic formats and challenge their widespread acceptance. Future scenarios spanning skill ecosystems, technologies and workflows, and societal implications are explored as logical outgrowths of present circumstances.
Acquisitions: The Next Generation, Antje Mays
Acquisitions: The Next Generation, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This article reviews a broad range of trends and concerns regarding the recruitment, training, and retention of acquisitions librarians. The survey of trends benefits library educators and students, members of search commillees seeking to fill acquisitions vacancies, and working acquisitions librarians.
Training New Acquisitions And Collection Development Librarians: Some Technical And Philosophical Guideposts, Antje Mays
Training New Acquisitions And Collection Development Librarians: Some Technical And Philosophical Guideposts, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This article covers key competencies for success as acquisitions and collection development librarians, delineates between collection development's intellectual facets of curricular support and acquisitions' business functions and shows how the two interrelated. Also provided are best practices for training and mentoring and professional development information for new librarians entering acquisitions and collection development.