Open Access and its Practical Impact on the Work of Academic Librarians: Collection Development, Public Services, and the Library and Information ... (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

Mullen, Laura Bowering

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843345935 ISBN 13: 9781843345930

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This book is aimed at the practicing academic librarian, especially those working on the ‘front lines’ of reference, instruction, collection development, and other capacities that involve dealing directly with library patrons in a time of changing scholarly communication paradigms. The book looks at open access from the perspective of a practicing academic librarian and challenges fellow librarians to continue the dialogue about how the movement might be affecting day-to-day library work and the future of academic libraries.

• Written by a practicing academic librarian with many years experience in reference, as well as in collection development and faculty liaison roles
• Written with the “front-line” academic librarian in mind from a practical point of view
• Contains numerous references to refer the reader to many open access resources; includes extensive footnotes for further reading

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About the Author

Laura Bowering Mullen is the Behavioural Sciences Librarian at the Library of Science and Medicine of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. Mullen has had many years of experience as an academic science reference librarian, and is involved in collection development, faculty liaison, and public services capacities. Mullen has co-authored recent articles on relevant topics such as Google Scholar and librarians’ roles in assisting faculty with increasing research impact.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843345935
• ISBN 13: 9781843345930
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 254