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The Library As An Agent Of Change: Pushing The Client Institution Forward, Stuart Basefsky Jan 2009

The Library As An Agent Of Change: Pushing The Client Institution Forward, Stuart Basefsky

Stuart Basefsky

The library in today's world must transform itself into an agent of change. Basefsky discusses why informing, discussing, soliciting, targeting, teaming and stretching need to be implemented if libraries want to remain useful and the institutions they serve wish to prosper.


Veterans Day, Oklahoma State University Jan 2009

Veterans Day, Oklahoma State University

Holidays

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Oklahoma State University.


Stopping A Pandemic, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jan 2009

Stopping A Pandemic, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Health/Nutrition

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.


Government Docs, Something For Everyone, University Of Missouri, Columbia Jan 2009

Government Docs, Something For Everyone, University Of Missouri, Columbia

Government Documents (General)

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from University of Missouri, Columbia.


Government Science, St. Mary's University, Texas Jan 2009

Government Science, St. Mary's University, Texas

Government Documents (General)

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from St. Mary's University, Texas.


Health Care In America, South Dakota State University Jan 2009

Health Care In America, South Dakota State University

Health/Nutrition

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from South Dakota State University.


National Library Week/Library Of Congress, South Dakota State University Jan 2009

National Library Week/Library Of Congress, South Dakota State University

Library

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from South Dakota State University.


Academic Libraries In Poland University Of Warsaw Library As An Example Of Library Transformation In Post-Communist Poland, Ewa Dzurak Jan 2009

Academic Libraries In Poland University Of Warsaw Library As An Example Of Library Transformation In Post-Communist Poland, Ewa Dzurak

Publications and Research

This article examines the complex changes that have occurred in Polish academic libraries, especially the University of Warsaw Library (UWL), after the fall of communism in 1989.Shortly afterwards, thanks to grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an accelerated transformation in all library practices began. In preparation for automation, the authority file was created, introducing the process of applying international standards in bibliographic description in a new climate of interlibrary cooperation. The Library of Congress classification and access to open stacks were introduced for the first time in Poland in a newly constructed UWL building. A crowning achievement of the …