Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons : Case Studies for the Digital Age

Bailey, D. Russell; Tierney, Barbara Gunther

ISBN 10: 0838909582 / ISBN 13: 9780838909584

Published by ALA Editions, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transforming Library Service Through Information Commons : Case Studies for the Digital Age
• Publisher: ALA Editions
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838909582
• ISBN 13: 9780838909584
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The Information Commons (IC) strives to unite all the facts and figures of the world into a resource available to everyone. This work presents the how-to information necessary for institutions considering the development of an information commons. Offering advice on what works, it includes case studies from small and large academic libraries.

About the Author

D. Russell Bailey, Providence College, and Barbara Gunter Tierney, UNC Charlotte, are nationally recognized authorities on Information Commons. From 2001 to 2005, Bailey served as the Associate University Librarian of the Information Commons at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Currently, he is the Library Director at Providence College in Rhode Island. This author team has given programs on Information Commons, ranging from its planning, implementing, and assessing to the practical nuts and bolts. They have also written books together concerning Information Commons.