The role of the academic librarian

• Main Authors: Langley, Anne (Author), Vaughan, K. T. L. Katherine Tabor Lawson (Author), Gray, Edward Katherine Tabor Lawson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Chandos Pub. 2003
• Series: Chandos information professional series
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Academic librarians
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• Physical Description: xii, 163 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1843340585; 1843340577; 9781843340577

This book covers the practical side of being an academic librarian - a role that has undergone a large degree of change in recent years. It outlines and describes the skills necessary to succeed in these large, and often complex, organisations. The book includes tools and techniques for an academic librarian for managing time, meetings, projects, publishing and research, communications (paper and electronic), the basics of supervision, and how to work in a large organisation. The impact of the growth of electronic formats on the role of the academic librarian are discussed in detail.