Restructuring Academic Libraries: Organizational Development in the Wake of Technological Change, Publications in Librarianship No. 49
A collection of nineteen essays and case studies about the challenges academic libraries face today. This volume assesses a broad range of opportunities and achievements and emphasizes both the theory and practice of boundary spanning to integrate previously independent library units, ally the library and the computing center, develop state and regional consortia, and enhance the academy's contribution to society at large.
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Table of Contents
Restructuring Academic Libraries: Adjusting to Technological Change
Charles A. Schwartz
Change and Transition in Public Services
David W. Lewis
Dangerous Misconceptions about Organizational Development of Virtual Libraries
Herbert S. White
Repositioning Campus Information Units for the Era of Digital Libraries
Richard M. Dougherty and Lisa McClure
Planning Information Systems at the University at Albany: False Starts, Promising Collaborations, Evolving Opportunities
Meredith A. Butler and Stephen E. DeLong
Two Cultures: A Social History of the Distributed Library Initiative at MIT
Nina Davis-Millis and Thomas Owens
Facing Change and Challenge through Collaborative Action: The CIC Libraries’ Experience
Barbara McFadden Allen and William A. Gosling
Shaping Consensus: Structured Cooperation in the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
Sue O. Medina and William C. Highfill
Directed Technological Change in the Florida Community College System
Derrie B. Roark
Restructuring the University of Vermont Libraries: Challenges, Opportunities, and Change
Rebecca R. Martin
Rethinking Public Services at Harvard College Library: A Case Study of Coordinated Decentralization
Caroline M. Kent
Adapting Organizational Structures in Technical Services to New Technologies: A Case Study of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Joan Giesecke and Katherine Walter
Benchmarking and Restructuring
Gloriana St. Clair
Restructuring Liberal Arts College Libraries: Seven Organizational Strategies
Peggy Seiden
Caught in the Crossfire: Organizational Change and Career Displacement in the University of California Libraries
Rita A. Scherrei
One Purpose: The Research University and Its Library
Charles B. Osburn
Strategic Planning in Academic Libraries: A Political Perspective
Douglas G. Birdsall
Epilogue: Balancing Restructuring Efforts
Charles A. Schwartz
