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Better Together: Building Strategic Library Partnerships, Peter Gatiti, Margaret Law

Libraries

Forming partnerships to achieve institutional goals is a growing trend both within libraries and in the broader academic community. Such partnerships allow the sharing of expertise, provide access to a wider range of resources than may be possible within one’s own area or organization, and strengthen the library’s position within the university. This paper reviews library partnerships and highlights the benefit of such endeavors for the libraries and their partner institutions.

The objective of this paper is to identify important areas of partnerships for librarians in Kenya. It explores important considerations on which the library draws up partnership strategies, identifies …

Random Ramblings — One Small Step For Smashwords, One Giant Leap For Self-Publishing (Perhaps), Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

The article focuses on the electronic publishing company Smashwords and is partnership with digital distributor OverDrive to offer electronic book packages to libraries. Topics include how the partnership will impact the distribution of self-published materials and the availability of self-published materials at academic libraries.

Library Planning And Budgeting: A Few Underappreciated Principles, Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

In this issue, Robert P. Holley, Professor of Library and Information Science at Wayne State University, looks at several important points about library planning and budgeting from his twenty five years’ experience as a library administrator. He chose these topics because they most often come as a surprise to students in his library management classes as well as his library colleagues. Understanding these few underappreciated and less than obvious management principles can help library managers grasp how libraries are different from for-profit organizations and how they can avoid some planning and budgeting traps.

Web 2.0 Use And Knowledge Transfer: How Social Media Technologies Can Lead To Organizational Innovation, Namjoo Choi, Kuang-Yuan Huang, Aaron Palmer, Lenore Horowitz

Information Science Faculty Publications

The concept of Web 2.0 has gained widespread prominence in recent years. The use of Web 2.0 applications on an individual level is currently extensive, and such applications have begun to be implemented by organizations in hopes of boosting collaboration and driving innovation. Despite this growing trend, only a small number of theoretical perspectives are available in the literature that discuss how such applications could be utilized to assist in innovation. In this paper, we propose a theoretical model explicating this phenomenon. We argue that organizational Web 2.0 use fosters the emergence and enhancement of informal networks, weak ties, boundary …

The 2014 Leadership Academy: Six Months Out - How Are Participants Using What They Learned?, Susan David Demaine

Articles by Maurer Faculty

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

These wise words were one of many lessons that the attendees of the 2014 AALL Leadership Academy took home with them following two full days of hands-on learning this past April. Now, a little more than six months later, Spectrum catches up with a few of the Academy attendees to find out how they are using what they learned and the ways that the Academy has affected their professional (and personal) lives.

Library Organizational Charts

Library Organizational Charts (1995-2018)

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Jessica Bowdoin Profile

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All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go, Monica Metz-Wiseman

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Atg Interviews: David Mccune, Sage; Jason Hoyt And Peter Binfield, Peerj, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

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From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

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Questions And Answers: Copyright Column, Laura Gassaway

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Back Talk: Are Seeds For The Birds Or Libraries?, Tony Ferguson

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Biz Of Acq: Setting The Stage: Scenario Planning For Acquisitions, Michelle Flinchbaugh, Tonia Graves, Rob Tench

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Textselect: Purchasing Textbooks For Library Reserves, David Gibbs, Jessica Bowdoin

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Random Ramblings: One Small Step For Smashwords, One Giant Leap For Self-Publishing, Bob Holley

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Publisher Profile -- Sage Publications

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Imhbco (In My Humble But Correct Opinion), Rick Anderson

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Book Reviews: Monographic Musings, Deb Vaughn

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Digital Conversations: "Our Library Needs To Change", Paul Chilsen, Todd Kelley

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Tyler Smeltekop Profile

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Steven Bell Profile

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Full Page Ads

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Cases Of Note: Sometimes It's Not A Federal Action, Bruce Strauch, Bryan M. Carson, Jack Montgomery

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Notes From Langlois: Epilogue To Thoughts On Sustainability, Scott Alan Smith

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Op Ed -- Opinions And Editorials, David Nelson

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The Michigan State University Course Materials Program: Packing Up Your Textbook Troubles With Course Packs, Tyler Smeltekop

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Legally Speaking -- Decoder Ring, Jerry Spiller, Bruce Strauch, Bryan M. Carson, Jack Montgomery

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Bet You Missed It: What Do Hamburgers And Gimlets Have In Common?, Bruce Strauch

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Pelikan's Antidisambiguation: "I Didn't Sign That. Wait. Did I?", Michael P. Pelikan

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Kate Pitcher Profile

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