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Library Faculty Publications

2010

Digital libraries; Distance education students; Electronic information resources; Libraries and distance education

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Challenges And Opportunities Of Creating Library Services For The Singapore Campus, Lateka Grays Apr 2010

Challenges And Opportunities Of Creating Library Services For The Singapore Campus, Lateka Grays

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When the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, opened its Singapore campus, it was critical that library services be provided and integrated into the curriculum. The University Libraries team overcame many challenges to create a libraries services infrastructure to support the students. Work began with then-hospitality liaison librarian Cory Tucker and has been carried on by current hospitality liaison librarian Lateka Grays. Our greatest strengths were the expertise of the liaisons and the support of the university.

We faced challenges to our mission of establishing library services in three key areas: access, communication, and technology. We developed a list of questions …